Seders For Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Reported To Be A Success

Hundreds of survivors are said to have attended.

 

Brooklyn seders held for survivors of sexual and physical abuse were reportedly successful. According to Voice of Justice, "hundreds" of survivors attended and the the sponsors were as follows:

…THE VOICE OF JUSTICE LED BY MARK MEYER APPEL; MAIMONIDES HOSPITAL SACRED LIVES, JEWISH BOARD OF ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN, RABBINICAL ALLIANCE, BIKUR CHOLIM, YASHER KOACH-SUPPORT THE VICTIMS, AND C.A.L.A-NY (LED BY MS ANNE KAY  WHO HELPED COOK AND PREPARE ALL THE FOOD), AS WELL AS  MR WILLIAM RAPFOGEL OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF JEWISH POVERTY FOR SUPPLING ALL THE DELICIOUS FOOD, AND SAM'S BAKERY OF DAVIE FLORIDA…

Comments

[jancsipista]

i saw it first hand it was beutifull wish they had it next year.

[ah-pee-chorus]

a yasher koach to all who made it possible and all of the attendees.

[Adam Neira]

Well done to the good people at Voices of Justice. What will surprise people is just how many victims of child sexual abuse sat at seders this week. The vast majority of victims are not even aware that they are victims. The redemption, thank G-d, is unfolding well right now. We all counter-balance each other in interesting, often unrealised ways. The key thing that G-d is testing now is what is in our hearts and minds. There is a divine litmus test for sincerity.

[mark meyer appel]

the seder can be described in one word amazing......
freedom is here for all

[Jewdo]

Yasher koach to Mark Meyer Appel and the above organizations for their efforts on behalf of victims.
Also a big Yasher koach to all survivors who showed up, their will be strength in numbers and change can only come if we stand up and demand accountability. Hashem will hear our prayers.
Hat tip to Met Council and Mr. Rappfogel I hope more Met Council affiliates will follow lead.

[CALA NY]

Please check out the CALA NY Blog for the Channel 12 news clip and the Daily News Article. Yasher Koach to all survivors who had the courage to participate. To all those who didn't, we hope to have empowered you to speak out. L'shana Haba Yerushalayim!

[Adam Neira]

Malachi 4 is relevant here. I will interpret it now in public for everyone.

The Day of the Lord

Day here is not a literal 24 hour day. The time of the redemption is a process. It commenced approximately fifteen years ago.

“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.

The best approximation to this is by seeing the movie "The Never-ending Story". Where the nothing is counter-balanced and redeemed. It also alludes to turning people's minds on fire by getting them to confront unpalatable truths as part of the healing process. The Jews being a group that is eternally curious and prides itself on intellectual investigation will be stimulated first by these sparks. They will not be able to fulfil their role of being a Light unto the nations if they haven't got their heads around a few things.

"But for you who revere my name,

Those who really do believe in the Twelfth Article of Faith will be on the lookout for a certain person's appearance.

"...the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall."

Healing takes people back to feelings of purity, innocence and freedom which feels like a re-birth. As children we feel that the universe is based on justice and we hope for a better world quite easily. The true self remains in all people no matter how calcified their soul.

"Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things, says the Lord Almighty."

The bad guys will lose their power and be defeated over time.

“Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel."

Pretty straightforward advice. Don't sexually abuse children, murder, rape etc.

“See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

This is another badly misinterpreted part of the Tanach. So many commentators have got the Elijah bit wrong. Elijah is just an allusion to Moshiach. Everyone must remember that the prophets like Isaiah, Ezekial, Jeremiah and Malachi glimpsed pieces of the divine jigsaw puzzle. They didn't get a fully clear picture. In the TV Screen of all potential sometimes things get blurred. Many of the sages thought they were on the same wavelength as the prophets when they were not even in the same continent let alone radio station. But even the most arrogant of sages will admit, in Messianic times all things would become clear. The desperate need for guidance led many people to take advice from those who misinterpreted the Tanach. Moses was smart however because he knew the practise of the mitzvot would be like a rail track for his people. His boss also knew that as long as he could keep some of the Jews on the right track for a period of time, no matter how long it would take and no matter how rickety the carriage things would come together and a new world would emerge.

[Justin Time]

Adam - a 'TV screen of all potential'? Really? Wow.

Booked those flights yet? May is almost upon us.

[Adam Neira]

To Justin Time,

What flights do you speak of ?

[Justin Time]

Your passage to the Holy Land.

[Chavatzeles]

There is a new blog spot that is aimed at talking to survivors and helping them get help in healing. It is located at http://chavatzeles.blog.com/