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Kasztner's Train, Part 2

PBS aired a documentary tonight called Escape From Auschwitz as part of its Secrets of the Dead series.

It presents another view of Rudolph Kasztner, one far more charitable than…

Brooklyn DA Changes Story On Kolko Plea – Inconsistencies In DA's Story Point To Incompetence, Corruption

Only in Brooklyn could people this incompetent (and/or this corrupt) be district attorneys.

Read the whole shocking story after the jump in the extended post:

God The Intelligent Crappy Designer

…Dr. Ayala, a former Dominican priest, said he told his audiences not just that evolution is a well-corroborated scientific theory, but also that belief in evolution does not rule out belief in God. In fact, he said, evolution “is more consistent with belief in a personal god than intelligent design. If God has designed organisms, he has a lot to account for.”

Consider, he said, that at least…

Why Are Mandatory Reporting Laws Necessary?

Why, this, of course…

Aish.com Still Under Cyber Attack?

Trying to access Aish.com's Torah Parsha page through Google search results in the following error message:

Oorah The Bad Neighbor

You buy a retirement home across the street from a camp. For 10 years, everything is fine, no problems.

Then the camp is sold to Orthodox Jews. Now even neighbors one mile away from the camp complain about noise and huge banks of bright lights on all night, with loudspeakers blaring at 3 AM.

Who owns and runs the Orthodox camp?

UPDATED: Aish.com Hacked

It seems Aish.com was hacked over Passover. At 12:30 AM CDT Tuesday, it is still down.

I was forwarded a message from an Aish subscriber that reads as follows:

How Mondrowitz Escaped Justice

Avrohom Mondrowitz, the alleged haredi pedophile who fled Brooklyn for Israel more than 20 years ago, lived openly and safely in Jerusalem all that time, without fear of arrest.

Why?

Could Chabad's 'Ouija Board' Be Wrong? Massive Crown Heights Mortgage Fraud May Signal Deeper Trouble For Hasidim

So here's the deal. A Chabadnik builds two condominium complexes in Crown Heights, 770 Lefferts and 613 East New York. He sells the units to fellow Chabadniks, but fails to transfer the deeds to the buyers' names.

Then, he…

Da'as Torah and the Holocaust

Isaac Balbin writes:

It is so obvious why "The Chofetz Chaim, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Munkatcher Rebbe, Belzer Rebbe, Elchonon Wasserman, Satmar Rebbe, et al, did not predict [the Holocaust]." It is a combination of…

The Hasid Shoteh of Radun and Other Sad Tales Of Haredi Sainthood

Israel Prize-winner Rabbi Dr. Daniel Sperber has more to say about haredism's regressive halakhic behavior, including dishing – in print this time – on the unusual halakhic behavior of the so-called "posek acharon," the Chafetz Chaim…

Passover Skeptical Post

What would Passover be without a skeptical post from yours truly?

So put your emunah in a bear hug and hold it close, because…

Peres Says Secular Israelis Bigoted Against Haredim – But Is this the Whole Truth?

President Shimon Peres told two moderate haredi rabbis last week that Israeli society needed a reconciliation between secular and religious.

Peres stressed secular Israelis' mistreatment of haredim and said he would start this reconciliation by urging seculars to make amends.

I found this to be…

UPDATED: Kolko Victims' Families Tell Daily News "Justice Not Served," D.A. Pressured Them To Accept Plea

In a weak but still valuable report, the Daily News confirms what the Jewish Week first reported Wednesday –

Mother In Kabbalah Cult Child Abuse Case To Be Jailed Until End Of Trial

The judge rightly says this woman poses a threat to her own children and to others.

Cigarettes Hametz, Leading Haredi Rabbis Say

A group of Israeli haredi rabbis led by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv has declared that all cigarettes are hametz, leven, and are not to be smoked during Passover.

Why do these rabbis claim cigarettes are hametz? Because…

Passover Pinned Post

Even though it's hol hamoed, it's still not too late to help with our maos chitim Passover food and supplies distribution.

Click here for details, including how you can donate anonymously. Thank you!

More On Brooklyn Corruption

Tikkun Olam writes on DovBear's blog:

Having treated a teenage victim of sexual abuse (not Kolko related) who had a case in the Brooklyn area that is being referred to - I can tell you that there is an interesting phenomenon that goes on there.

On the one hand…

BREAKING! D.A. LIED TO KOLKO VICTIMS, THREW CASE IN KOLKO'S FAVOR

If anyone ever had doubts about the alleged corruption of the Brooklyn D.A.'s office, this breaking report, printed in the extended post, should remove them.

Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes is a…

Women, Buses and Haredi Coercion

Remember the spate of haredi attacks against women riding so-called mehadrin buses who refused to give up their seats for male haredim?

The Transportation Ministry was supposed to appoint a panel to study the issue of mehadrin buses and the treatment of women.

It did, but with one whopper of a defect…

Secular Israelis Fight Back Against Haredim

Haredim led by the Gerrer Rebbe and Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv have mounted an unofficial boycott of a national supermarket chain.

The purpose?

To force its stores…

Maos Chitim

In my non-blogging life I occasionally run into Jews who need financial or other help. And now, just before Passover, is no exception.

I know of two families, not connected to Jewish social services, that desperately need financial help for Passover,

They need money for matzo and wine, grape juice for children, and the basics of two Passover seders.

In years past I would have covered the expenses myself. Unfortunately, I can't do it alone this year.

You can help.

If you have some money to spare for maos chitim, helping poor Jews cover the expenses of Passover, you can donate by clicking the Paypal button immediately below:

All donations are tax deductible in the US. (Please save and print your email donation confirmation to use as your receipt.)

If you don't want to use PayPal, you can donate anonymously using the Amazon Honor System.

Thank You!

BREAKING: RABBI YEHUDA KOLKO PLEADS GUILTY

Rabbi Yehuda Kolko pleaded guilty today to two counts of…

Kasztner's Train – The Holocaust, Rescue and Ben Hecht's Perfidy

“The most enduring question about Oskar Schindler is why he bothered to save Jews. By contrast, the most damning question asked about Kasztner is why he didn’t save more.”

––Egon Mayer

Rezso (Rudolph) Kasztner is a much-vilified figure in haredi communities, largely for two reasons – Perfidy, Ben Hecht's smear of Kasztner, and anti-Zionism.

A new book, based on six years of research, has just been published. It does what Hecht failed to do…

New Site From Former Chabad BT

MenschYisrael.org. If you're a Chabad BT, and you're questioning what you got yourself into, Mensch Yisrael would like to help.

Child Abuse Kabbala Cult Leader Profiled

Ha'aretz has a good, detailed profile of Rabbi Elior Chen, the man who ordered horrific acts of violent child abuse in order to "purify" the souls of little children.

Most chilling is this…

Chabad Messianist Concert Wins Rabbinic Approval?

You might think so if you saw the following poster and a letter from Rabbi…

Senior National Religious Rabbi: Keep Child Abuse Within The Family

It's raining nutcase rabbis over in the Holy Land.

First, we have Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger's slur against ba'al teshuvas.

Now, we have…

BREAKING! Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi: Child Abuse A "Ba'al Teshuva" Problem, Real Haredim Don't Abuse Their Children

This, my friends, is what kiruv is really all about:

Researchers: Brisk, Chazon Ish, Rabbis Wrong -- Ancient Olives Much Smaller Than Modern Varieties

In other words, the halakhic measurement used to determine how much food must be eaten in order to recite an after-blessing, or the amount of matzo required to eaten at the seder, are much smaller than today's rabbis think -- with one very interesting exception:

Israel Moves To Exempt Haredi Yeshiva Students From All Secular Studies Including Math and Civics

In what can only be described as capitulation to Shas and Israel's other haredi political party, United Torah Judaism, the Government of Israel seeks to be exempt from its own law.

What does the government want to do?

Fund haredi yeshivot that refuse to teach any secular studies to their students.

This is a very bad idea, as...

Leader of Burka Cult to be Released?

Rabbanit Beruriah Keren, the leader of the Beit Shemesh-based Burka cult was ordered…

A Post For Rabbi Meir Abehsera

There appears to be a treatment on the horizon for the MRSA "superbug" infections that have become increasingly common in hospitals (and even in professional sports teams' locker rooms).

What is it and what does it have to do with Judaism?

This:

Father Of Abused Children Tracks Down Suspect, Beats Him Bloody, Turns Him Over To Police

The police couldn't find Shimon Gabai inside the haredi communities where he was hiding, sheltered by community members.

So, the father of the abused boys, one still in a coma that is reported to be a persistent vegetative state, did it himself, as...

"And You Shall be Holy…" – Haredi Child Abuse Cult Picture

Missing                  Indicted              Escaped Leader   Apprehended 
Shimon Gabai        David Kugman      Rabbi Elior Chen    A. Masklatzi

Photo taken at Chen's son's brit mila (circumcision) 4 1/2 years ago.

More.

[Hat Tip: CM.]

Money Can't Buy Love – But It Can Buy Rabbis, Kol Koreh's and Protesters

A daughter of a haredi multi-millionaire come to Jerusalem from hutz l'aretz to go to seminary. She meets a local haredi boy from Mea Shearim and falls in love. The boy and girl decide to get married.

Problem?

The boy is a shababnik, a kid who hangs out on the streets and doesn't learn.

The girl's father is outraged, and his money, it seems, buys similar outrage from…

UPDATED: Mother Accused Of Worst Child Abuse In Israeli History Is Granddaughter Of Jewish Press Founder Rabbi Klass, Sources Say

This is perhaps the most bizarre story I've ever printed. There's even a connection, of sorts, to the Tendler family.

Were Kosher Laws Added To The Torah Hundreds Of Years After Sinai?

Is the ban on lobster, catfish and other non-kosher seafood an invention of scribes who lived hundreds of years after the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai?

What if I told you the evidence seems to support that conclusion?

Because, dear readers, it may do just that…

UPDATED: The Rabbis And Yeshiva Students Behind The Most Horrific Case Of Child Abuse In Israel's History

More about Rabbi Elior Chen, the ringleader of the bizarre child-abuse-kabbala-exorcism-cult, and other cult members has come to light…

"Put stones on a hot plate . . . when they are boiling, put them on the bodies of the children and then they will be cleansed."

Words of 'wisdom' from Rabbi Elior Chen.

Israel Seeks Extradition Of Rabbi Behind Horrific Child Abuse

AP reports that Israel, which inexplicably allowed Rabbi Chen to flee to Canada, is now seeking Chen's extradition:

Scholarship Versus Spin – Former AIPAC Staffer Mitchell Bard, Virtual Jewish Library Spin Propaganda For Chabad

What is the responsibility of the Virtual Jewish Library to tell the truth?

Should Consumers Be Warned The Treife Meat They Buy Is Kosher Slaughtered?

Should consumers be warned that the non-kosher meat they purchase is the non-kosher byproduct of kosher slaughter?

Haredi Child Sexual Abuse Described From The Inside

…The first time I encountered a sexual assault incident I was too naïve to understand. It was in the sixth grade. A classmate told us secretly about a certain man on the street who likes to hug little girls and take their clothes off.…

Rabbi Who Directed Horrific Child Abuse Flees To Canada

Elior Chen, the rabbi whose followers beat, shook, burned and hammered tiny children, leaving one in a vegetative state and another in serious condition, has fled to Canada.

And he did so legally – Israel did not bother to bar him from leaving.

But, hey, that's all right. No harm done.

Why?

Haredim Riot On El Al Flight

Haredim rioted today on an El Al flight to Ukraine.

Why did these men riot?

How Racist Is This?

Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg, Rosh Yeshiva of Kerem B'Yavne…

Bizarre Case of Child Abuse

An American family immigrates to Israel. Then something goes incredibly wrong…

Israel "Helpless" To Stop Rampant Haredi Child Abuse, Ynet Reports

Also, we have more on the Orthodox woman who raped her own children to get back at her ex-husband, posted below in the extended post…

Who Really Has Custody Of Isaac Hersh?

A criminal named…