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Appeal Of Hebrew National Lawsuit Heard

The lawsuit against Con Agra/ Hebrew National continued last week. The plaintiffs, who had their case tossed out of a lower court earlier this year, appealed that decision, and oral arguments for their appeal were heard in federal court in Minneapolis Thursday.

Video: Satmar Zalman Faction Protests Israel

The Satmar Zalman faction held a rather sedate indoor protest last week against israel, against the drafting of haredi yeshiva students by the Jewish state and the jailing of two of them who chose to dodge the draft, and against construction in Beit Shemesh and the nonexistent Jewish graves Satmar claims exist and are being disturbed. Why protest indoors? Publicly, Satmar sources claim they did not want to disturb traffic on the heavy shopping days so close to the non-Jewish holiday. Privately, some think the weather had much more to do with it.

Incoming Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson Meets With Haredi And Orthodox Jewish Leaders – Again

Incoming Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson met with haredi and Orthodox leaders in Crown Heights Thursday, the most recent in what appears to be several meetings with haredi leadership since he was elected in November.

Notorious Haredi Child Rapist Loses Second Appeal

"Conclusion: We have considered Weingarten’s remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, we affirm the judgment of the district court."

Zionist Orthodox Community Covered Up For Sex Offender Rabbi, Newspaper Says

"These communities have many positive attributes. But when tight-knit, faith-based communities are dysfunctional, it is the obligation of others, whether politicians, government authorities or institutions, to step in to take responsibility for protecting the weak."

Government Asks Judge To Sentence Agriprocessors Supervisor to As Much As 6 1/2 Years In Prison

Government notes car extortion scheme, sexual abuse and harassment along with Amara's immigration charges.

NYCLU & ACLU v Kiryas Joel

Here is the Memorandum of Law filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union against the Satmar Village of Kiryas Joel over its gender segregated playground and the apparent lies told by village officials about the existence (or lack there of) of mandatory official documents surrounding it.

Nelson Mandela Reportedly Trained By The Mossad

South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who rose from prison to become South Africa’s first black president, was reportedly trained in weaponry and sabotage by Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, in 1962 only a few months before he was arrested.

British Police Search Home Of Senior Jewish Leader In Child Sex Probe

British Police reportedly searched the London home of prominent 85-year-old British Jewish leader Lord Greville Janner as part of an investigation into “historic child sex allegations.”

Criminal Complaint Against Isaac Neuberger For Sexual Abuse

Here is the criminal complaint against Isaac Neuberger for man-on-man sexual abuse. Neuberger's father is Herman Neuberger, the former director of Ner Israel Yeshiva in Baltimore. Three of his brothers, Sheftel, Shragi and Ezra are currently executive director, maggid shiur and rosh kollel there. Isaac Neuberger is a leading attorney in Baltimore.

 

Disgraced Rabbi Michael Broyde Still Listed As A Member Of The Beit Din Of America On Leading Modern Orthodox Kiruv Website

Rabbi Michael Broyde, the disgraced former member of the Beit Din of America (BDA) who was forced to step down from the BDA about 8 months ago after being caught using false identities to trash rabbinic opponents and others online and in print, is still listed as a member of the BDA on the Torah In Motion website.

Satmar Anti-Israel Demonstration In NYC Scheduled For Tuesday

The Satmar Aharon faction is planning a large anti-Israel demonstration set for Tuesday near the UN and the Israeli Consulate. 2,000 married yeshiva students will march to protest the draft of haredi yeshiva students. The faction has also offered full stipends to any Israeli haredi yeshiva student who chooses to come to America to study and dodge the draft, and hundreds of yeshiva students in Kiryas Joel wrote letters of support to the two non-hasidic haredi yeshiva students currently jailed in Israel for draft dodging.

Over 200 Haredim Block Road, Set Fires To Protest Draft Arrests

Over 200 non-hasidic haredim blocked a major road in Givat Shmuel and set fires last night to protest the arrests last week of two haredi yeshiva students for draft dodging. Traffic was backed up for blocks until police and fire personnel arrived to put out the fires and clear the road.

Chabad Puts Tefillin On Santa Claus

Make of this picture from Chabad of Coconut Creek, Florida what you will.

NY State AG & Comptroller Allow Scandal-Plagued Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty To Resume Receiving Public Funding – With Many Strings Attached

The Met Council was compelled to agree to a long series reforms including instituting a code of ethics, along with whistleblower, conflict of interest, and anti-nepotism policies. It will also hire a general counsel and chief compliance officer, create a board of directors governance committee, separate audit and finance committees, and hire a new outside auditor. And that is only a portion of the governace reforms NYC's Jewish anti-poverty charity was forced to make.

Video: Happy Holidays From Chabad

The rebbes of Chabad-Lubavitch wish you happy holidays in a new parody video.

Chabad Pedophile David Cyprys Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

David Cyprys, who raped and abused students at Chabad's Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne, Australia and who was enabled and protected by Chabad leadership there, was just sentenced to 8 years in prison. Cyprys was convicted of raping one boy and pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 8 others.

Israel’s High Court Puts Hold On Rabbinical Court’s Decision To Force Woman To Circumcise Her Son

Israel's highest court has issued an temporary injunction that puts a hold on a state rabbinical court's ruling that ordered a woman in divorce proceedings to circumcise her one-year-old son and fined her 500 shekels ($142) for every day she refuses to do so.

Haredi Man Arrested For Abuse Of Sister-In-Law, Other Girls

A 33-year-old haredi man from Bnei Brak was reportedly arrested today for assaulting and abusing his 16-year-old sister-in-law and two younger girls.

Emory University Fails To Sanction Or Punish Rabbi Michael Broyde

Rabbi Michael Broyde, who teaches ethics and other subjects at Emory University's Law School, used fake identities to smear rabbinic opponents and to pimp his own work on blogs and in Jewish newspapers. Emory University 'investigated' Broyde's misconduct and let him off the hook because "Broyde used a pseudonym exclusively for activities in his rabbinic capacities, not in his scholarly capacities connected with Emory University." In other words, you can lie, cheat and steal and still teach ethics at its law school as long as you do it outside Emory.

Leading Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Says He Is Happy Convicted Zionist Orthodox Rabbi-Molester Got No-Prison Sentence

"I'm glad Rabbi Elon was given such a minimal sentence as six months of community service, now he will be able to return to his esteemed status."

God Brought Massive Blizzard To Punish Jews For Reducing State Funding To Haredi Yeshivas, Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Says

“They thought they would save the state money by cutting benefits to the poor and to yeshiva students, but now they will have to spend that money on paying for repairs to people whose homes were damaged in the storm. It will cost us billions of shekels. This should be a wake-up call to the leaders of the nation. They must think about what they are doing and take actions that will bring us blessing, not the opposite, G-d forbid.…"

Chabad Rabbi Sues Child Sex Abuse Victim For Defamation

In a writ lodged in the Victorian Supreme Court this week, Rabbi Abraham Glick accuses victims’ advocate Manny Waks of defaming him in a series of online articles and Facebook posts. Rabbi Glick has alleged Mr Waks published articles that falsely implied he had perjured himself in court, was guilty of child sexual abuse and had admitted to abusing children.

Don't Send Rabbi Mordechai Elon To Prison, Attorney Says, Because The Damage He Caused The Child He Sexually Abused Is "Minor"

…Ohayon, asked the court to “refrain from delivering a severe sentence,” and limit the sentence to probation and community service. Ofir said that “the events in question are relatively minor,” and that “regarding the damage caused to the defendant and his family, I can sum up and say that in this specific case, the cup of punishment has been filled completely and it is even overflowing.”

Haredi Mohel Botches Bris, Causes “Life-Changing Injury” To Child

The boy’s parents “witnessed the entire gruesome and torturous event” and rushed their son to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Children's Hospital for emergency reconstructive surgery. The child also had to have leech therapy.

Rabbis Allow Convicted Pedophile To Attend Synagogue After Private Investigation By Internal Jewish Community Therapist

"A number of weeks ago, a controversy arose concerning  Akiva Roth, a member of the broader Englewood community.   We promised to promptly investigate the matter.  To conduct a thorough investigation we retained the services of Tikkunim Counseling Services, PLLC, an experienced and well respected firm which specializes in situations of this nature.  This firm was chosen on the basis of high recommendations from experts in the field of abuse within the Jewish community.…"

Convicted Sex Abuser Rabbi Mordechai Elon Sentenced To No-Prison Sentence

Rabbi Mordechai Elon, the leading Zionist Orthodox rabbi who was convicted of sexually abusing an older teen boy, was sentenced to community service this morning in Jerusalem. Elon will not serve a day in prison.

Is The Haredi Lev Tahor Cult's Spokesman The Son Of Notorious Haredi Child Rapist Rabbi Israel Weingarten?

Is haredi Lev Tahor cult's spokesman Yoil Weingarten the son of convicted haredi pedophile Rabbi Israel Weingarten, a man who raped his own daughter repeatedly over many years? Could Lev Tahor, which has been accused of systematic, widespread child abuse by a court in Quebec and by former cult members, have Israel Weingarten's son as a member and a spokesman?

Lev Tahor Cult Children Returned To Their Family By Judge

Two children from the haredi Lev Tahor cult who were removed from their home by Chatham-Kent (Ontario, Canada) Children’s Services Thursday night are now being returned to their parents, in part because local police in the largely rural area say they found no criminal wrongdoing.

Baltimore Shomrim Member Convicted Of Assault Has Probation Halved, Sentence Struck, So He Can Apply To Law School

A Baltimore circuit judge struck the assault and wrongful imprisonment convictions of a Baltimore Shomrim patrol member who beat a black teen in 2010 because she said he had complied well with the terms of his probation-only sentence and was impressed with a report he wrote on diversity.

Sean Penn: Jacob Ostriecher Rescued From Bolivia In "Humanitarian Operation"

In a statement sent by his publicist, Penn said a "humanitarian operation" had been mounted to extract Ostreicher "from the corrupt prosecution and imprisonment he was suffering in Bolivia." He didn't provide additional details or say who was behind it.

As African Refugees Protest "Open" Detention Center, UN Says Israel Violates International Law

Israel repeatedly and intentionally violated international law and the treaties it signed in order to persecute African asylum seekers, UN says.

Haredi Mayor Suspected Of Election Fraud Files Incitement Complaint Against Citizens Who Condemn Him

The scandal-ridden and arguably corrupt haredi mayor of Beit Shemesh, Rabbi Moshe Abutbul of the Sefardi haredi Shas Party, filed a formal complaint with police today after hateful comments about him and about the haredi community were posted online. Those comments rise to the level of incitement to violence, Abutbul says.

Bolivia To Ask For Ostreicher's Extradition, Notify Interpol

Bolivia said it will ask Washington to extradite Jacob Ostriecher, a U.S. businessman who fled the South American country in the past few days after being imprisoned without being charged for more than two years after being accused of money laundering and related crimes.

Haredi Über-Thief Eliyahu Weinstein Demands Government Tell Him Which Victims Will Make Statements Against Him At Sentencing

In what may be seen as an attempt to harass and intimidate his victims, haredi über-thief Eliyahu Weinstein is demanding that the government tell him which victims will be speaking at his sentencing hearings and what each of these victims will say at it.

A Fearful Halakhic Decision Causes Zionist Orthodox Rabbi To Pause – Should He Do It?

A leading Zionist Orthodox rabbi is caught in the storm in freezing temperatures on Shabbat, and his power – and heat – shuts off. But it isn't a widespread power outage. Instead, it's only a breaker in his building and can be repaired with a flick of his wrist. Should he do it?

Haredi Rabbinic Leaders To Join Satmar’s Worldwide Anti-Israel Protests; "This Is A War Of Life And Death!"

"We are fighting for our lives; they don't understand! They want to kill us, all of us! The Torah is our life, and [yeshiva] students must take to heart and know that this is a war of life and death!"

Jacob Ostreicher Free

Haredi businessman Jacob Ostreicher, imprisoned in Boliva without trial for more than two years, is back in America.

Child Protection Seizes 2 Lev Tahor Cult Children

Ontario child-protection authorities have reportedly taken two children from the haredi Lev Tahor cult into protective custody.

Haredi Organization Uses Jeep To Take Women To Mikvah In Blizzard Rather Than Rescue Thousands Of Israelis Trapped In Frigid Weather In Snowbound Cars

At a time when Israel’s government was warning Israelis to stay indoors and off Jerusalem’s treacherous, snow choked roads, a haredi organization ignored those orders and went out in a jeep, not to rescue trapped motorists or bring food and other necessities to trapped elderly Israelis, but reportedly to do a mitzvah it deemed more important – bring women to mikvahs so they could immerse and remove the ritual ‘impurity’ caused by their monthly menses and then have sex with their husbands without sinning.

Zionist Orthodox Party Forces Deal To Refund Haredi Yeshivas

A deal reached today between the Zionist Orthodox HaBayit HaYehudi Party and the Yesh Atid Party restored 180 million shekels ($51.3 million) in government funding for Birthright and Masa Israel programs. The funding had been held hostage by the Knesset’s powerful Finance Committee Chairirman MK Nissan Slomiansky of HaBayit HaYehudi. Slomiansky used the funding for the Zionist programs for overseas youth as leverage to get 48 million shekels ($13.7 million) in government funding restored to haredi yeshivas to subsidize their overseas students.

Video: Opposition Grows To Sale Of Otisville School To Satmar Group

Local opposition is growing to the sale of the shuttered Otisville school to a Satmar group. The school is located only 3 miles from Otisville Federal Prison and is about 10 miles from Bloomingburg, where a new Satmar village is about to take over the tiny population 420 upstate New York town.

Chabad Pedophile Was Assaulted In Prison, Attorney Says

Convicted Chabad serial pedophile David Cyprys was in a Melbourne court earlier today for the first part of his sentencing hearing.

Program Helps Haredi Girls Survive – And, Hopefully Thrive – After Abuse

Four years ago, Israel’s Public Security Ministry and the Shtilim boarding school in Bnei Brak opened a small program to teach practical job skills to haredi girls and young women who have been physically or sexually assaulted, often by family members. The program has tripled in size and would be much larger – if it were properly funded.

Montreal Blogger Many Call Anti-Semitic Wins Libel Suit Brought Against Him By Hasidic Leaders

The plaintiffs had complained about a column in which Mr. Lacerte focused on their distinctive dress and referred to a group of Hasidim as a “tsunami of men in black.” Judge Dallaire ruled that commenting on the community’s distinctive dress is not indicative of hatred or ridicule. “The Hasidim have an appearance that is different from the other citizens of Outremont, since their religion makes them display certain distinctive symbols, such as the long black coat,” she wrote. “We are of the opinion that they cannot display and request this difference then complain that certain people refer to these distinctive symbols when talking about them.”

Massive Snowstorm God’s Punishment To Government, Secular Israelis For Arrest Of 2 Draft Dodging Haredi Yeshiva Students, Kabbalist Says

An Israeli ‘kabbalist’ reportedly claims that the massive snow storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on parts of Jerusalem is God’s warning to and punishment of the Government of Israel and the Israeli people over the recent arrest and brief imprisonment of two draft dodging haredi yeshiva students.

Haredi Rabbi Beats Sex Assault Charges After Victims’ Rep Allegedly Tries To Extort Rabbi’s Family

The 80-year-old former chief rabbi of Kiryat Bialik, Aminadav Krispin, was cleared of a string of sexual assault, sexual harassment and witness tampering charges after the court learned that a representative of the three alleged victims of the rabbi had extorted the rabbi’s family.

Agudath Israel Of America Lobbyist Under Fire For Questionable Charities – "Who Got Those Dollars?"

"Rabbi, [Agudath Israel of America] lobbyist and charity chieftain Shiya Ostreicher is one of New York’s most powerful political players — and now, thanks to state investigators, one of the most scrutinized. He has a hand in five Brooklyn nonprofits that pull down millions of dollars in taxpayer cash and private donations. One is under state probe. Another’s murky paperwork has raised questions about its legitimacy. The president of that group says he didn’t know that he was on the board — let alone that he was its president.…"

Alleged Chabad Pedophile To Sue Anti-Abuse Activist

Rabbi Avrohom Glick, a former principal at Chabad's Yeshiva Center in Melbourne who was, until last week, still on staff there as a senior rabbi, is reportedly suing anti-abuse activist Manny Waks for defamation – even though police have questioned Glick about his alleged rape of a student at the center, and the alleged victim of Glick's alleged rape made a formal police complaint against Glick.

Son Of Former Ner Israel Yeshiva Head Arrested In Alleged Gay Sex Assault

Isaac Neuberger was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a Jewish waiter at an event catered for his law firm. Neuberger's father is Herman Neuberger, the former director of Ner Israel Yeshiva in Baltimore. Three of his brothers, Sheftel, Shragi and Ezra are currently executive director, maggid shiur and rosh kollel there.