Unorthodox-Jew A Critical View of Orthodox Judaism: Jan 12, 2007

Friday, January 12, 2007

SEX ABUSE IN THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY

The Awareness Ctr. Writes:

I've been informed that there are several radio talk shows in the New York area that are addressing sexual abuse in Jewish communities.

The Dov Hikind show is doing a series
When: Saturday Night: 11:00 to 12:00 pm
Where: 570 am.

This week there is going to be a special 1 & 1/2 hour show. A survivor will be interviewed for 45 minutes where he will share his story and the effects it has had on his life.

There will also be a mental health professional who will talk about abuse in the Jewish Community.

The show can be downloaded now: Cut & Paste.

http://www.savefile.com/files/411648:

http://www.savefile.com/files/411663:

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Mazel Tov - Rabbi Hershel Schachter!

CLICK ABOVE PHOTO! Rabbi Moshe Feinstein states the very marriage of a gentile woman to a non observant Jew, is equivalent to an open declaration that she will not observe the precepts. This is so, because it is highly unlikely that the gentile member of such a union, will be more committed to Judaism than her remiss Jewish husband (certainly when they are living together prior to their marriage). Unlike mental or tacit negations, explains Rav Feinstein, open declarations do invalidate conversions. When such cases appear before a rabbinical court, its members actually become witnesses to an acceptance declaration that is not sincere. Therefore, it is no longer a tacit insincerity, but rather an obvious one. As such, they are forbidden to sanction the conversion. Regardless of what this Jewish court may declare, the conversion is invalid and the person is not deemed a member of the Jewish nation. In Iggros Moshe, Letters of Moshe (Yoreh De’ah, no. 157), he writes that “According to the Law, it is certain that one who converts for the sake of marriage, does not intend to keep the commandments, and is not a proselyte at all.”

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Friday, January 12, 2007

SEX ABUSE IN THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY