Rabbi Aryeh Finkel, Rosh Yeshiva of Mir Brachfeld, Passes Away
Rabbi Aryeh Finkel, the Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) at the Mir Brachfeld yeshiva in Modi’in Illit, and member of the Council of Torah Sages, passed away last night (Tuesday). He was 85.
Rabbi Aryeh Dudovitz Guilty of Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Boy
A West Rogers Park rabbi on Monday was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2006.
Rabbi Aharon Ramati Cult Re-Emerges
In February 2013, late in the evening hours in a secret apartment in Jerusalem, the family members of a young woman from southern Israel found out where she was, after a long period of not seeing her. Not long before, they found out that she was about to get married, so they decided to take…
DetailsRabbi Accused Of Videotaping Women In Mikvah Resigns From University
Maryland – An Orthodox rabbi who pleaded guilty to videotaping nude women in a ritual bath in Washington has resigned from his post at Towson University in Maryland. WJZ-TV reports that Barry Freundel, who pleaded guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism and admitted to secretly videotaping women in the changing room of a ritual bath…
DetailsRabbi Accused of Sex Crimes May Found Way To Avert Extradition From South Africa
A fugitive Israeli rabbi accused of several sexual offenses may have been granted citizenship by South Africa, stymieing extradition efforts.
Rabbi Abraham Korf Plans To Sue Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH – The organizer of a Hanukkah parade that turned into a police incident is speaking out for the first time about it.
Rabbi Aaron Raskin Attacked In Brooklyn Heights
A prominent Orthodox rabbi was attacked on a Brooklyn Heights street this past Sunday evening, and community members say the incident fits into a pattern of crime on Joralemon Street.
Rabbi & Family Allegedly Handcuffed At Gunpoint And Terrorized By Vermont State Trooper
A Borough Park rabbi was held at gunpoint and treated like a common “criminal” by a Vermont state trooper who should be yanked from duty, the holy man’s distraught wife is demanding.
Questions Resurface About Murder of 13-Year-Old Israeli Girl After New Testimony
A new docuseries has brought back to the surface questions about the murder of 13-year-old Tair Rada a decade ago with testimony by a man who claims his girlfriend was behind the gruesome killing.
Questions Remain After Arrest of Jewish Center Bomb Threats Suspect
Juan Thompson, a 31-yearold from St. Louis, was charged with one count of cyberstalking in the Southern District of New York, according to an indictment from last Wednesday.