Friday, December 3, 2010

Rabbi Yaakov Ariel: A violent husband should be excommunicated


YNET

On the same day that the Jerusalem District Court convicted self-proclaimed rabbi Elior Chen for a long list of abuse charges, Ramat Gan Chief Rabbi Yaakov Ariel published a ruling asserting that a man who abuses his wife should be barred from participating in a prayer or any other Jewish activity.

The prominent rabbi, who heads Tzohar, a union of Zionist Religious rabbis, also ruled that a violent husband should be excommunicated – a tough and unusual punishment reserved by the Jewish law for those committing grave religious and moral violations. [...]

1 comment:

  1. The issue is that when it is a he said/she said situation, where she accuses and he denies and there in corroborating evidence. Under such circumstances, you cannot punish him simply on her hearsay.

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