tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post4773387395657146043..comments2024-03-29T12:21:24.976+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Assistant D. A. criticizes Jewish Press for coverage of sex abuseDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-2952101946372386432013-06-16T12:06:37.991+03:002013-06-16T12:06:37.991+03:00Mimedinat HaYam,
You write, "a partial solut...Mimedinat HaYam,<br /><br />You write, "a partial solution would be training for rabbonim..."<br /><br />Perhaps while we are at it, since some surgeons make bad diagnoses that lead to needless chillul shabbor or even sakanos nefashos you would say, "A partial solution would be training for rabbonim to be surgeons..." <br /><br />I don't get it. As Rabbi Yosef Blau points out, <br /><br />"The Talmud in Yoma (83a) discusses the role of doctors in determining whether a person is permitted to eat on Yom Hakippurim. It’s clear the Talmud recognizes expertise and trusts the knowledge of a person in his field."<br /><br />It is quite clear, that whatever the shortcoming of prosecutors or any other sort of expert, when there is a reasonable level of expertise and integrity, all alternatives are worse. We are now decades into the failure of the approach of letting a rabbi decide. <br /><br />Our children deserve better. When the average haredi is ready to let his average rabbi do open chest surgery on him I am ready to re-engage with the argument about letting rabbis make forensic, prosecutorial and therapy decisions about molesters. <br /><br />To date, with only a few notable exceptions, "ask a rabbi" is a synonym for "cover it up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-75124818118923956502013-06-15T22:18:35.528+03:002013-06-15T22:18:35.528+03:00The Jewish press REFUSES to write about the 25 yea...The Jewish press REFUSES to write about the 25 years of abuse inflicted on Many young JEWISH MEN by George Finkelstein,at YU/MTA. There are over 20 victims who are suing YU. Yu's response is to hire 2 well connected law firms that are simply causing more pain to the many victims. YU has put a GAG order on all employees in regards to the Finkelstein affairobservernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-1939650771404891752013-06-14T21:30:36.328+03:002013-06-14T21:30:36.328+03:00while i generally agree with the point of this pos...while i generally agree with the point of this post, the claim that <br /><br />"A DA is not allowed to file a case unless they reasonably believe that there is sufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. I.e., they cannot willy-nilly file a case just to see how it turns out. It is a violation of prosecutorial ethics, which can and does result in disbarment. "<br /><br />is completely false. unless a case gets excessive publicity, no DA would be disbarred. (maybe in california, or the duke lacrosse case, which involved a contempt conviction against the prosecutor), unless the DA (or any lawyer) takes $ from an escrow account or is convicted of a felony. otherwise, an DA (or lawyer) can do what he wants with little, if any oversight.<br /><br />and besides, the accused is already smeared. (would you let your daughter / your school near the duke lacrosse players?)<br /><br />a partial solution would be training for rabbonim (or a select group of them). however, they will have a reflexive reaction of innocent, unless a credible bet din type org is formed, with proper views. unfortunately, such a group will not be formed (someone tried to form one a couple years ago, and a rabbi dr involved was promptly threatened with shidduchim issues for his grandaughters, etc.)<br /><br />MiMedinat HaYamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-42800914266683817972013-06-14T18:09:19.433+03:002013-06-14T18:09:19.433+03:00The Jewish Press did publish a superb rejoinder by...The Jewish Press did publish a superb rejoinder by Rabbi Yosef Blau. Better yet, while Handler's post was only on the electronic version of the JP, Rabbi Blau's was on the print version as well.<br /><br />http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/responding-to-abuse-should-we-ask-gedolim/2013/06/06/<br /><br />I have been in communication with Mr. Forer. This letter is authentically his. Yerachmiel Lopinhttp://frumfollies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-68835457671959460122013-06-14T12:02:51.278+03:002013-06-14T12:02:51.278+03:00thank you for publishing this letter to the jewish...thank you for publishing this letter to the jewish press. I hope it will be published widely on the internet, so that the jewish press will be shamed into publishing it too.<br /><br />fortunately, we have internet to balance censorship in the jewish, and more precisely in the hareidi press..remarknoreply@blogger.com