Monday, December 6, 2021
Israel's first liberal rabbi MK swims against Orthodox tide
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1mjew5ky
Right wing builds its own echo chamber
Conservatives are aggressively building their own apps, phones, cryptocurrencies and publishing houses in an attempt to circumvent what they see as an increasingly liberal internet and media ecosystem.
The bottom line: Conservative media has been a powerhouse for a long time, but this phase of its expansion isn't just about more or louder conservative voices — it's about building an entire conservative ecosystem.
Margaux Pinot: 'I thought I was dead,' says French judoka as partner released over domestic violence accusations
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/04/football/margaux-pinot-judo-domestic-violence-spt-intl/index.html
Violence against women in France has risen to the fore in public debates in recent years, with much media attention focused on the dozens of women killed by their partners each year.
Corruption in the Austrian Justice System
Beth Alexander
https://www.goodwinsfamilylaw.co.uk/our-team/beth-alexander/
Beth is our most recent addition to the team, having joined us in November 2020 as a newly qualified solicitor. Beth deals with all aspects of family law; from domestic violence cases to negotiating financial settlement as part of a divorce. She has a particular interest in children proceedings and advises on parental alienation and child arrangement agreements with sensitivity and compassion for those most vulnerable. She helps clients maintain composure and show restraint during what can often be emotionally charged and challenging circumstances.
Beth is a Cambridge graduate with a degree in Oriental Studies and embarked on a second career in law after several years working as an English lecturer at the University of Vienna. She speaks and reads German proficiently including legal documentation. Her expertise includes cross border cases and cases with a foreign jurisdictional element. She has spent time in Washington DC as an assistant to a Member of Congress as well as a contributor to the Washington Post.
Eight Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
https://ifstudies.org/blog/eight-reasons-women-stay-in-abusive-relationships
5. Children. These women also put their children first, sacrificing their own safety: “I was afraid if he wasn’t beating me he would beat his kids. And I valued their lives more than my own.” And, “I stayed for 20 years while I protected our children, all while I was being abused.” Others mentioned staying to benefit the children: “I wanted my son to have a father.”
6. Family Expectations and Experiences. Many posted
descriptions of how past experiences with violence distorted their sense
of self or of healthy relationships: “I watched [my dad] beat my mom.
Then I found someone just like dad,” or, “Because raised by animals, you
partner with wolves.” Some mentioned family and religious pressures:
“My mother told me God would disown me if I broke my marriage.”
Kyle Rittenhouse -a Jewish hero?
https://mishpacha.com/inbox-issue-888/
I think most frum Jews can agree about the importance of right to self-defense, and the possible ramifications of this verdict in other scenarios. But there’s a fine line between expressing relief that Rittenhouse was acquitted, and actually glorifying him and everything about him — his behavior, his motives, and the totally bizarre loophole that rendered his gun possession legal to begin with.
Am I the only one who thinks that too many people I know have crossed that fine line? Am I the only one who shrinks to hear fine, frum Jews pontificate in defense of a gun-toting teen for all to hear, including their very impressionable teenage sons, neighbors, and nephews?
Barring any extreme circumstances — of which there are no indications at the moment — it should be clear to every 17-year-old bochur that Kyle Rittenhouse is no hero, and that our bochurim have the opportunity to be heroes in the eyes of their parents and teachers every day, by staying right where they’re supposed to be: behind the walls of home, yeshivah, school, or whatever safe and supervised framework their parents have entrusted them to, and leaving the cops-and-robbers games to the adults.
West Bank security guard injured in ramming attack, terrorist killed
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/driver-in-terrorist-attack-at-tanim-crossing-killed-687948
In light of the uptick in violence in recent weeks, former IDF chief of staff Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon told 103FM on Monday that "we are in the midst of a new wave of individual terrorism."
Parental Alienation
https://parentalalienationuk.info/
Parental Alienation Can Be Emotional Child Abuse
Children who suffer from emotional abuse often elude the legal assistance of the child protection system. For example, this emotional abuse is usually invisible to teachers and social workers and even the family court judge. The alienated child will talk with the judge in language and syntax similar if not identical to the way the alienating parent talks. While the targeted parent often appears anxious,depressed, or angry, the alienating parent appears relaxed, composed, and, therefore, credible.
Sunday, December 5, 2021
ההורים מאושפזים במצב קשה; שני ילדיהם הובאו למנוחות
https://www.kikar.co.il/406991.html
התאונה הקטלנית: מאות רבות של בני משפחה וחברים ליוו אמש (מוצאי שבת) את שני הילדים הקטנים, הללי בת השש וטוב ראי בן השלוש, למשפחת מעודד, שנהרגו בתאונה הקשה ביום שישי ליד צומת עופרים בבנימין.
שני הילדים הקטנים הובאו לבית העלמין ברחובות יחד עם העובר שלא שרד את התאונה הקשה, בעוד ההורים, יניב והודיה מעודד, מאושפזים במצב קשה בבתי החולים בילינסון ושיבא, כשאינם יכולים ללוות את ילדיהם הקטינים בדרכם האחרונה.
מצבו של האב, התייצב מעט בסוף השבוע, אך הוא עדיין מורדם ומונשם בבית החולים.
9-year-old girl dies a day after West Bank car crash that killed her brother
Initial reports indicated the crash was caused by the Palestinian car, which illegally made a U-turn into oncoming traffic on Route 465 near the Ofarim Junction.