Counselor, Writer

On May 27, 2024, The Central Conference of American Rabbis Ethics Committee was recorded agreeing to keep child abuse confidential if the witnesses would come forward and talk to them!  I am in possession of this audio recording.  Yes I have turned it over to authorities in more than one state. Victims have appealed to the New York Attorney General’s office to intervene regarding threats into silence and failure to report crimes, including child abuse, as well as intimidating victims into not reporting abuse.  This must stop.  Please use this form to ask the New York Attorney General to intervene in this matter:  NYAG ~contact form~ is here and here is a ~Petition~ with links to articles that have more information.

The disturbing and alarming rise in antisemitic incidents across the country has recently hit home.  Due to two serious and recent events, the adage “it can’t happen here” is no longer vocalized in Cincinnati, Ohio.  In an unprecedented attack on the Jewish Community, 176 gravestones were vandalized in two Jewish cemeteries in my hometown.  Some of the tombstones that were desecrated date back to the 1800s, saddening, angering, and sending shockwaves of fear throughout the Cincinnati Jewish community. 

Since I stepped into this role of being a voice for those who have been harmed in the Reform community, I have spoken to many people. Their stories and the way they were harmed are all very different, but one theme remains consistent: The Reform Movement’s response was inadequate, caused more harm, and failed to display the changes promised in its public apologies.

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/victim-implores-ccar-president-to-address-abuses-by-the-ccar-ethics-committee/

Open Letter to Rick Jacobs on the URJ’s Failed Ethics Reforms

Update: The Ohio Attorney General has agreed to evaluate these cases and will be making a decision in the next month or so. If you have experienced mistreatment or CCAR or the URJ neglected to act on an ethics issue, there are instructions in the article on filing a complaint or you may email [email protected]