Call To Action: Contact Shaarey Zedek and the RCC executives

1) Respectfully ask them about these serious allegations that are being made and ask that they address them publicly and either defend alleged child molester Aron Tendler as an innocent man wronged OR defend his alleged victims from their predator, provide them with legal and counselling resources and ENSURE THERE NO MORE VICTIMS OF THIS PREDATOR.

2) Further ask the Shaarey Zedek Officers and Board of Directors what their personal financial liability would be at this point if Aron Tendler does anything untoward. Ask them if they are covered any longer by any sort of liability insurance. Ask them if they have checked with their insurance carrier and ask them for the name of their insurance carrier.

3) Ask all of the Board Members of Shaarey Zedek and the RCC if they are mandated reporters under California law, and then ask if they made a report of the allegations. Remember according to the law, if you suspect a child is at risk of harm YOU MUST REPORT. It is not up to the synagogue or the RCC to investigate. It's up to law enforcement.

3) Ask members of Shaarey Zedek and of the general community to contact the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) and Shaarey Zedek and do the same.

A. Officers and Board of Directors
Shaarey Zedek Congregation
as of June 21, 2005

1. Yakov Yellin - Chairman
2. Jim Kapenstein - President
3. Dr. Joshua Levy - Vice President Building Fund
   
4. Brad Turell - Vice President Communications/Marketing
   
5. Andrea Yekutiel - Vice President Education
   
6. Robert Schacht - Vice President Facilities
   
7. George Lintz - Vice President Finance
   
8. Herman Muhlstein - Vice President Membership
   
9. Michael Harris - Vice President Religion
   
10. Dr. Martin Kay - Vice President/Secretary
    
11. Ben Fried - Vice President Treasurer
    
12. Rick Brown - Vice President Youth

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Officers/Executive Board

1. Dr. Allen Ardestani
2. Dr. Bruce Greenfield
3. Michael Halpern
4. Yisrael Hirsch
5. Dr. Harvey Kasdan
6. Norm Kurnick
7. Marty Nachimson
8. Jennifer Niman
9. Sandy Roessler
10. Joe Silver

Shaarey Zedek Congregation
12800 Chandler Blvd.
Valley Village, CA 91607
Phone 818-763-0560
Fax 818-763-8215

B. Rabbinical Council of California
617 S. Olive St. #515
Los Angeles, CA 90014
ph. (213) 489-8080
fax. (213) 489-8077

Please note that Rabbi Aron Tendler is still listed as the chair of the Kashrus Services of the RCC