Chief Rabbinate to discuss stripping rabbis of title
I wonder if the rabbis in Israel have been paying attention to The Awareness Center's calls for action to do this on other cases?Sex-case rabbis to lose title
Chief Rabbinate to discuss stripping rabbis of title following investigation against Nahariya rabbi for rape
By Chaim Levinson
YNet News
June 26, 2007
The Chief Rabbinate will discuss a proposal to strip rabbis found guilty of sexual offenses of their title, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The matter arose following an ongoing investigation against a Nahariya rabbi for raping minors.
Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu came up with the proposal, according to which a committee will be set up to examine accusations against rabbis accused of sexual offenses and will hear all parties before revoking the rabbi's title.
In a letter sent to the members of the Chief Rabbinate, Eliyahu wrote, "Someone in the position of a rabbi should be a man of values, moral and conscience, an impeccable man, and certainly innocent of forbidden sexual relations.
"It is our duty as rabbis and members of Israel's Chief Rabbinate to set rules according to which a man who is suspected of forbidden relations is temporarily suspended from his role. A man who confesses must not be able to serve as rabbi in a public role."
The subject will be discussed at the Rabbinate's next meeting on Thursday.
posted by Jewish Survivors at Tuesday, June 26, 2007
2 Comments:
At once they should do this with out a question. There is no reason to allow for such a man to be called Rabbi. This is a shame to allow him Rabbi title and for the world to see that a Beth Din (Jewish Court) would permit for a man as this to be called Rabbi is a disgrace.
Victim
How can he even think he is a Rabbi.
I remove that title from him right now.
Hank
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