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Dr Miriam Adahan--Surviving Domestic Abuse and Neglect From Childhood or Marriage

By Vera Kessler

Dr. Miriam Adahan, a psychologist, therapist, popular author, and founder of EMETT (Emotional Maturity Established Through Torah), has over 60 years of experience in counseling, lecturing and writing.

Featured / IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Harassed Hareidi IDF Officer Wins NIS 500,000 Compensation in Court

By Jewish Press News Desk

Three extremists campaigning against the Conscription Law publicized his name and private family information.

US / Government / Europe / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

The 'High' of a Good Night's Sleep

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Close to 20 percent of the population in the West suffer from insomnia."

Op-Eds

How the Trump Administration Can Stop IRS Abuse of Political Groups

By Jerome M. Marcus

The Obama administration's discrimination against political viewpoints the Democrats disapprove of is a clear, even astonishing, violation of the First Amendment

Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo

The Abuse of Halacha: Keeping Halacha Under Control

By Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo

The book of Bereishit keeps Halacha under control. It restricts and regulates it, and ensures that it will not wreak havoc.

UK / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

Jewish Students: Cover-Up of Anti-Semitism at Cambridge

By JNi.Media

'All of a sudden they were shouting: Jew, get [expletive] out of here. We tried to leave but they were yelling at us.'

Jewish / News Briefs

300 Orthodox Rabbis Unite To Combat Child Sexual Abuse Epidemic

By Jewish Press Staff

In an unprecedented step, 300 Orthodox rabbis signed a proclamation regarding child safety in the Orthodox Jewish community. In it, the rabbis call upon synagogues and schools are called upon to adopt certain preventative measures outlined in the document in order to deter child abuse and child sexual abuse. The signatories invited to sign this […]

Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Media / On Campus / Education / Chabad / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Australian Jewish College Director Suing over Claims She Pressured Abuse Victims Not to Complain

By JNi.Media

Back on February 11, 2015, the Australian ABC network reported on Nechama Bendet's testimony to the Royal Commission that day, admitting it was a mistake that Yeshivah College had never apologized directly to Manny Waks, a student who had been sexually abused by a guard.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Changing Course in Dealing with Sex Abuse

By Harry Maryles

I strongly oppose having rabbis vet suspicions since there will be an inherent, if unintentional, bias favoring an accused abuser, especially if he is otherwise a respected member of the community.

Health and Medicine

67 Deaths In Eight Months: Groups Battle Surge in Substance Abuse in Orthodox Community

By Sandy Eller

“The message to everyone is that we (the Orthodox community) are not immune. Nobody is immune in today’s society.”

Global / News Briefs / Religion

Aussie Rabbi: Abuse, Family Violence is Top Priority

By Jewish Press News Desk

A leading Australian rabbi has set family violence and sexual abuse as top priorities for the country’s top rabbinic organization. “There’s nothing we shouldn’t be speaking about. Let’s talk about organ donation, let’s talk about child protection, let’s talk about reporting to the police, abortion, end-of-life issues,” Kluwgant told Melbourne’s The Age.  Kluwgant assumes the […]

Guest Blog

IsraAID Combats Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan

By Rachel Avraham

The Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAid works with the South Sudanese government to stop the abuse of women.

Emes Ve-Emunah

YU Must Do the Right Thing

By Harry Maryles

Yeshiva University needs to admit that mistakes were made by leaders both past and present.

NY / The Courts / News Briefs

Weberman Gets 103 Years

By JTA

Satmar counselor Nechemya Weberman was sentenced to 103 years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenage female patient over several years.

Khaled Abu Toameh

The Palestinian Authority's Inconvenient Truths

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Western journalists, donors and decision-makers need to know that many Palestinian-related truths are being ignored or hidden from them.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter III

By Ruchama Feuerman

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