Survivors for Justice

SFJ is an advocacy, educational and support organization for survivors of sexual abuse and their families from the right-wing Orthodox world. We offer support services to survivors, work within the right-wing Orthodox community to raise awareness of the issue and develop solutions to the problem.

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Jewish Week Op-Ed: Rabbinic Leaders Silent On Child Sexual Abuse

by Ben Hirsch

Last week The Jewish Week reported that Gov. Paterson had allocated $500,000 to be channeled to an as-yet-unnamed organization in the Brooklyn Orthodox community. The money is to be used to help address what many now believe is an epidemic of childhood sexual abuse in the ultra-Orthodox world. While in theory we as a community should welcome governmental support to help us solve our social problems, how does one explain the apparent absence of rabbinic and lay leadership on this issue? When did protecting our children become the job of the governor and a local assemblyman? Where are the voices of our rabbinic and lay leaders? (Click here for full article.)

 

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Breaking News: Rabbi Baruch Lebovits Convicted of Sex Abuse

Baruch Lebovits, a 59-year-old rabbi from Brooklyn, has been found guilty of eight counts of sexual abuse. Read the DA's press release here (PDF).