Elli Wohlgelernter
By Elli Wohlgelernter
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News Molestation Case Is Dismissed By Rabbinical Court
JERUSALEM — The rabbinical court that was to hear testimony from American-born Rabbi Matis Weinberg regarding accusations of alleged molestation of yeshiva students has dismissed the case because of a lack of witnesses to recent alleged impropriety. Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, head of the three-rabbi beit din, or rabbinic tribunal, told the Forward that there was…
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News Rival Orthodox Parties Battle Over Army Exemptions
JERUSALEM — Tensions are mounting between Israel’s two leading Orthodox parties after Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef suggested it is acceptable to kill members of the rival National Religious Party who criticize army exemptions for yeshiva students. While Yosef has a long history of making incendiary remarks, last week’s speech brought to the fore…
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News Sharansky Set To Take Heat On Campus Speaking Tour
JERUSALEM — In an effort to reinforce students’ Jewish identities and bolster Israel’s standing on North American college campuses, Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs Natan Sharansky is embarking next week on a whirlwind campus speaking tour. Believed to be the first time an Israeli minister has embarked on an extensive tour of North American universities,…
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News Lawmakers See Israel in Record Numbers
JERUSALEM — When members of Congress returned to their offices this week and were asked what they did on their summer vacation, a record number had a shared answer: I went to Israel. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican, made headlines for a strongly pro-Israel speech he gave to the Knesset at the…
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News Settlement Expands As Road Map Ends
KEDUMIM — A new neighborhood in this northern West Bank settlement was dedicated in a festive ceremony this week, in what Peace Now activists said was a deliberate display by the government to show that the road map is dead. “They know exactly what is the meaning of this ceremony,” said Mossi Raz, a former…
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News Israelis Remain Unfazed After Cease-fire Fizzles
JERUSALEM – Just days after a bus bombing that killed 21 people, downtown Jerusalem was bustling with activity this week. The Chutzot Hayotzer street fair that has taken over the city’s pedestrian mall every evening for the past month continued unaffected. In fact, the crowds were thicker than ever. Two months of relative calm following…
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News Diaspora Museum on the Verge of Economic Collapse
JERUSALEM — The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv, once famed for its cutting-edge technology and innovative exhibitions, is on the verge of total economic collapse and will be forced to close unless additional funding can be found to keep it alive. A special committee headed by former finance and justice minister Ya’acov…
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News Rabbi AWOL At Court Date On Molest Rap
JERUSALEM — A charismatic, American-born rabbi and educator accused of sexually molesting his yeshiva students over a 25-year period failed to appear at a rabbinical court hearing convened to consider the accusations last week. The no-show by the educator, Rabbi Matis Weinberg, prompted expressions of outrage from several of his alleged victims, who called it…
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