Eliezer Berland
Convicted Sex Offender Rabbi Drives Car Into Western Wall Plaza
Permission to drive into the plaza is only given to the most important rabbis.
Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Gets 18 Months for Sex Assault
(JTA) — A rabbi who was extradited to Israel from South Africa after years on the run was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexual assault. Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the 79-year-old founder of the Shuvu Bonim religious seminary in Israel, was sentenced on Tuesday afternoon in Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court a week after he admitted to…
Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Denied Bail in Rape Case
(JTA) — An elderly Hasidic rabbi caught on video apparently admitting to raping a woman and plotting the murder of an unnamed person will remain in police custody until legal proceedings against him are over. The Jerusalem Magistrate Court denied bail Thursday to Rabbi Eliezer Berland, 79, who was extradited from South Africa to Israel last month and…
Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Admits Raping Follower in Secret Tape
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rabbi who was extradited back to Israel from South Africa to face sex abuse charges is heard admitting to raping one woman on a years-old recording. The recording purported to be Rabbi Eliezer Berland was aired Tuesday night on Israel’s Channel 2. It reportedly has been turned over to the police….
Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Fears Mistreatment by Israel — Cites Pinto Case
The attorney for Israeli Rabbi Eliezer Berland, a fugitive accused of serial sex crimes, closed his case at the rabbi’s bail hearing in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, mounting an impassioned plea that the rabbi be given bail, especially since it is Passover.
Hasidic Rabbi Facing Sex Abuse Charge To Be Extradited by Dutch
An Israeli rabbi who fought his extradition from the Netherlands for alleged sex crimes may be turned over to Israeli authorities, a Dutch court ruled.
Rowdy Israelis Force Closing of Amsterdam Synagogue
The Jewish Community of Amsterdam temporarily shuttered one of its synagogues, citing misconduct, including security breaches, by followers of an Israeli rabbi.
Dutch Campsite Overrun by Supporters of Fugitive Breslov Hasidic Rabbi
A Dutch municipality ordered the eviction of 270 Jews from a camping site that is overcrowded with followers of the fugitive rabbi Eliezer Berland.
Israeli Rabbi Fleeing Charges of Sex Crimes Arrested Near Amsterdam
A well-known Israeli rabbi who fled the country after being accused of sex crimes was arrested near Amsterdam.