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15 Can’t-Miss Summer Events Starting With Yiddish ‘Fiddler’
In troubling times, some of this season’s most important artistic events are those that will elicit sorrow over joy. The mix is essential.
Connecticut Rabbi Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Assault On Student
— A Connecticut judge entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of a prominent Connecticut rabbi charged in the alleged sexual assault of a min…
Connecticut Yeshiva Embroiled In Sexual Abuse Controversy Is Not Certified
— A Connecticut yeshiva whose founding rabbi was ordered to pay $20 million to a former student who claimed he was raped by the rabbi is op…
Connecticut Rabbi Sued For Sex Abuse Pleads Fifth
Rabbi Daniel Greer refused to answer when asked whether he had forced a child to have sex with him.
Carjackers Killed When SUV Crashes Into Connecticut Synagogue
(JTA) — Two men were killed when the car they allegedly hijacked crashed into a New Haven, Connecticut, synagogue building during a police chase. The SUV driven by the men crashed into Congregation Beth El Keser Synagogue early on Monday morning. The two men allegedly had carjacked the 2005 Toyota Highlander shortly after midnight on…
Prominent New Haven Rabbi Who Was Police Chief Accused of Sex Abuse
A former police commissioner in New Haven, Connecticut, who became a rabbi is accused of sexually abusing a teenager in his care from 2001 to 2005, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
Rabbi Finds $98K in Desk — and Gives It Back
Noach Muroff, a high school teacher at Yeshiva of New Haven, bought a desk on Craigslist for less than $200. He didn’t know was that there was $98,000 hidden inside.