מגע טוב.. מגע רע אני מבולבלת. המגע הטוב והטבעי הפך להיות מפחיד ורע. הוא הפך טוב לרע, ורע לטוב. איך מגע טוב יכול להרגיש רע? איך מגע איום ורע יכול להרגיש טוב? איך מגע רע, איתו, יכול להיות מאוד רע ואסור, אבל יכול להיות מאוד חיובי וטוב עם בעלי לעתיד? מדוע מגע טוב ובריא נדמה […]
Last month, Aharon Shlomo Lisson (Lyson), a Chabad teacher from Beitar Illit, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexually abusing three brothers. That evening, his oldest victim, Yankie Rainitz, released a powerful post on Facebook which quickly went viral. (You can read a translated version of his Facebook post HERE) The following day, […]
I’ve been feeling things, experiencing things, lately that have made me feel compelled to write. I’ve questioned what is going on inside my body and inside my head. My thoughts roam to places to I would rather they not. My body feels things I wish it would forget. I feel powerless to stop it. And […]
Last week on Thursday (20 July), the Jerusalem District Court sentenced (Rabbi) Aharon Shlomo Lisson to a minimum of seven years for sexually abusing three brothers. Later that day, one of the courageous victims/survivors, Yaakov (Yankie) Rainitz, wrote a powerful public post in Hebrew about what transpired. The post quickly went viral in Israel where it was shared […]
One year after six teachers from the Belz Cheder in Tel Aviv were charged with physical and sexually abusing 22 children aged 3 to 10, five of the teachers have been sentenced. Yisrael Haim Shapira, Haim Fishgrund, Moshe Hirsch, Menachem Albershtein and Avraham Pinchas Deitsch were sentenced to a varying lengths of suspended prison terms and community […]
Republished from NJ1015.com TRENTON — A 40-year-old private school teacher has admitted molesting two children in a plea deal that will spare him from serving time in prison. Menachem A. Chinn, of East Windsor, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The plea comes months after he was first […]
Bechadrei Charedim Reports: A 23-year-old woman who served as a dorm counselor in a home for children from broken families was charged on Monday with sexually abusing two girls in her care. According to the charges, the suspect created an extremely close and dependent relationship with her victims – aged 11-12 and 14-16 – when […]
Nati Graz, a 50 year old haredi man from Ramat Sholom Jerusalem was sentenced on Sunday to 5.5 years in prison for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl whom he drove daily to school. Graz also received 2-years probation and was ordered to pay 20,000 NIS restitution. Graz carefully groomed the girl over a an extended period […]
The New Haven Independent reports: A prominent Edgewood rabbi is asking a court to throw out a $20 million verdict against him and order a new trial on sexual abuse allegations. Attorney David Grudberg filed the motion Wednesday in U.S. District Court on behalf of the rabbi, Daniel Greer. A federal jury last month awarded a […]
בשנת 2013 אליהו שפראן הואשם בבית משפט מחוזי בירושלים במספר אישומים של תקיפה מינית בקטינים, לאחר שהואשם בפגיעה במספר ילדות קטינות. שפראןהיה סופר סת”ם ובעל תפקיד במטבח של בית הכנסת בקהילה לה השתייך, תפקידים אלו סייעו לו לקבל גישה לילדות הקטינות, הוא התחבר אליהן באמצעות שידול על ידי ממתקים ומתנות. שפראן מרצה […]
On Monday June 26, JCW hosted renowned child safety expert Pattie Fitzgerald for a special Facebook Live seminar. Pattie delivered one hour of invaluable tips for parents preparing to send their children to camp. Watch a replay here and find more safety resources on Pattie’s website, sefelyeverafter.com
My pain seems like too much to handle. I didn’t choose all this pain. I know the way is so long, that it seems like forever. But I’m going to survive. I’m going to get up from this deep pitch, and see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m trying to put my […]
Ahavas Yisrael is a central theme of the Shavuos story. In the most dramatic event in the Jewish tradition, the entire Jewish people gather around Mount Sinai as they received the Torah. There’s a well-known textual nuance – it says that the “people camped around the mountain” in the singular – a sign that the […]
Written By Asher Lovy Apparently, the Moetzes Gedolei Yisrael of Israel have called for a “Day of Tefilos” to raise awareness about the spiritual problems technology posed by technology. As a community, we’ve become accustomed to these mass displays of piety, and international calls for prayer in hopes of inspiring a generation, and perhaps some divine assistance, […]
My body was created in the image of God. My body was pure. My body was good, all of it was good. But suddenly he came in to my life. And he touched my body that belonged to me! My body doesn’t feel pure anymore. My body isn’t what it used to be. It was […]
English Below לא רציתי את החיוך שלו. לא רציתי את העוגיות שלו. לא רציתי שהזכרונות ישארו. לא רציתי אותו בחיים שלי. בכלל. לא אהבתי את העיניים שלו, לא אהבתי ללכת לדירה שלו. לא אהבתי את תשומת הלב המיוחד שלו. לא אהבתי אותו. בכלל. שנאתי כשהוריד את הבגדים שלי. שנאתי שנגע בגוף הטהור שלי. שנאתי את […]
I have previously expounded on the some of the guilt and shame that accompanies survivors of child sexual abuse. I want to share a little more about how untreated shame and guilt can progress to the point where substance abuse and/or suicide seems like the only answer for survivors. One morning, when I was in […]
Having survived sexual abuse at the age of 12, I can only describe the secrets that followed as lugging around a gut-wrenching 100-pound object everywhere I went.. It was the invisible elephant in the room no matter where I ran. My attitude was that I did not choose this life nor did I want it—I […]
Purim is a really fun time for kids and adults alike, and it means lots of visiting family and friends! It’s important to keep in mind that 95% of abuse occurs at the hands of someone well known to the child, which makes it so important to stay educated and proactive while avoiding unnecessary panic […]
Rambam: Hilchos Yesodai HaTorah 5:7 ומנין שאפילו במקום סכנת נפשות אין עוברין על אחת משלש עבירות אלו שנאמר ואהבת את ה’ אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך ובכל מאודך אפילו הוא נוטל את נפשך והריגת נפש מישראל לרפאות נפש אחרת או להציל אדם מיד אנס דבר שהדעת נוטה לו הוא שאין מאבדין נפש מפני נפש ועריות […]
I want to talk about the pain. It comes back now and it’s just as intense and as stabbing as it was then. It is amazing how imaginary pain can feel so real. But it isn’t the imaginary pain I want to talk about. I think that will disappear when I can finally deal with […]
Last month JCW Israel finished its first women’s survivors support group in Jerusalem. At the end of the group we asked the amazing participants to share their words of wisdom and advice to survivors. Here is the last of a series essays we have shared over the past month. *** PLEASE don’t ever judge […]
Blank. My mind is blank. I want to write, to share, to tell my story. So why is my mind not responding? Breathe, I tell myself, breathe. Your brain is not responding because the moment you begin to think about this, your body shuts down. Your brain feels the need to protect you and so […]
I put on my pajama pants. Tie the draw strings real tight. I then put on my second pair. Tie the draw strings real tight. Again, I put on my third pair. Tie the draw strings real tight. Next, I move my dresser and chair to barricade my bedroom door. Lastly, I wrap my blanket […]
