The Orthodox world was shaken this week by a RICO class action filing in Federal court against Meisels, his seminaries and alleged coconspirators. It claims that Meisels seminaries - which have been viewed as premier educational institutions by all - were merely fronts that pretended to be Orthodox girls seminaries. Their true purpose was simply to defraud the parents of money and to provide Meisels the opportunity to sexually abuse the girls that he and his co- conspirators had recruited. It is beyond belief that any normal human being would make such a claim - especially those who claim to be Orothodox Jews!
The filers of the suit were alleged by my sources to have been aided directly or indirectly by people associated with the Chicago Beis Din - part of the claims are similar to that made by the Chicago Beis Din. It is also alleged by my informants that this is a direct result of the current conflict between the Chicago Beis Din and the Israeli Beis Din. According to my sources it was also allegedly the (unintended?) consequences of activities by a lawyer by the name of Gottesman because of his perceived humiliation by the Israelli Beis Din.
It is unbelievable that included in the list of defendants is Rav Tzvi Gartner - one of the distinguished members of the Israeli Beis Din - a universally recognized talmid chachom.
Anyone who knows the facts of this case, realizes that the lawsuit is equivalent - in damage to the Jewish community and institutions and in logic used - to claiming that the Jews have a conspiracy to kidnap and kill goyim in order to obtain blood to bake matzoh. Or that the goal of Judaism is to corrupt human beings into rapists, thieves and murderers.
Why have the #%& who filed this suit not realized that it is using an atom bomb instead of a key - to open a door of their home! They will not be undamaged by this filing. While the plaintiffs have some legitimate issues as evidenced by the comments of both the Israaeli and Chicago Beis Dins - this is not an acceptable method that anyone concerned about Torah and halacha would ever use. The damage to the viability of the institution of beis din - as well as to the idea of girls going to seminary in Israel - is very severe. Aside from the chilul HaShem and debasement of all Jews.
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