Mitch Morrison writes about a program regarding child sexual abuse in the Jewish community held at Congregation Ahavas Israel in Passaic, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
The anecdotes of child sexual molestation in some of the Orthodox communities have shifted in recent years from shock to awe, denial to resignation.<\/p>\n
Yet, on this night \u2013 less than 24 hours before the calendar\u2019s holiest day of Yom Kippur, there is something startling about the 2 hours of testimonials from four men and one woman ranging from teens to 40s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read more at https:\/\/failedmessiah.typepad.com\/failed_messiahcom\/2009\/10\/letter-from-passaic-talking-abuse-456.html<\/a>.\u00a0 Read a Jewish Week article about the Passaic community confronting child sexual abuse, which quotes Mitch Morrison extensively, at https:\/\/jewishweek.timesofisrael.com\/a-haredi-town-confronts-abuse-from-the-inside\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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