Chaim Walder

Frustrated by haredi leaders, Orthodox activists push for stronger response to sexual abuse

“There’s a dissonance between how people are responding in their homes and the way the institutions are responding,” Keats-Jaskoll said.

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau, left, and other rabbis attend a Torah scroll completion ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel on June 15, 2015. (Eli Segal)

After attending shiva of accused abuser Chaim Walder, Israel’s chief rabbi calls for victims of abuse to come forward

“There is an obligation to complain to the authorities in charge of these issues, and not hide it,” Lau said in a statement.

Chaim Walder, popular haredi Orthodox author accused of sexual abuse, found dead in suspected suicide

The accounts of alleged abuse by Walder, author of the popular children’s book series “Kids Speak,” led to an unusually strong reaction within the haredi Orthodox community.

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A journalist breaking Orthodoxy’s biggest sexual abuse stories says he wishes he didn’t have to

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The Orthodox community rose up against accused abuser Chaim Walder. That needs to become the norm.

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Backlash mounts against Orthodox children’s book author accused of abusing minors, surprising many

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Frustrated by haredi leaders, Orthodox activists push for stronger response to sexual abuse

After attending shiva of accused abuser Chaim Walder, Israel’s chief rabbi calls for victims of abuse to come forward

Chaim Walder, popular haredi Orthodox author accused of sexual abuse, found dead in suspected suicide

A journalist breaking Orthodoxy’s biggest sexual abuse stories says he wishes he didn’t have to

The Orthodox community rose up against accused abuser Chaim Walder. That needs to become the norm.

Backlash mounts against Orthodox children’s book author accused of abusing minors, surprising many

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