Rabbi Ezra Scheinberg
was caught by police two weeks ago at Ben Gurion airport trying to
avoid arrest on charges of rape, sexual harassment and indecent assault.
Ten women have come forward so far and the police expect more
complaints now that the court lifted the ban on releasing his name.
According to the complaints, Scheinberg would rape women who came to him
for spiritual counseling, and told the women it was part of their
healing treatment. The police conducted a search of his house and
removed computers, cell phones and other equipment.
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Scheinberg, the 47-year-old founding head of Orot Ha’ari yeshiva in Safed, is considered a
leading religious Zionist kabbalist
and was known for his mystical “blessings” and abilities to “see” into
people’s souls. He was considered a protégé of the late chief rabbi
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, father of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the current
chief rabbi of Safed. Eliyahu has since disassociated himself from
Scheinberg, and ordered him to leave Safed and resign from his yeshivah
post. Judge Uri Shoham
allowed the publication of the rabbi’s name in order to “encourage
other complainants, who have requested not to expose themselves until
now, to testify about what the suspect did to theme. There is also room
to warn the public against him.”
More Revealtions Regarding Israeli Rabbis Accused of Sexual Abuse - Sisterhood – Forward.com
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