BETH DIN OF AMERICA NEWS
The New York Kings County Supreme Court overturns the decision of the Beth Din of America.
This case involved
the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway that fired a teacher because the teacher’s religious views did
not match the schools. The Beth Din of America judges were: Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rabbi Ronald Warburg, and
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky. In the decision which was first published in the New York Law Journal, the Kings County
Supreme Court concluded:
“After a careful review of the complete record, including the entire court file, the
Court determines that the Beth Din of America Award is irrational, clearly exceeds the arbitrators’ power and is
violative of public policy.”
The Court goes on to say that
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The Beth Din award was totally irrational, the Beth Din
exceeded a specifically enumerated limitation on its authority, and the award is violative of a strong public
policy.”
It should be noted that the Judge on the New York Supreme Court was Judge Bruce Balter, an Orthodox Jewish
New York Civil Judge.
What authority does the Beth Din of America have if their decision(s) can be easily overturned in a Civil Court?
Why should you go to a Beth Din when their decision was totally irrational and exceeded the arbitrator’s power?
Is this the type of Beth Din you want ruling on your case?
Do you have enough money to litigate your case twice?
Rabbi Mordechai Willig cover-up of Rabbi Baruch Lanner.
The Beth Din of America heard a case concerning Rabbi Baruch Lanner, a leader at the NCSY (National Conference
of Synagogue Youth) who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusing women and children. The Beth Din of
America found Rabbi Lanner guilty in a 2 to 1 vote. The Beth Din of America did NOT call the police. The Beth Din
of America allowed Rabbi Lanner and his supporters to publicly claim he has been cleared of all charges by the
Beth Din. Rabbi Lanner then continued his path of abusing women and children while remaining employed by the
OU and the Hillel Academy. The Beth Din of America did nothing to end his employment or even supervise his
contact with women and children. More than 3 years after the Beth Din of America’s decision and a continued path
of abuse by Lanner, Rabbi Mordechai Willig apologized to the victims of Rabbi Lanner publicly.
A Beth Din covering up for the crimes of a sexual abuser? How wrong is this?
Allowing a sexual abuser to continue in his ways of abusing?
This not only brings into question the Beth Din of America, but also NCSY and the OU.
It only goes to show the inexperienced and flawed judges on this court and how they cover up for another Rabbi.
Another Beth Din of America Judge, Rabbi Michael Broyde with “Extremely Disturbing Behavior”.
An indefinite leave of absence from the Beth Din of America for Rabbi Michael Broyde. Likewise, his biography has been
deleted from the website of the Beth Din of America, where he was previously listed as a member and judge. Broyde
crafted a fake alternate identity which he used to correspond with rabbinic journals promoting his own work. He was also
shown to have employed various sock puppet accounts to defend his own writings.
Is this the type of judge you want ruling on your case?
MORE TO COME…………….