[Audio below.] The devoted and dedicated askan, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel of Agudas Yisroel of America, appeared on Talkline with Zev Brenner on Motzoei Shabbos on WMCA 570am and on WRKL 910am. Rabbi Zweibel discussed reporting child abusers to police. Listeners had the opportunity to call in with their questions and their comments.
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may hashem protect us during these times.
vehatzneiah leches im elokecha
may we all have the sechel to deal with this properly.
Rabbi Zweibel, keep up your avodas hakodesh
Thank you Matzva for posting this. I found it very ineteresting.
Thank you matzav for posting this I find it very TROUBLING
Why is Zev Brenner now the go to guy for frum people looking to get their message out?
Let’s simplify this:
If you SEE your child, or any child, being molested, you must go to the police immediately and report it.
If your child tells you speicifcally that he/she was molested, detailing the event, you must go to the police immediately and report it.
If your child tell you in a round-about manner, without specifics, that he/she was molested, speak to you Rabbi.
If you suspect that molestation has or is taking place, speak to you Rabbi.
Rav Chaim Dovid Zweibel shlit”a is a tzadik nistar that our dor is truly blessed with.
#6. You have it right. The problem is, the abused will almost never speak up out of fear and shame; so to say the kid says it in a roundabout way is insane.
BTW, when was the last time a witness saw abuse taking place?!
#6 – I dont agree. Thats your interpretation. The whole idea is that you need to ask a Rav what is Raglayim Ledavar. You decided on your own. Seeing something certainly is. More than that, you are presenting your own psak.
Thank you #7. You’re 100% right!