A major Orthodox synagogue is seceding from the Orthodox Union amid accusations that the group ignored repeated allegations that a high-ranking employee sexually abused and molested scores of teen-agers. According to the New York Jewish Week, Congregation Beth Aaron of Teaneck, N.J., voted to immediately withhold all dues to the O.U., the congregational body of centrist Orthodoxy, and its youth group.
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