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The article concerning Rabbi Bina was quite disturbing. Not because of his actions, but because unfortunately, this is a common experience in our yeshivas. What was really upsetting was the reactions and comments of prominent rabbis and educators who admitted they were aware of Rabbi Bina’s actions but were willing to overlook his abusive behavior […]

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With a specially designed, handicapped-accessible bima, sign-language services for the deaf and alternative holiday programs aimed at those with disabilities, Congregation Rodeph Sholom is at the forefront of the inclusion movement. Now, the Reform synagogue on the Upper West Side is being formally recognized for its effort to bring people with disabilities — who have […]

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Rav Bina abused other boys, and I smiled as hard as I could, trying to show him that I was his friend. Rav Bina said in shiur [class] that the only good homosexual is a dead homosexual, that the Skokie Yeshiva has killed more Jewish souls than the Holocaust, and to one boy he said, […]

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