An Orthodox leader should be advocating for awareness of rape and sexual abuse, not dismissing its victims, writes the executive director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, who heads a large Orthodox synagogue, suggested on his blog that "rape" on college campuses is often the result of "misunderstandings."
The rabbi’s Nov. 21 blog post calling Arabs in the Land of Israel the enemy has prompted concern of negative fallout — including heightened security risks — at his Teaneck synagogue, Congregation Bnai Yeshurun.
