NEW YORK
The Jewish Press
Posted 12/21/2005
By Special to The Jewish Press
A former high-ranking Rabbinical Council of America official has resigned from the organization in the wake of the Jerusalem Bet Din`s decision characterizing the RCA as being in defiance of its rulings (“lo tsayis dina”).
The Jerusalem Bet Din of Israel`s Chief Rabbinate recently ordered the RCA to rescind its expulsion of Rabbi Mordecai Tendler over allegations of “improper conduct.”
Rabbi Moshe Faskowitz, longtime executive treasurer of the RCA, submitted his resignation “sadly” in an open letter in this week`s Jewish Press (see page 109).
Sources confirm that Rabbi Faskowitz consulted with other prominent and senior rabbis in the preparation of his letter of resignation and that further resignations from the RCA can be expected.