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	Settlement Reached in Case of Alleged Sexual Misconduct Canadian Jewish News October 23, 2007 http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13356&Itemid=86 TORONTO — Beth Tzedec Congregation and one of its rabbis have settled a lawsuit with two women who alleged improper sexual conduct on the part of the clergyman. Details of the settlement were not released and neither Rabbi Tobias Gabriel nor the synagogue admitted fault or liability. Yona Nadler, 52, had alleged that Rabbi Gabriel pressured her into a sexual relationship after participating in a program offered by the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly to train shamashim, synagogue beadles who serve as attendants, caretakers or custodians. The course was offered last summer at Beth Tzedec, and Rabbi Gabriel was one of the instructors. Nadler was the only woman in the program. The second woman, who is unidentified, says she became sexually involved with Rabbi Gabriel while grieving the loss of one of her parents. She was mentioned, though not named, in Nadler's statement of claim, which demanded $1.3 million from the rabbi and synagogue for breach of fiduciary duty and for pain and suffering.
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