Rabbi Berland Spends Yom Kippur in Amsterdam with 100s of Chassidim

Yeshiva World
October 6, 2014

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The head of the Shuvu Banim community, Rabbi Eliezer Berland, spent Yom Kippur in northern Holland together with hundreds of his chassidim.

A Dutch court held a hearing last week to entertain an Israel Police request to remand the rabbi. Officials in Israel have filed for extradition and they want the rabbi held behind bars until that hearing so he cannot flee again. He has remained a step ahead of Israel Police for two years and has traveled to many countries including Morocco and S. Africa in his effort to avoid arrest.

The court last week released the rabbi on bail despite the Israel Police request. The extradition hearing is set to take place in about six weeks.