Rabbis respond to Fairfax quotes

J-Wire
January 28, 2015

http://www.jwire.com.au/rabbis-respond-fairfax-quotes/

Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant

The Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (ORA) is deeply concerned about comments attributed to criminal lawyer Alex Lewenberg which have appeared in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers.

(“Jewish sex abuse victims pressured” 28/01/15).

The Fairfax Media reports that a legally made recording of a telephone conversation between Lewenberg and Melbourne convicted sex offender David Cyprys is told that he should not have co-operated with police.

“Victims of abuse are to be encouraged and supported to disclose and assist the police with investigations into Child Sexual Abuse,” said ORA President, Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant.

The Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia, the Rabbinical Council of NSW, and the Rabbinical Council of Victoria have all addressed the issue of ‘messirah’ (informing) very publicly in recent years, and have made it abundantly clear that there is no impediment in Jewish Law to disclosing such matters to the police.