Benny

Thanks for taking the time to write this http://bennypolatseck.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-open-letter-to-rabbi-yakov-horowitz.html in response to my tweeting about the anniversary of Weberman's verdict. What you wrote was clearly "devarim hayotzim min ha'lev," and they were received as such.

You are certainly correct that his family members are suffering even though they did nothing wrong, and I always say that there are no "winners" in cases like these, just varying degrees of innocent loss among all parties (except for the perpetrator).

Benny; what I noted in the tweets was the question of "what has changed in your kehila as a result of this incident?"

You wrote that you are operating under the assumption that he is guilty and that there are other victims.

OK; Benny, .... Here are a few questions:

1) what is being done to help his other victims and other abuse survivors in your kehila repair their broken lives? Why aren't there public appeals inviting victims to come forward in privacy to get free counseling? Why is the kehila who taught and continues to teach all of us about tzedakah v'chesed not supporting these tzebruchene neshamos?

2) what is being done to educate today's children to protect themselves from r'l other tragedies like this?

3) who can your victims turn to in your kehila for support -- or even to seek guidance? I got news for you, Benny, they are calling me and others like me who are outside the kehila in terror and fear to get help and hadracha. Isn't that a tragedy beyond words?

There is much more on my mind re this but I just don't have the time to write more now and I felt that as you took the time to write, I should try and respond.

Benny; I extend a sincere offer to you. If you want to help keep tragedies like this from happening in your kehila by educating todays kinderlach in child safety i will be glad to meet with you and work hand in hand with you to make that happen.

Respectfully

Yakov

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