Saint And Sexual Predator

Some of you may be aware of the fact that for the last 10 years there has been a movement to glorify the accomplishments of a man named Shlomo Carlebach. The Awareness Center firmly believes there is a problem in doing this. There have been numerous accusations that Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach sexually harassed and assaulted many young women, and sexually assaulted/abused a few teenage girls.

1. The Awareness Center is looking for survivors of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach who would want to be interviewed by a journalist and have their story published. If you are interested, please contact Vicki Polin for more information.

2. The Awareness Center asks that when ever an article comes out regarding Shlomo Carlebach you it to us, including a link on the page it was found.

3.The Awareness Center asks that you write letters to editors requesting accountability in the portrayl of Shlomo Carlebach. Please forward your letters to The Awareness Center and send a note giving us permission to publish your letter on our web page.

And then there is the charismatic Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ­ "Hassidic saint" and New Age movement sexual predator:

Rabbi Known for Spirited Dancing at Services Resigns

"With the synagogue now thrown into tumult, division has flared among members over Rabbi Intrator's resignation and the future of the synagogue made famous by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, perhaps the foremost songwriter of contemporary Judaism.

Shlomo Carlebach was trained in strict Hasidic style with the Lubavitcher rebbe. But he left his Hasidic school and developed a method to teach classical and Hasidic teachings through his inspirational songs. In the 1960's, he settled in the Haight- Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco and set up the only Jewish presence there, a commune called the House of Love and Prayer.

Stories of his unusual evangelical methods abound. Once he sang to a concert hall full of naked hippies. He got a group of yogis singing and dancing on a trip to the Grand Canyon. Whether it be old Hasidic men in the Diamond District, or born-again Christians, Rabbi Carlebach always seemed to make them dance.

Before he died in 1994, Rabbi Carlebach, who had become known as the Dancing Rabbi, selected Rabbi Intrator, his longtime assistant and concert manager, to succeed him as rabbi."

"The shadow side of Shlomo Carlebach"

"While Rabbi Carlebach was never formally connected with the Jewish Renewal movement, which encourages spiritual and mystical expressions of Judaism, his teachings and music have had a deep impact on many Renewal congregations, and on institutions of other streams of Judaism as well. For this reason, he was a frequent guest at synagogues, youth conventions, Jewish summer camps and other gatherings.

"Among the many people Lilith spoke with, nearly all had heard stories of Rabbi Carlebach's sexual indiscretions during his more than four-decade rabbinic career. Spiritual leaders, psychotherapists, and others report numerous incidents, from playful propositions to actual sexual contact. Most of the allegations include middle-of-the-night, sexually charged phone calls and unwanted attention or propositions. Others, which have been slower to emerge, relate to sexual molestation".

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