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The Council
of Orthodox Synagogues Victoria
presents
Rabbi Kenneth Brander
The David
Mitzner Dean of
Yeshiva
University's Center
for the Jewish
Future
Rabbi Brander
was an extremely successful pulpit Rabbi who built a Congregation from 60 to 600
families
in Boca Raton
in 14 years. He is world renowned and engaged extensively throughout the USA and
internationally lecturing Rabbis,
communal
leaders and communities in general in the field of Jewish renewal. During his
studies to obtain Smicha,
he served as
the student assistant to the esteemed Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik.
Rabbi Brander
has received numerous awards for his community service,
none the least
he was honoured with the State of Israel Medal of Honour
for Rabbinic
leadership in supporting Gush Etzion.
Please
click here for Rabbi Brander’s
public
speaking engagements this week.
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 6:38 PM
Subject: [YCL] Press Release - Council of Orthodox Synagogues of
Australia
Council of Orthodox Synagogues of
Australia
Press Release:
As one who is
supportive of the mission and goals of Tzeddek, it was extremely disappointing
that its founder, Mr. Manny Waks saw fit to criticise COSA for bringing Rabbi
Brander to Australia . As an organisation dedicated to pursuing justice and
rooting out abuse, one would expect it to uphold the highest standards of truth
and integrity. Rather than allowing himself to accept uncritically spurious
allegations and smears that were recently levelled at Rabbi Brander, had Mr.
Waks conducted an honest inquiry into both the facts of the alleged accusations
as well as Rabbi Brander’s strong track record in the area of social activism
and child and family abuse cases in general, he would have discovered that not
only were the allegations totally without foundation, but that Rabbi Brander has
a reputation for being a pioneer and role model for how rabbi’s should conduct
themselves in such cases.
By his actions, Mr. Waks has sought to impugn the
credibility of someone he should be lauding as an example for all Rabbis thereby
damaging the cause of those seeking to eliminate both child sex abuse and the
culture of covering up this crime.
Romy Leibler
President
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