Eric Aiken
ARTICLES BY: Eric Aiken
This Yom Kippur, Don’t Donate to Unsafe Synagogues and Schools
Recently, 300 rabbis signed a statement condemning child sexual abuse in the Orthodox community and calling on their colleagues to make Orthodox institutions safe for children. Most...
How the Brooklyn DA Protects Orthodox Child Molesters (PART TWO)
In the first part of this article, I explained how a year and a half ago, I made a public record request for the photos and arrest reports...
How the Brooklyn DA Protects Orthodox Child Molesters
Note: This is the first of a two-part article. More than a year and a half ago, I made a Freedom of Information Law request (FOIL) to...
8 Steps to Take to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse at the Hands of Rabbis
Many Orthodox rabbis and institutions are affiliated with one or more major Orthodox umbrella groups. These groups include the Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel of America,...
Why Is the Rabbinical Council of America Protecting Child Molesters?
This is now the eighth month since I began contacting Rabbi Mark Dratch, executive vice-president of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), by phone and email....
Yeshiva University’s Child Molesters
In 2013, Yeshiva University was sued by 34 plaintiffs alleging that they were sexually abused when they were students there. Although the Torah does not...
Why Does the Rabbinical Council of America Refuse to Protect Children from Child Molesters?
Six weeks ago, I emailed Rabbi Mark Dratch, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), and published a detailed letter expressing my...
Will No One Speak Out About the Murder of Chaim Weiss?
I was recently contacted by Detective Captain John Azzata from the Nassau County homicide department, regarding the murder of Chaim Weiss. Chaim was a 15...
