It seems like not all the Rabbonim are happy with the way things are going and they are NOT keeping quiet. They are speaking about the closed door session and they are letting it be known what was said there. Lets think about this for a minute. If Rabbonim were told to go to the police or to tell their kehillos to go to the police as the Agudah had announced previously, why would they need a “quiet” behind the scenes, closed door conference by invitation only, with a guard at the door with a “guest list” checking ID’s so no one that was not invited could not enter.
It is really hard to inform people of the truth when many of you don’t want to hear it. It really puts me in a difficult position. I am an advocate for children and an advocate for victims. I am told things. People pass along important information to me. Many of you want to know and be informed and many of you wish to continue to keep your heads in the sand. I decided that I would offer the information and if the moderators felt it was appropriate to post, they would post it. If they felt it was inappropriate they would NOT post it. It is important to stop sweeping all this under the rug. It is important to start taking some of the responsibility into our own hands and stop accepting unacceptable behavior.
WE have to take some responsibility as well for allowing it to continue decade after decade and not joining together as a K’lal and saying NO MORE, we will NOT allow it to continue any longer. Can you imagine how many children could have been saved had people such as ourselves taken a stand one decade ago or even two or three? Thousands upon thousands of yiddishe neshomas could have been saved from this evil, disgusting, humiliating, degrading and traumatizing life altering abuse. So do we continue to play the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” game or do we take a stand and put an end to this monstrous practice and to those who choose to cover it up.
I am sitting here crying. Not knowing what to do anymore. Do I walk away from here? Do I stay and keep trying? I don’t know. I am no longer sure of what my tafkid is.