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“we lack the competence to assess the credibility of an accusation”
TLIK: The Gedolei HaPoskim disagree with you. Rav Elyashiv paskened l’halacha, that accusations/allegations *cannot* be reported to any secular authorities — even by a “mandated reporter” — unless and until a *halachic assessment* on the particular case alleging abuse meets the level of Raglayim L’Davar (credible evidence — again, based upon halachic criteria of Raglayim L’Davar determined by a competent Posek.)
OTOH, mandated reporters, in contravention to halacha, are mandated by secular law to report any allegations even if it lacks credibility. This is a direct conflict between Halacha and non-Jewish/secular laws. For Jews, halacha must take precedence.
Let’s not conflate accusations or allegations of abuse with actual abuse. While at times they coincide, at other times they do not.
TLIK: The mesira issue is live and viable and has not been put to rest. It is a serious concern and consideration in all cases.
And mandated reporters are forbidden to report if it is mesira. And in some real cases it applies.
(“mesora” was a spell-checker [inaccurate] correction. It obviously should have read mesira. And it isn’t I who sees mesira as evil; the RBS”O declared so in His halachos.))
What I stated here and above is halachicly accurate and applicable.
TLIK: Potential examples of mesora is reporting to, say, the police or to ACS (CPS). Lack of arrest does not make it not a mesora case, if the net result is the entity (police, CPS, etc.) will stick governmental power, even outside of detention or seizure of children, to make Jewish family lives miserable.
Suspicion of a crime that lacks knowledge thereof, does not permit disregarding the halachos of mesira.
At the very core, when the local non-Jewish laws mandate reporting (i.e. a mandated reporter) in insurances where the halachos of mesira are applicable and prohibit reporting, a Jew is bound by the halacha even though the secular law is otherwise.
Indeed their is an obligation to ask a Posek a shaila before reporting to a government entity. And the OP is correct that it isn’t always done. But true frum therapists do ask first. And follow the Psak issued.
But, of course, it is vital before choosing a therapist to research through rabbomim if said therapist being considered asks shailos first. If not, one needs to find another therapist.
If the halacha is that it is forbidden to report a person, any Jewish therapist cannot report even if the secular law is otherwise, as halacha takes precedence when it is in conflict with non-Jewish laws. And in these matters it is certain there are times and cases where Jewish law and local non-Jewish laws disagree.
The Kaf HaChaim writes that one hour of learning before dawn is equal to many hours of learning during the day (1,24). Nonetheless, the Rambam indicates that it is preferable to stay up late and learn during the night (Deos 4,4). Other authorities support this view and encourage going to sleep after midnight (Arugas HaBosem 1).
“It is better to sleep well at night than to cut back on sleep and be tired all day” (Taz, Even HaEzer 25,1).
All of the above.
Netanyahu torpedoed the last government because it was getting time for him to step down as PM and give the reigns to Gantz. And one thing Netanyahu cannot fathom is playing second fiddle.
The problem is the Likud refuses to put up another member other than Netanyahu as their PM candidate. If they’d do so right now, you’d have a right wing government led by Likud.
The seforimblog isn’t reliable.
Is there a cure to hoarding? Has it been proven effective for most hoarders?
Every Jew a .22. Take your concealed weapon with you to Yeshiva.
Kahana Chai
The halacha is that you cannot sharpen them if they’re not yours — unless you have permission.
If they’re your pencils, the halacha is you may sharpen them any of the six first days of the week. Unless the day is a Yom Tov.
Yiddish is Yidden’s common tongue. As such, the only “control board” that exists are the hundreds of thousands Yiddish speakers. As they use the language, it makes it a living language.
Yiddish is Yidden’s common tongue. As such, the only “control board” that exists are the hundreds of thousands Yiddish speakers. As they use the language, it makes it a living language.
Kalman Zechariah Eibish.
President Ronald Reagan was the greatest American president since President Teddy Roosevelt. No one has come close since.
Joe Biden is the new Jimmy Carter.
It isn’t the Torah view.
Fish juice, fish juice and fish juice. (Or, as some call it, fish sauce.)
Gershom Scholem is not a credible source.
All of the AP’s competitors are as bad as they.
How was the environment unsuitable for Bnei Torah?
So sad that William was vaccinated.
With President Trump proven correct, yet again on another issue the leftists mocked him for, or certainly now proven incorrect that those denying the origination of the Wuhan Coronavirus was from a Chinese lab, will the media and their leftist politician supporters apologize? Don’t count on them doing the right thing.
At Masbia.