Sunday, May 08, 2005
Family of Sephardic Chief Rabbi Arrested
The wife, daughter and son of Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi were arrested in the kidnapping and beating of a 17-year-old youth, Israeli media reported Friday.
The family of the rabbi, Shlomo Amar, reportedly objected to a romantic relationship the youth, who is ultra-Orthodox, had with the rabbi's 18-year-old daughter, the reports said. The rabbi is not a suspect in the case, the reports said.
Police were not immediately available for comment. One police inspector, Moshe Mualem, told Israel Radio that the investigation was still in the early stages. The three suspects appeared before a Tel Aviv court Friday. The rabbi's wife and daughter were released to house arrest, the reports said.
Amar is one of Israel's two chief rabbis, the most senior position in the ultra-Orthodox establishment.
According to the reports, the rabbi's daughter had met the youth through the Internet. In the ultra-Orthodox world, social contact between unmarried men and women is frowned upon.
The Haaretz daily said the key suspect is Amar's son, Meir, who has been leading a secular life for years. He and two accomplices allegedly beat the youth for several hours in the presence of his sister, the report said. The young woman was arrested because she did not try to stop the beating, the report said.
The wife, daughter and son of Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi were arrested in the kidnapping and beating of a 17-year-old youth, Israeli media reported Friday.
The family of the rabbi, Shlomo Amar, reportedly objected to a romantic relationship the youth, who is ultra-Orthodox, had with the rabbi's 18-year-old daughter, the reports said. The rabbi is not a suspect in the case, the reports said.
Police were not immediately available for comment. One police inspector, Moshe Mualem, told Israel Radio that the investigation was still in the early stages. The three suspects appeared before a Tel Aviv court Friday. The rabbi's wife and daughter were released to house arrest, the reports said.
Amar is one of Israel's two chief rabbis, the most senior position in the ultra-Orthodox establishment.
According to the reports, the rabbi's daughter had met the youth through the Internet. In the ultra-Orthodox world, social contact between unmarried men and women is frowned upon.
The Haaretz daily said the key suspect is Amar's son, Meir, who has been leading a secular life for years. He and two accomplices allegedly beat the youth for several hours in the presence of his sister, the report said. The young woman was arrested because she did not try to stop the beating, the report said.
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Does this happen to all secular folk who get into relationships with chassidim?
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: May 08, 2005 12:38 AM
rabbi amar is not the chief rabbi of the ultra orthodox establishment he is the chief rabbi of the secular state of israel
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