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January 3-5, 2006
FaithTrust Colloquium
Daytona Beach, FL January 3-5, 2006
Sexual Assault and Rape in the Bible

January 10-12, 2006 (article)
Houston, TX
Shalom Bayit: Houston Jewish Network Against Domestic Abuse
1/10/06: The Obligation to Act, Beth Yeshurun Synagogue (event summary)
1/11/06: Houston Rabbinical Association
1/12/06: Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

January 15, 2006 (full event information)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jewish Domestic Abuse Collaborative (event summary flyer)
Daring to Disturb the Sounds of Silence: Family Violence in the Jewish Community Temple Israel
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February 11, 2006
Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim, New York City
Daring to Disturb the Sounds of Silence: Family Violence in the Jewish Community

February 14, 2006
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Kraft Center, Columbia University, NYC
Abuse in the Orthodox World

February 16, 2006
Promoting a Safe Envrionment in the Classroom (event information)
With Rabbi Mark Dratch
6:30 P.M. at the Jewish Community Center
1035 Newfield Avenue - Suite 200
Stamford, CT 

February 19, 2006
Educators' Council, Stamford, CT
Protecting Our Children: Teachers' Responsibility and Response

February 22, 2006
Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future Rabbinic Yarchei Kallah
Boca Raton, FL
Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community: Rabbinic Responsibilty and Response

February 26, 2006
Las Vegas, NV
Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community (event information)

March 15, 2006
JTS Rabbinical School Student Association
Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City
Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community: Rabbinic Responsibilty and Response

June 16-17, 2006
Mt. Kisko Hebrew Congregation
Mt. Kisko, NY

"Do Jewish Men Really Make the Best Husbands? Reflections on the domestic relations in light of Jewish law and tradition"

"Moses, the Nursemaid? The Psychological Abuse of Moses"

:: Press Releases & News Related Items

03/23/07. The Jewish Times - Baltimore	ˆ top ˆ
National Jewish Abuse Meeting Here By Maayan Jaffe

Kislev/Tevet 5767
"Jewish Women International Tackles Child Abuse by Rabbis in the Orthodox Community"
The Jewish Voice and Opinion

11/02/06. JWI: Jewish Women International
Betraying the Trust: Rabbis and Child Sex Abuse
“SHHH…Let’s talk about what never happens…but it does”
Thursday, November 2, 2006
12 noon - 1 pm Eastern Time

10/11/06. Child Sex Abuse Case Still Haunts
The Cold Case of Avrohom Mondrowitz and the Silencing of a Community ( pdf version)
ABC News
By Roxanna Sherwood

05/22/06. On the Rabbi's Knee.
Do the Orthodox Jews have a Catholic-priest problem? ( pdf version)
New York Magazine
By Robert Kolker

Rabbi Fired Over Sex Claims, Defenders Offer Mea Culpa ( pdf version)
The Forward
By Jennifer Siegel

04/11/06
JSafe wins Webby Honoree selection as part of the 10th Annual Webby Awards competition.

11/10/05. A Safer Torah.
David Kaye, rabbi and educator, was exposed on the television news magazine “Dateline NBC” as a pedophile and sexual predator.
By Rabbi Mark Dratch

05/02/05. Jewish Women International.
Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community: Rabbi Dratch Launches JSafe

04/21/05. The Jewish Ledger.
Stamford Rabbi launches institute to address issues of abuse in Jewish community
By Judie Jacobson

02/04/05. The Jewish Week.
At Last, An Attempt To Monitor Abuse.
Gary Rosenblatt - Editor and Publisher