Abuse

I haven't said anything about recent news about alleged sexual abuse in the Orthodox community because (1) I don't know all the facts of any particular incident, and (2) I don't have anything to say that hasn't been said elsewhere.

However, I now break that silence by giving commendation to Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, who seems to be doing the right things and is in a position to have an impact:

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2006/12/the_good_guys_f.html

I hope that he may have the kind of impact on the problem of abuse that Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski has had for substance abuse in the Jewish community.