Inside the Story of How One Utah Orthodox Rabbi’s Decision to Talk About Sex Abuse is Bringing Change to the World
Deseret News’s Gillian Friedman writes that an Orthodox rabbi who was abused as a boy ignited a #MeToo movement in the Jewish world after going public with his story. Utah Rabbi Avrohom (“Avremi”) Zippel said, “Any community that said it doesn’t happen here, it doesn’t happen to us, it’s not our problem … I wouldn’t call them ignorant, I just think they are just waiting for reality to hit.” Weeks after sharing his story, Zippel visited Rabbi Peretz Chein, the co-founder of the Chabad House at Brandeis University. Rabbi Chein, who hosts a podcast, revealed his own story of sexual abuse.