Why? What Really Happened to ? The Downward Spiral of a Young Woman's Descent into Ultra Orthodox Jewish Cults __________________________________________ Readers if you are really interested in what happens to a young woman who has been abused by the Ultra Orthodox... read on. It is long but may give you some insight. What really happened to ? She was only 14 when she started
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To All of our Dear Friends… Thank G-d our dear daughter is now home. We cannot thank you enough for all of the prayers for her safe return. Our daughter walked away from the movement and people that assisted in her departure from her family, friends, school and future opportunities. Her strength and good common sense helped her leave Brooklyn with the help of a dear friend who was “inside
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I am trying to research Scheerson and why the Messianic portion of Chabad feels he was "the Messiah"....where it started, how it started?? What basis etc????? I would like publications, web sites that are credible etc. Thanks.
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What exact criteria do the Messianics believe that Scheerson met to be considered Messianic ???? Did he perform miracles? I find this part of their movement to be especially disturbing. Scheerson sounds like "just a man" with many "opportunistic" tendencies... Is the book "Larger than Life" the best material on him and the Messianic division of the Chabad
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We have tried everything...we have tried kindness and offers of everything to get her home. The Tough Love aspect of not "enabling" her and getting her immediately into therapy IF we can find her is just one of the things that we have tried. Bottom line we just want our baby girl home...
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Help a Family fight back!! Please help us get this CANCER out of our community and away from our children!! Here is the link to the petition: (Cut and paste the above link into your browser if the link is not "live".) PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING THE PETITION TODAY!!!! Thank you and G-d Bless you!!
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Three weeks since our beautiful daughter disappeared.... this Saturday would have been her graduation with honors from her high school. The Chabad rabbi who is responsible for her leaving still denies any involvement. Even though we now have proof that he is paying for the apartment that she is living in, got her a job, and essentially is paying her way to be in NY. This guy is a creep and
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I would like to say something "nice" about the Chabad but I cannot. We have spoken to 7 Chabad Rabbis throughout our state and NY... who have all lied to us about the location of our daughter (she is living with a Chabad family in Crown Heights and all of them know exactly where she is). They also have all denied ANY wrong doing or proselytizing. It is nothing but deceit and lies
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We must disinherit our daughter. It is not even a judgement call. Otherwise these people will get what we have worked for so very hard all of our lives. That is the first thing that we have done! And we are not at all sure just what role the Chabad boyfriend plays in this. Imagine a 23 year old man who does not work who has a chance to grab substantial money; and my daughter might very wel
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Much sound advice... thanks for taking the time to post. I am sure that time will heal... I am very very angry and disappointed right now. As a Mother it is really almost too much to bear and it is putting a strain on our marriage and family. Please pray for us. Thank you for all of your insights and advice... it is truly most appreciated.
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We have now found our daughter. She is totally brainwashed and has made the decision to leave us, her family for the CULT CHABAD AND THEIR SEMINARY, against our wishes. She will soon become one of their "baby making machines". It is with a very heavy heart that I know that before she associated with Chabad her aspirations were to be a physician. SHE IS A BRILLIANT GIRL WHO WAS C
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You should be very proud of yourself in getting out of the Chabad in one piece. What a story... you have been through a lot of horrors with them. They have my beautiful baby girl, they have their hooks in her and I will probably never see her again. They have introduced her to a Chabad man... he is 33 she is 18. He is mentally unstable by the Chabads own admission... and my daughter is an
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There is a Federal Statue for missing persons 18-21 that will allow a missing person report to be filed for those under 21. We just found out about it today. As for "meaning conversation" that must be a phrase that the Chabad uses often also because I have heard that phrase now at least 25 times in the last week. Unfortunately we have been to every Rabbi from the Conserative to t
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I have no address, no phone #...nothing. It will be a week this Thursday... This is very very scary. The Chabad Rabbis know where she is and there is nothing we can do!!! I want to physically go in and get her out of this "white slavery" if only someone could help me!!
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THIS CORRESPONDENCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IS EVERYTHING i HAVE. I KNOW NOTHING MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY DAUGHTER. Lt. Mike Hartsell cc: Sheriff Shoar, Agent Matthews FBI Dear Mike, I left you two telephone messages yesterday.. 1) I need to get into the system officially as a Missing Person. That will help me get help from the NY/NJ authoriti
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I assure you everything in my post is true and accurate. We have been to the police, the FBI, Senators, Conservative Rabbis, Chabad Rabbis... no one can help us get our daughter back because she is now 18. Now I understand that the Chabad family she is with in NY is now trying to get her out of the country. We have no idea where our daughter is. The people of Chabad know but they are NOT
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Sheriff David Smith St. Francis County Sheriffs Office Dear David, I hope this email finds you well and that you have now fully recovered from your accident last year. David, it is with a very heavy heart that I write this email. I need your help. As you know our family is Jewish. We have allowed our daughter to attend services and events at the Chabad here since she was 14 years
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