Following a recent article, about a particular singer subjecting his wife and children to years of physical and mental abuse, Yoni Shlomo posted a YouTUBE video surrounded by Seforim and photos of his family explaining that matters aren’t so simple, and that the truth “belongs only to me and my family”.
Video: Yoni Shlomo Speaks out on Allegations of Spouse Abuse
Following a recent article, about a particular singer subjecting his wife and children to years of physical and mental abuse, Yoni Shlomo posted a YouTUBE video surrounded by Seforim and photos of his family explaining that matters aren’t so simple, and that the truth “belongs only to me and my family”.
In the video Yoni, whose full name is Jonathan or Yonatan Chlomo Zarbib, speaking in French with English subtitles, claims he has been subject to lies and propaganda, and spends most of his time in the video accusing all this on his in-laws “who never supported his career” and on his brother in law “who has nothing better to do”.
Before publishing the initial article CrownHeights.info spoke with a number local Rabbonim in Paris, all of whom are actively involved in the case which spans over many years, and confirmed the details of the article to be true. After posting the article we received a tremendous amount of pressure to remove the article claiming it would do no good to the family.
In all fairness we decided to post Yoni’s video for his benefit.
The following is a transcript of what was said in the video:
Hello,
For several days now, I have been a victim of various attacks and allegations. These non commendable means refrained me from telling the truth about all this story – a truth which only belongs to my family, especially to my wife and our children. That’s why I feel the need to directly speak to you, in order to stop the spreading of these lies and slander, whose results are only to hurt and to insult my wife and myself.
We have been married for more than ten years, thank G-d. We have three children. I’d like to let you know that my in-laws never gave me their approval and that I have never been able to rely on them, for any matter whatsoever. They have never supported me in my career and they even became frustrated and allergic to my fame.
You can imagine that these conditions put a great deal of pressure on our relationship and our family.
For professional reasons, I sometimes have to travel away from home. Unfortunately, as with many husbands and wives, my wife and I have had some hard times, however we have managed to overcome them. Indeed, we still strive to work together in order that we live in harmony as long as possible.
I deplore the fact that my in-laws never followed this path, but rather persisted in trying to separate us, supposedly for their daughter’s good. She consistently refused to join in their idea.
In July 2009, we went through a very hard time in life. My brother-in-law, who lives in New York and doesn’t have much to do with his life, decided to take care of the matters. With a quite harsh method, he put a tremendous psychological pressure on my wife so that she would lodge a complaint against me.
In this moment of weakness, my wife’s naivety led her to make up some events and exaggerate some facts, somewhat manipulated by her brother. Afterwards, I obviously had to give some explanations to the police. The investigation was then concluded, without further prosecution.
But this man relentlessly set himself against me. Only three days after I was proved innocent by the police, he decided to hound me. I received an email from him, in which he threatened me and used blackmail. If according to the law there was nothing to say about me, he would dispense justice – his own justice – using false charges, gossip and slander.
My wife asked him many times, and particularly after this email, to stop his attempts to destabilize our couple, and to let us live peacefully. But he never listened to the wishes of his sister.
His absolute madness went too far. Along with his family, he kept on threatening me and pressuring me before my shows in order to cancel them. Each time, I had to explain myself and let my clients know about our private life. This harmed us both morally and financially.
His loathsome methods have now reached their peak… In his irresponsible and despicable way, he chose to disclose the life of a family, without even thinking of all the annoying consequences which they generate.
He never thought about his married sister, neither about his sisters who are not yet married, nor about his nephew and nieces and the name of his family. Alone in New York, it’s enough for him to denigrate us from far and to live his own life apart.
But the worst part is that beyond our family, there is the community. Through his lies, he is endangering the good name of an entire Jewish community, because people would be able to blame and to use this information against our Orthodox community. This reprehensible man definitely has no feeling of responsibility. Is there a Rav in the world who would have allowed him to do something like that ? Would a normal man have taken this risk ?
Because I refuse to settle private matters in public, I asked this man to attend a rabbinical court a few months ago, in France. Completely dismayed, the Rabbanim only received insult and refusal from him as an answer. The Rabbanim urged him then to convene me with the court of his choice, within a precise time. But even this act of kindness did not satisfy his thirst for revenge. Justice of the men is not the honorable path for him, the only way forward on his level was rather the jungle. I let him have this privilege!
On our side, we have decided to shed all the light about this story by any rabbinical and legal means at our disposal.
My dear friends, I would like to tell you how difficult this trial has become, but you can be assured that my wife and I have become so tightly knit to overcome it and become more unified than ever. The countless friendly and supporting messages we have received in the past few days have helped us so much, and I would like to thank you for it. We are very touched from it, I’m personally very touched, and this shows that lie and manipulation will not win!
My profound request is that this unfortunate imposture shall stop as well as this conspiracy against us.
With an absolute confidence in G-d, I am convinced that we will be even stronger to overcome this with joy and to hear good news.
Thank you for your trust. See you soon !
Non reformed
I am sorry but shame to Crown Heights info for becoming the national enquierer of Chabad, You should know better then to give a stage for such personal and private issues.
Please go back to a higher level and standard, rather then spread such low articles
Nechama
You are guilty and you stand protected by Rabbonim whom are not with you when you lose control, when the stress level is so high that you look to hurt the first person that could take this horrendous: your wife. No woman would make this up.
She has stood by you all those years until you became famous, now you look at her as an unwanted burden. As for your children, get some counselling. Sincerely listen to the advice and start seeing that your first and only treasure that you ever have in this world is your wife and children. It is possible to heal and recover from this. If you have the will.
Good luck. Hashem Ya’azor.
Elki
The family photos in the background surely prove what a great family man he is. I don’t know the truth, how could I, but he sounds like a very talented actor. He also knows how to use the media. I read the original article on CHI. You did the moral thing by posting his words as a rebuttal, but I hope noone is swayed by the big yarmulke, beard and theater
CMA
Kol Hakavod for sticking up for himself.
Shame on CH.info for posting this story in the first place. It was loshon horo and motzi shem ra. If the Rabbonim told you not to post it, why did you?
Yossi Z
Yad Hachasidim Al Aelyono!!
Yoni keep it up, shkoyach for this video
VH
even if some details are true, bepoel is disgusting to have it circulated on the Internet. I find it very mature mentsh for him to speak directly and not be hidden.
Shayna
I cannot believe the previous comment!
How could you not have pity on a woman with small children who was being abuse in front of her children and to come to such a state that she would cower when her husband arrived home from work!
Abuse, especially mental abuse, leaves no scars.
Rabbonim should wake up and see that women are stronger and will stand up for themselves and fend for themselves because they believe what is good for them and their families.
They have their priorities down pat.
ben
a great actor, though you can never know the truth. the video does look way too set up and his speech was over prepared. had what he was saying been true you should of felt some sort of emotions yet i dont think there was even a bit in there even when he speaks about getting together and becoming stronger with his wife as result of whats going on!yet on the other hand who knows, only g-d himself. may we be zoche to the coming of moshiach and get out of this golus ASAP!!!! now
Anti - Wife beater.... a
You did not answer if the allegations are true or not…
Did you or did you not abuse your family? Of yes, get some help and say sorry……
Of course this belongs in your family if this is false… However, if it is not…. I’d like to get my hands on you for beating your woman!
An abused and battered mother
If it is for Toeles then it is not Lashon Hara or Motzei Shem Ra. The way people are reacting to this- its no wonder that these issues are constantly getting swept under the rug!!
Kol Hakavod to CH.info for publicizing this!!
Such people should be put in cherem!
Batya
I hope that she is taking the story to a court, where it belongs. Courts always side with women and children.
She has the support of all the women I showed this article to.
NO woman should be afraid of a man .
It should be teamwork, an equal parnership.
We are living in 2010, not in rural 1950’s Europe.
Good Luck, and you will be successful.
annoyed
wow
i cant believe that crownheigts.info would actually give this fraudulent the forum to deny his wife’s and family’s pain for the sake of his reputation and career. it isnt hard to see past the vague references and long windedness– this man is a cold liar and no one need feel the need to protect him from his own misdeeds.
Green
I do not know the truth of this story, nor does anyone else watching this video. This vidoe also proves nothing. The only thing factual abt this incident is that spousal abuse both physical and mental is a crime. it is a sickness. It is a desease one can not heal from without serious therapy. Dont kid yourself and dont protect your husband who does not care enough to protect you.
ceo
It honestly doesnt seem to be very convincing. True, only he knows what is going on in the home, and so too his wife and children, but it just doesnt sound convincing….for many reasons.
But yes, it does smirk of national enquirer, excuse the refrence please.
HaShem Yishmor
it does not sound like happiness, thats for sure.
sick to my stomach
I sit and watch this video and I am feeling this wrenching feeling in my gut, I feel like throwing up.
Never once in the entire video does this piece of vermin deny the allegations. Its like the boy who got caught doing something wrong and started to scream “I am not he only one that does it, he does it too” claiming that its all his brother in laws fault and his parents in laws fault, but never his own!
With all due respect to people’s right to speak their mind, CHI I think this was a poor choice and giving this ‘man’ the right to do, it only compounds my sorry feeling for his wife and children to live in the shadow of such a skilled liar and smooth talker.
I for one see right through him.
Shalombayit
Why wasn’t your wife beside you for this video? Where is her voice in all of this? All this video tells us is that a) there is what to cover up and b) exploits your family publically more than before. You should get professional advice next time. Free advice is always worth every penny!
Daniel Botnick
Shame on CrownHeights.info for getting involved in this sad business. It speaks volumes about everything that you choose to put up. This site is a disgrace to the sh’chuna.
stay
IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, WHY DOES SHE WANT TO STAY WITH HIM???
None of us knows what really happened. All we know is that they both want to make it work. Why then, does CHI and all the “civilian judges” on this page think they have the right to pass judgement?
CHI has become worse than the New York Post.
Yoni, I don’t know you, but noone should have to go through this humiliation.
Lizz
Instead of commenting if he is right or not (which there is no way to prove it from either of the articles). Just ask the wife to get up and testify if it is true or not
as if
what a load of garbage
me myself and i
If original story is true.
How dare anyone curse out CH.info for posting first article. would you want to be part of the group of ppl who cover up such type of behavior.
If this guys telling the truth…
Oy! im speachless
this is pothetic!
this creep is a total idiot and belongs in jail! No women would make up a story about being abused by her husband unless it was happening. Anyone who takes his side is a FOOL! I too was in an abusive marriage and even my own father could NOT see what was so bad about my ex!!!
miriam
this makes me feel like if i want to throw up…disgusting!do we really have to know about their private lifes?,this is really really low low low….blaming the in-laws,blaming the brother in law,why is he sitting by himself,they should be sitting together…how horrible disgusting!,i cannot even look at this man on the face I am really really sorry
question
SIR DID YOU HIT YOUR WIFE AND KIDS ????????
YES OR NO
An In-Law
in-laws mixing in their child’s marriage is a real serious issue. small problems in a couple’s marriage that could’ve been worked out, become blown way out of proportion because the wrong people got involved.
i don’t know the story at all but reading articles on the internet won’t help anyone properly judge such complex situations properly.
i feel so sorry for the girl
Its amazing how much this guy could lie. Everyone will know about this story and no one will ever use him again. he is such a sick guy
CH Mom
To Question:
Your comment is straight to the point – the most sensible one posted!
lair
smooth talker , liar….hes gross. oh and p.s. court sides with men too…some woman are liars too….this case…this guy should be locked up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been There
His video is not impressive!! – Does not appear to have any remorse at all, not a pained look, rather a self justifying, egotistical look. Hardly what it takes to fix up problems as big as he caused!! She just needs to walk out, close the door and never, ever look back!!! Her children will thank her!!
fed up of L-H
you belive what you want to belive. you never know the truth. only his wife knows. it may be really true that the family are mixing in. however if he’s abusive that no one will know. any one can make up a story about you and post it on the net if they dont like you.
i want to hear from her real frinds that this guy did hurt her and the kids. so this whole story is just what you want to belive and it seems like when any one is curt in a bad suitation. we intent to belive he’s bad when its sometime a set up of some one trying to black mail you
whose helping her?
I hope she’s separated from this guy. poor lady. Are people keeping her safe?
POOR WOMAN and her family
i agree with shalombayit. how can we believe this guy? his wife is obviously terrified of him and caught up in his abuse. i hope this story gets resolved and everyone who needs psychological help gets it fast.
Whatever....
People, marriages can be very difficult and complex, we cant know the truth. But if he is telling the truth, let him appear WITH his wife, or if they are “tight knit” as he claims, let her at least release a statmnet corroborating his remarks. at the end of the day, is it really for global knowledge? cant the local authorities take care of this matter? is the infrastructer in france so backwards? if he is really the loving father/husband, get off youtube and do something, and if he’s not I’m sure there is physical proof. And again, if it is true what he is saying, he should get off youtube and sue his brother-in-law for slander, his actions just make his credibility more questionable.
to question
well said and to the point. instead of sitting there and going on and on and on (sick) just tell us streight – did you or did you not do what you are accused of doing. if you did – get help and save your marriage – if you did not – open your mouth and say so.
to question
well said and to the point. instead of sitting there and going on and on and on (sick) just tell us streight – did you or did you not do what you are accused of doing. if you did – get help and save your marriage – if you did not – open your mouth and say so.
Smoke and fire
Where there is smoke there is fire. Even if he is partially guilty she should take the kids and leave. It’s a fact that wife abusers never change.
been there but on my way out BH
As I read the comments written on this story, I just want to thank CHI for publicizing a highly volatile subject.
I have been there but IYH will leave very soon. But the effects on my children I will not know for a very long time.
I haven’t seen the woman he “ is very close to now ” but I assume after this story dies down he will be either more careful with her or abuse her in more subtle ways. Unacceptable.
Without help , nothing will be accomplished.
I would give her this advice: Leave while you can.
It will be hard but you WILL make it.
You are young and will rebuild your life.
Leave now because you have the strength
Very impressive
Well u could see that this whole video is clearly “set up” he learned his speech by heart, with these fancy French words that he wouldn’t even know the meaning. And the family pictures behind him are probably part of the show!
I am sorry but police reports with all these details are not fake, so yes he is an abuser!
Let them live...
Take it off..
Been There Done That
B“H
Amazing how gullible most of the fools who berate CH dot info here. I, too am a male victim of Domestic Violence–That’s right MALE–My ex-split with my child and ran to F-Bush to Ohel and their ”Rov” in their full-time employ, David Cohen, who unilaterally issued a heter to my wife to leave our marriage without even speaking to me. False allegations of male on female D.V. has been around since Yosef ha-Tzaddik was accused by Potiphar’s wife of trying to. . .
The truth is that according to the the most exhaustive long-term study of D.V. in the Unite States, the F.B.I.’s own study, the Strauss-Gelles-Steinmetz study, taken over 5-year intervals for the last 25 years, 52% of D.V. is Male on Female; 48% is Female on Male with a margin of error of 5%!
So all you idiot-savants who sign up for the Shalom Task Force/Ohel/Deluth Model shita can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
This guy is innocent until proven guilty!
Tachlis
Been there: Easier said than done…do you have any advice for her on HOW to get out?
sum1 who no-s
Thank you CH.info 4 posting the 1st artical – it shows that there are abusive husbands and fathers out there and right here in our neighborhood 2!
The reason she is still with him is becoz mental abuse is convincing a person that they can’t live without the abuser – been there – done that!! Its very hard to get out of the grips of an abusive animal! If he was able to abuse her till now – he damn well will continue, emtionaly too.
Sum1 has got to help the poor woman and family. Hashem yerachaim.
lier
his body language, hunched over shoulders in, shows he is lying.
Unimpressed
The video confirms the veracity of the original allegations. In the video, Yoni does not address the truthfullness of the allegations. He does not deny them. Additionally, he does not apologize for the mental and emotional hurt that this story caused his family, extended family, and community. Instead, he uses the video as a medium to viciously attack his in-laws. A close analysis of video demonstrates that it was nothing more than an aggressive, offensive tirade that accuses and blames others for his actions. His calm demeanor does not mask the slanderous content of the message.It is easy to see that someone who displays such aggression in an internet forum, would be equally aggressive at home in a physical forum. Thus, the video merely confirms the veracity in the original posting. Finally, if the allegations were false and Yoni and his wife are now united—as claimed in the video—why is his wife absent in the video? Put another way, if the allegations were false, the affront was not against Yoni but the entire family; therefore, one would expect his wife to partake (and show support) in the first public video that addressed the issue. Her conspicuous absence, proves the truth of the original story. Thank you crownheights.info for publishing the original story. Concealing it would have been a crime to the family and cast shame on the entire community, as silence is ratification.
dont get his point
does he thinks the photos in the back can prove his innocence??? or maybe his tie ??? The seforims???? no probably the mug
this guy love himself too much That is all we can see.
He is stupid or what?????
do NOT be fooled!
this guy is ridiculous and is obviously trying to talk his way out of his pathetic behavior. he is a sick sick man trying to blame his vicious actions on others and avoids speaking directly about the issue at hand. any woman who is brave enough to speak up about being abused deserves alot of support and credit. so many of the abused orthodox women do not speak out for so many different reasons. do not be fooled by this man’s couth jargon!
unreal
Thank you for your trust see you soon……
is this guy real ?Is this a joke? Total cheese ball(boule de fromage)
So sad that this man think he can get away so easily… And this one look like he will carry on
I do hope that the reality will show different in his case
for the sake of his wife and kid.
It is still important to signal that today many many woman are in this situation and our rabbis are not able to handle situations like this and in many case the word divorce is a big no no
It is a big a problem one of many in this generation….
seen it before
Dear Stay,
You obviously are a normal person (male I would guess) who can’t understand how some men are masters at control & manipulation. Some use their fists & others psychological ways. I saw with my sister who stayed with her abusive husband for 18 years & 3 kids & he never laid a finger on her.
Instead, he made her feel like she could never survive without him, she was a lousy, useless person who needed him. Meanwhile, my sister was a principal in a huge Yeshiva, a respected & sought-after speaker & educator, invited BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HER COUNTRY to address education committes & conferences!
You have no idea how battered women feel. They feel totally worthless & incapable, it doesn’t matter how accomplished they are in other areas. Their husbands control them. she can’t escape, it’s like that old saying“ better the devil you know…” She’s afraid of her life without this monster. He’s all she knows. It’s like being in a cult.
As to Mr. Botnick & all the others who say shame on Crownheights.info for posting this: get your heads out of the sand! Start doing something to help abused women & kids, here, in Crown Heights! What, you think there aren’t any? Boy, are you naive!!
Webby, this is probably one of the most important exposes you’ve ever done. You have brought the hidden shame of abuse to the forefront. Now it’s up to us to help these women and kids. You know who they are: the women with dull eyes & sad smiles, kids wearing long sleeves in the middle of summer, fathers who discipline with a cruelty they sometimes let us see, the neighbors where you hear a lot of screaming, crying, & crashing.
Call the police! Call Shomrim & Hatzalah! Don’t turn away & mumble Loshen Hora or Meseira because you don’t want to get involved! You may save a life.
these comments should really pain you.
shame on you ch.info for bringing the worst out in people. why do you keep on doing this?
does it give you pleasure to see people bad mouthing each other in comment section????
what an achrais you have. there is so much choishech in the world already why would you want to make things even worse.
please stop stooping so low we dont need you adding to the tzaras.
#1 said it well,why are you looking to be the national enquirer of our community?
scared it wont go away
what scares me is that there are still girls out there that, because of there own baggage, will still marry someone with an abusive tendency. i always say, if you want to know how a boy will treat his wife, find out how he treats the female members of his family; but believe what you hear, no mother will make up negative lies. and if parents will cover up for their children, then i say shame on you. this is an illness and should be treated as such with doctors and medication, if need be. i wish people would care so much before these kinds go to chuppah, it is never the answer and all doesn’t go away after. i am trying now to help a girl get out before the chuppah, with her parents, but she wont listen. and what is really so sad is that the boys’ parents are also trying to get her to leave him. it is so sad that she is so determined to prove everybody wrong, all four parents and the doctors who have gotten involved, in her naivety.
Frustrated
If he did it or not, I don’t know, and therefore I can’t judge.
My issue is with all the people taking sides on whether CH.info should have posted this story or not. This isn’t the first time this “debate” has been voiced through comments on various controversial articles. What people need to understand is that this website does not represent Chabad (see the disclaimer on the bottom of the page) or, for that matter, Crown Heights. IT’S A BUSINESS!! A website is able to sell ads based on the amount of hits it gets per day, week, month, etc. In order to get those hits, they need to put up articles that get readers to visit the site.
It’s a shame that the controversial articles about negative news are the ones which end up with 50+ comments, while all the articles about our community’s successes get +/- 10 comments. You want to scream slander and sinas chinam and whatever else you want to blame your problems on, yet you fail to realize that YOU are the problem! Every time someone comments on a story like this, where 99% of the posters have no 1st hand knowledge of the alleged incident, you are guilty of those things you claim to despise.
Everyone likes to gossip, which is why there is such a thing as National Inquirer. IF you have a problem with that, show your support for the positive articles, and I guarantee that you’ll see less of the negative on this site. (Editors, no offense intended; you run a great business. Just frustrated with CH stupidity.)
?,
I dont believe one of his words; How can he defy doctors attestations. log on again on whoisyonishlomo.blogspots.com and read through the doctors paperworks!!! had the doctors lied? did the wife bruised herself and went to the doctor and said it was him? no woman would make that up!!!
OH and if she really lied about all of this how come he stays married with a woman that causes him so much trouble?????????
None of my business.
I think it is very commendable what he has done. What ever is going on in his bedroom is none of my business. And forsure not the business of mass media.
Josh
I LOVE ALL THE COMMENTS HERE!!!
ALL CROWNHEIGHTS ARE IN THEIR HOME, IN THEIR LIVE??
Stupid people, stupid comments
let him live is life
a bas l-abus
1) Very Impressive, you are right. I’ve never heard such a grube “French” accent in my life. His level is like Oholei Torah English, and someone wrote that script for him.
2) It’s a good thing I watched this garbage on an empty stomach.
Shame on Crown Heights .Info
These are private matters.
It should have NEVER been posted on a public website.
How low have you sunk?
Why did Bilam say “Ma Tovu Ohalecha yaakov?”
Because its a jewish quality not to publicly analize whats going on in others private lives.
SHAME SHAME SHAME
Getting a strong voice out there
When you blame, you throw the responsability of the action OFF yourself and onto someone else, whoever it may be.
This man is a master of manipulation and now he is trying to manipulate others to believe he didn’t do it.
Given time and tactics of manipulation , he will succeed, G-d forbid.
These men are masters of manipulation and can convince the leaders of a community that the wife isn’t well, what could you do…G-d forbid.
These people themselves could be leaders of a community, the scariest part of it all.
But, we know Hashem is on the side of truth. That is why we bring situations like this in front of a judge who happens to be so unimpressed with the accomplishments of this man.
Nothing but support for her
This comment is to “wrote”. You are so right.
But sometimes the woman tries to get out and can’t because of financial reasons and also she just doesn’t have strength to leave.
If I were there, I would tell her that she CAN do it, she has the support of all abused women who left even when they had nothing.
Thank G-d she had parents who believed her. Some parents would side with him to avoid stories in the community , shame that comes with a divorce…To avoid all that they side with the man, not their own flesh and blood.Shame on you out there.
Faith that my children are safe
Shame on the neighbors who hear the screams and cries and do nothing.
Or worse, they are super nice to the very charming husbands and the wife and children involved they snub them.
I know . I live next to such a neighbor .
Remember, these men are very charming and charismatic and full of energy. The women are so finished with the anger and being put down that they don’t want to try anymore.
I am here to give you strength, to return the power that was put in your hands from the beginning of time.
You can do it. You can leave.
Don’t care about anybody but you. Only you can save yourself.
ITS NOT YOUR BUSINESS
after reading some comments i’m confuse.
do the guy owe you anything do he has to tell you is private life ITS NOT YOU BUSINESS and no body business its his own story, all what is trying to do is explain himself about the previous article that was post. and i promiss you if everything in the previous article was true she we divorce him a while ago – So let ppl leave their life AND REMEMBER ITS NOT OUR BUSINESS PPL PRIVATE LIFE
They need Judge Judy!
Judge Shinebloom could staighten this out in a minute. Send them to her show!
smooth talker
did he hit his wife?
ABUSERS SHOULD BE EXPOSED
Abusers should be exposed,I’m not sure of the legal or halachic protocal, but support MUST be given to their spouses and children. This forum obviously had an impact if he indeed abuses…
If his kids are small and his wife gets out,it’s all worthwhile..and families should protect one another if they see clear signs of abuse….
anon
to this is pathetic
u are incredibly naive to state that no woman would makke up this stuff if you care to read the news outside the box u would know that unfortunetly women are lying about being attacked all the time being a girl myself i hate that but i cannnot deny it
stop miwing in
can pêople just stop mixing in other peoples lifes
do u think THIS is what the rebbe wants of us?
how do u know him?
just make sure your own family lives go well!!
hashem should have rachmonos on him and they should have a good life together
now for all of u who think that they should divorce thats a very smart idea and what about the kids?
leave everyone alone stop worring so much!
ceo
certain personalities will stay with an abusive husband. Remember that we all want our partners. When they’re great, its great. When its bad, she must figure that it will be over soon. Not a great pattern, but that is partly why.
lets hear from the professionals who have dealt with this. Meanwhile, its quite unusual to have a “jury” here on a website?
Get a Grip
Yet again, the comments on this whole issue by and large miss the mark. The point is not to slag off a family and their domestic interactions with one another. The facts speak clearly for themselves — see comments on whoisyonichlomo.com blogspot. Check the doctors’ and police reports.
Yoni is struggling to right that which has been set off-kilter by the posting of the original article. With feigned solidarity with his wife and children — whom we only see in the background pictures — Yoni has lashed out at her family. This response is not only farcical but a testament to his own psychological condition of narcissistic imprisonment. He truly needs psychological counseling — not because the intention is to fan an already emotionally charged situation, but because he is not well. The Previous Rebbe ztvkllh“h, writes in HaYom Yom that the first step to healing is recognizing that one is unwell. Only then can one proceed to the second step of healing and rehabilitation.
All of the above responses illustrate a venting of emotion through the forum of chi.com, but do very little in terms of moving forward. Yoni’s pathetic plea to ”his public“ rings quite hollow in light of the very public material available that proves contrary to his ”heartfelt” appeal.
As a word of caution to all of the participants in this forum — TRY TO THINK BEFORE POSTING RATHER THAN EXPRESSING KNEE-JERK REACTIONS! You are the objective public, but bear in mind that none of this information would have been made public had it not been for the tremendous lack of support for the real victims in this tragic story. Neither applauding nor denigrating Yoni through this forum will be effective in facilitating change in him. His psychosis demands far more attention than anything that could ever be procured through crownheightsinfo.com
happy
im not living their life so i cant speak. but this video to me makes him sound gilty as sin. these type of people are slik and dangeres.theres a lot more to this story
Body Language Expert
There are many signals that give away the liar. These are:
Facing the palms downwards, Overly stiff posture,Hand hiding and Controlled vocal tone
Palms down – Lie! When a person holds their palm upwards it is actually a sign that they’re telling the truth. If the hand was in exactly the same position but facing down – then watch out. Psychologists believe that an open palm shows that nothing is concealed that could be dangerous. For example, watch a confidence trickster or palmster and how their hands are often palm down in order to conceal. When people tell the truth the body reacts automatically and “shows’ that it has nothing to hide. When a lie is told the body, and the hands in particular, try to hide the intention to mislead.
Support him NOW
As a person that listens to Dr Laura and other programs like Dr Phil, I am now able to tell people how to act.
So I will tell you all what we must do!!! we must all use this guy to sing, even if we dont need him, we must give them money. Everyone know that the only reason he is beating his wife and kids is cause he has financial problems.
He is a good guy but not having money is the reason that he does bad things….
So follow my lead and hire him, and make him rich!!
Lock him up
What a sick sick person you are. Not ONCE in this entire video did you deny the allegations against you. You are a sick abuser and it is obvious that you don’t want your career ruined.
Well you should have thought about that before you started abusing your wife and children.
I hope the judges get their act together quickly and send you where you belong.
asdf
Why is everyone judging him based on the video?
Whether guilty or innocent, of course he prepared what he was going to say. Of course he wants to set himself up as a family man. Why do you need to see him cry and whine and show remorse? Why is everyone upset that he is using, and I quote “fancy words”?
This is a French story. Leave it France. He is not a danger to anyone here.
you shou know!!
i see many sighns of abuse!! ovisously he did abuse her to what extend ?? we dont know. how? what did he do ezactly to her and her children? we dont know !! but we do know that he hurt her b/c she wouldnt go complain to the police if he was so nice to her and he didnt touch her !! even if he promise to his wife he wont hurt her anymore its not true !! hell still do it a promise doesnt work what works if he takes therapy!!! his wife rlly should read “the shame born in silence” by rabbi twerskie and shell understand what im talking about!!
one slap is enough inorder to have therapy to stop abusing!!
mottel
TO IT’S NOT YOUR BUSINESS and all the rest,
firstly Sakonos Nafoshos is everyone’s business.
Secondly, like STAY you assume because she didn’t leave him she is making it up.
Many many victims remain with the abusers, for any number of reasons. Go read up on the subject before you pasken, you are so so wron
By the way I am a communal Rov and have unfortunately dealt with too many such situatoins. He may or may not be telling the truth; certainly sucha public statement is not helpful to his family only to his ego; at any rate her staying proves nothing, sorry.
Zalman-s
Lashon Hara is an issur de’oirayseh!
Halachicly, you’re not allowed to believe anything negative that you hear about a fellow yid. The halacha applies to anything you Heard or read about Yoni, his wife, brother-in-law and in-laws. In short stay out of it!
On another note; when a person goes to the press with their personal issues it is unhealthy, and damaging to their family. Some people do it out of desperation and some because they’re dysfunctional. Further publicizing any part of the story is damaging to ALL parties involved.
I commend CHInfo for bringing awareness to the topic of spousal abuse. But the gossip is unnecessary and assur! Very poor choice on the editor’s part.
to support him now
How dare you suggest that he be hired to sing!!!
There are people out there who don’t have any money to make ends meet at the end of the month. Do you know how he does it? By abusing , belittling, scaring the wife and manipulating the children. All under the pretense that he has to “pay the bills”.
It is just an excuse for a man who happens to NEVER have been a man. Just a misogynist.
I know.
I was once such a wife.
Good Luck to you . You have someone who believes you.
Read every word.
The topic is newsworthy, but not this specific story. we don’t need all the specifics. it’s not everyone’s business.
However, it is the business of anyone that knows them, and knows whats going on. they should not remain silent. They should actively get involved.
This is a problem that has been going on for yrs. I know of such a story first hand. The community never believed it. the “man” was very charismatic. Still he beat his wife sensibly for over 10 yrs. the kids too. (serial killers are usually the nicest neighbors).
If only people had the wisdom to get involved.
People – wake up, look around. stop saying it’s none of my business.
or one day G-d may return the favor to you or your kids chas v’sholom.
David
his wife should appear on video to make all the loshon ara stop
friend of Yoni
as a friend of Yoni i can say this..
to the comments of peopple saying that he should “deny or admit” he was specifically guided NOT to say anything like this and save it for court and deal with the Police AS HE SAYS in his Video! i personally as a freind dont know what is true or not since i was not their. nor does ANYONE els know. however i can say that we can only support this man if he is saying the emes, and yes to all those genioses with perfect english, he did practice his speech! what do u think?? wouldent you as well? for this you will say rechilos?!!
I think that the people who are much bitter about acusing Yoni have their owen issues in their life and they are letting it out on this man, (eathure is did it or not) you dont know what happend cuz u were not their! and to speak out with such venim… i sugest YOU go to therapy and get ur life under controll and get out what is really bothering you personally.
P.
a desperate act
this guy is finished. his marriage, his career and his reputation. whatever he will say now will do nothing to help him so noone should get upset about his lying because it is a desperate act for a desperate man.
this should be a warning for any person who abuses his/her spouse and children.
and as for the people who say its not true, go and read the doctor and police statements and then maybe you will be a little bit more knowledgable.
who says she is still living with him. dont assume because he says that is the case that it is true, on her statement it clearly writes that she filed for divorce.
good job CHI for bringing this awareness to the orthodox community. and for the ignorant people who think this is loshon hora maybe they should learn the hilchos shmiras haloshon before commenting. better to remain silent and to be thought a fool then to speak up and remove all doubts
DEAR MRS. LAINE!!!
well said Zalman S.
Gershon Arad
This may sound hypocritical, but have you people nothing better do than sit around infront a computer thinking of ways to self-righteously judge others and judge situations you all know nothing about???
True or False is irrelevant. It is not even important. What is important is that Crown Heights Lubavitch should not be wasting its time thinking of ways to gossip about and disgrace other Jews that may be 100% innocent. Let the courts be the judge, not some poor excuse for journalism.
Maybe you should ‘send a fax’ to the “Rebbe” and ask him what he makes of your time wasting!
Get off the lashon hara, and get in a mitzva tank!
c-mon
to gershon, what do you mean “this may sound hypocritical”, of course it is , why don’t you go into the mitzvah tank yourself instead of leaving comments???????
Just because he says that he and his wife are more unified now than ever doesn’t say anything. All he cares to do in his statement is blame everyone but himself. He should get an oscar for this one!!!!!!!
BONJOUR
What a sick sick person you are. Not ONCE in this entire video have you denied the allegations against you. You are a sick abuser and it is obvious that you don’t want your career ruined.
Well you should have thought about that before you started abusing your wife and children.
THE PROOF THAT HE IS LYING AND THE STORY IS TRUE IS THAT IF HE WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE STORY IS A PACK OF LIES HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIS WIFE BY HIS SIDE OR HER SUPPORTING HIM.PROBABLY TO BRUISED AND FRIGHTENED TO SPEAK OUT. ALL THESE FRENCHIES AND HAVE ISSUE, THERE ALL A BUNCH OF NUTTERS.
MAIN THING IS THAT HE NEVER SEES THE INSIDE OF A CHABAD SIMCHA AGAIN ON STAGE AND DONT BUT HIS DREADFUL TAPES. THIS IS WHAT HE WILL BE FAMOUS FOR………………
THE V
HEY GERSHON ARAD
YOU BIG HIPPOCRITE:
WHO ARE YOU TO CRITICIZE ANYONE FOR SITTING IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER WASTING TIME WHEN THATS PRECISELY WHAT YOUR DOING, YOU HALF WIT.
have you nothing better do than sit around infront a computer thinking of ways to self-righteously judge others and judge situations you all know nothing about???
Maybe you should ‘send a fax’ to the “Rebbe” and ask him what he makes of your time wasting!
Get off the lashon hara, and get in a mitzva tank!
MES
HEY GERSHON ARAD
YOU HALF WIT.
Maybe you should ‘send a fax’ to the “Rebbe” and ask him what he makes of your time wasting!
Get off the lashon hara, and get in a mitzva tank!
EMES VYATZIV
I HEARD HE ALSO ABUSED HIS WIFE BY FORCING HER TO LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC AND SINGING….IF THATS NOT TORTURE WHAT IS????
the information in her speaks for itself
http://tinyurl.com/yfjoq7z
Gershon Arad
A MESSAGE TO “MES” AND “THE V” and every other gossip on this G-d forsaken blog
Firstly I’m not chabad, or lubavitch so whilst Mitzva tanks are a big kiddush hashem, i was not instructed by my Rebbe to be the shaliach to carry out such a legacy. And in addition MY COMMENTS, unlike yours, are NOT a waste of time and I feel I have an obligation to defend this man’s dignity, whilst you curse him left, right and centre based on potentially false journalism. Having personally hosted Yoni and his loving family for shabbes I can personally comment, on what I only saw as a loving, caring father and husband. And also because YOU do not know if it is true or not, what gives YOU the right to pass judgement on him or his family for that matter.
You know something, our wise Rabbonim, tell us, that Hashem will pass judgement on each Jew, according to how that Jew judged others. I hope for your sake, that at 120 when you all reach shamayim that Hashem does not focus on your avairos, in the same way you seek to belittle, and degrade a man and his situation for which you are ignorant of.
I have not said any lashon hara… whilst both of you, clearly have lost the argument, clearly shown by the way you have resorted to calling me names, such as “HALF-WIT”. Well, this just shows your immaturity and your desperate attempt to justify your lashon hara.
So hypocrit or no hypocrit, stop wasting time with your harmful words, and, assuming you are both of the chabad/lubavitch ideology – get in a mitzva tank!(metaphorically speaking)
mendel klein
if u try to broke it……..
http://tinyurl.com/yb5tmcu
Been There
To:Tachlis
From: Been There
As she does not live in the US (from what I understand) I do not know exactly who she needs to contact to get out. I know that unfortunately France does not have a good support system for women in abusive marriages trying to leave. What I do know is, that I, too had to get out and it was very difficult. I had to work very hard to find out how and what etc. (almost thought I couldn’t do it, but BH did!) It’s unfortunate that there isn’t one central organization that can help with all the details, but it CAN BE DONE!
The MOST important thing a woman needs to get out of an abusive situation is HER OWN CONVICTION that she is doing the right thing (this is her greatest resource, as doubt is a real killer!) She will be challenged by the community, do-gooders, and Rabonim, unfortunately. Her husband will beg her to come back, promise to change etc. etc. When you know the marriage is dangerous to you and your kids – IT’S THE WRONG PLACE TO BE!! You just need to tell yourself over and over again that no one should be in a living Gehinom! The rest is a long, frustrating journey, but ultimately extremely worth it! Believe me!
In the New York area, any woman needing help should contact Shalom Task Force, Ohel, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services.
To Gershon Arad
You ruined a perfectly valid comment with the last two lines.
Other than that I agree with you 100%. In the future don’t screw up your message with attacks.
i have been there DENVER
yes i have been there
this guy is full of lies
NO WOMEN will make up it in such a matter to destroy her husband
for the sake of her children NO WOMEN WANTS to give a stigma to her family and especially to her children
if she wants to leave she can leave BESHALOM
and if she is AFRAID and start making up stories then she is scared to be abused
and YES wives stay in a abusing situation because they 1) believe the husband will stop the abuse 2)they are to desperate and don’t think ANYBODY will help them specially in France where there is no support system
Commenting on gershon arad
To Gershon Arad
I could see you are not Chabad by the temerity you have in announcing to the world that we are wasting our time in commenting on a subject that maybe has no importance and no value in your world. A Chabad Rov wrote on this subject with great sensitivity and the emergent factor this actual situation has on the health of our community.
I wonder where the women of YOUR world stand on this subject.
Or are they not allowed to have a computer. You sound controlling yourself. You should get together with whatever his name is. You are cut from the same cloth.
To which I add that I stand, personally, on the side of this woman who IS allowed to scream from the rooftops that she has been both abused phycically and mentally and needs the help of professionals now.
You don’t know how long it will take her and her children to heal and more we don’t know how deep it affected her being.
I wish her luck.
More importantly , her children need strength.
Been There But gone before it was too la
I must commend you on your choice of whether to put your name on the comments or not. It is NOT Loshon Hora if it is true.
You must have known you’ll get a torrential response and not the positive sort on the comments that you made.
The fact that people have been so “vocal” is because you’ve pressed many buttons and unfortunately opened so many wounds that were on their way to being healed.
Although you forgive, for yourself, you just never forget the abuse, the anger, the humiliation.
Finally, you never forget the lost years.
Abuse is REAL.
The worse type of abuse is the type that leaves no scars.
The person walks around forever with questions about herself and her role in the world.
OR whether she will find the will to go on.
Not even her children could give it to her if she does not get help immediately.
My heart goes out to her in France and those women in abusive and controlling marriages.
Gershon Arad, if that is your name, maybe you’ve done something good after all.
Gershon Arad
A VERY URGENT MESSAGE TO BLOGGER “Commenting on gershon arad”
I am glad you have good eye sight… yes you can see I am not Chabad, because, if you bothered to read my previous comment, I already explained that I was NOT Chabad.
I absolutely love the perception you have of ME. Incredible how judgemental you are. And so wrong in your judgement aswell. You tell me that women in my world wouldnt even have a computer. That implies that you think I am a far right wing medievil ultra-orthodox nutcase that imprisons his wife and daughters in the kitchen.
Let me tell you a bit about ME, and MY background. I am 20 years old. I am a modern-religious Bnei Akiva nik from London. I attended a mixed-gender Jewish school, and in my family, women are allowed to use computers and even….. GET A JOB! (oy vavoy!)Dont worry, my mother working when I was a child, did NOT result in me having a disrupted upbringing.
But anyway I’m so glad that you now know all about me and my views on women. So now, when you feel like you have to pass judgement on me again, you can have a little more insight despite your ignorance.
But here is a question you should be asking yourself now that I have told you about my position on women. Why would I be defending this man if I firmly believe in women’s rights? furthermore, why would i defend such a man if I also am STAUNCHLY against domestic violence???
And here is the answer… This man, who stands accused of domestic abuse, is exactly as I say…. ACCUSED…. NOT CONVICTED…. Shall I draw you a picture? I accuse you of stealing something from me… does that mean that you did? Maybe I have an ulterior motive? Maybe I dont like you? Maybe, like you demonstrate, its for the sake of Sinat Chinam? At what point do others know for sure if you genuinly stole from me? The answer to that question is when a JUDGE & JURY have found you guilty or not-guilty. (even then, there is still a chance of mis-judgement)
So far, a police report and rumours is all crown heights is going on. Not an actual conviction. I can easily go to a police station and file a report on you, accusing you of stealing… I can even have you arrested on suspicion of stealing… it doesnt mean you actually stole anything…. (and in this case the man you accuse of abuse is clearly not sitting in prison by the video above, probably because he is innocent.)
So I say again. I am not saying this man is guilty at the same time I am not saying he is innocent. What I AM saying is that it is not OUR place to make that judgement. In the mean time, I can tell you, that your comments have caused much distress amongst their entire family, who believe rightly and firmly in their hearts that their brother/son/father Yoni is a good man who would not be capable of such actions as accused. THERE IS MORE PLEASE SEE NEXT COMMENT!
Gershon Arad
PART TWO:
And the following explains why I have good reason and good faith in my fellow yid (unlike you), that he is probably innocent… There was a case in my Jewish school in London, of a Rav who was FALSELY accused by a female student of molesting her. She was infact lying to her parents, her friends, everybody. The police were involved. And he eventually stood trial. Those such as yourselves that were ready with their pitchforks to hang draw and quarter him at the first hearing of the accusation were made to feel very embarresed as the courts pronounced him INNOCENT. But the damage on his life, his reputation, and his family was already done. And his life was ruined.. an innocent man… because of lashon hara, and a violation of the ninth commandment.. Because of the accusation in the first place, he is now no longer able to work as a teacher with teenagers again, a job he loved despite commiting no wrong-doing and proven innocent by the UK court system. Him and his family were broken and devastated at the notion that he would do such a thing. I cant begin to imagine the effect it had on his wife and kids. I’m sure your inconsiderate and tireless efforts are having a similar effect on Yoni and his family
I dont know if you are, and I wont presume, but IF YOU are Chabad, If YOU call yourself Chabad then it suprises me, what with my local Rabbi being such a tremendous example of a true Lubavitcher, a man who doesn’t stir or waste his time judging and mixing in other people’s business, but rather, always looks at the positive in every Yid, the real Chabad way. The Chabad that I know is one that revolves around the loving and caring and non-judgemental principles of TANYA, NOT the lashon hara that you so arrogantly display. Please dont call me “controlling”. Especially when you dont know me. Oh, but I suppose your pretty good at judging people you dont know. And by the way, when you said that me and Yoni were “cut from the same cloth” – thats not a very Lubavitcher thing to say. I’m sure if you fax the Rebbe, he’ll tell you that every Yid is cut from the same cloth, the holy cloth of Yisrael.
So please, I BEG OF YOU, Please stop playing Judge & Jury. It is not your place. It is not wanted. It is not needed. And I can personally tell you, that it is NOT APPRECIATED.
G-d forbid someone should ever falsely accuse you of doing a crime you didnt commit… false accusation happens, because human beings like to invent or twist stories to the detrement of others. Just look at how the IDF is portrayed in the media like terrorists, yet we as Jews know very well that our brothers, sisters, and cousins in the army, are a kiddush hashem and nothing like the disgusting representation they are given by the goyim.
I have seen it happen before. And yes, when domestic violence is genuine, it should be brought to the attention of the authorities. And yes it should be uprooted wherever it is found. But there is nothing to be found in this particular case. And if there is, it is not your business to gossip about it so you can feel better about yourself.
Also in future please leave your NAME, with which I can address you by. It’s very cowardly and pathetic to gossip anonymously and a clear example that what you say is lashon hara, and that because its lashon hara, you dont wish people to associate you with it.
to gershon arad
to gershon arad
Just because you saw this guy acting as a wonderful father and husband doesn’t mean anything. Don’t you know that wife abusers are extremely clever, they are the best at putting on a fantastic show. Wake up.
liar
Just ask the wife to get up and testify if it is true or not
Older and Wiser
Let me tell you a bit about ME, and MY background. I am 20 years old.
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Let those older, wiser and less sheltered than you handle this very real problem and deal with this very ill man. I am older and wiser, and I saw “the real Yoni Shlomo”. Believe me, I am not surprised one bit at the allegations against him and the video shows an amazing coldness and lack of emotion.
I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume, I believe correctly, that you are not a shill who has been asked to post here. It appears that Yoni has an army of shills, either himself or a couple of his friends, posting on the YouTube video page.
And no, I am not posting my name. I have no idea if your name is real anyway and no desire to find out.
Older and Wiser Yet Again
1) I just did a quick Internet search. I think Gershon Arad might as well be Moshe Siechmach, his uncle Moishe Kapoyer or his cousin Moshe Pipick as the only mention of his name on the Internet seems to be this one. Most 20 year old Bnei Akiva’nikim in London would have an account with Facebook, Twitter and perhaps one more social network like MySpace, or at least have commented on some other site or participated in some online group. I seriously hope that ‘Gershon Arad’ is just someone out there looking for attention and not a shill for Yoni Shlomo like the many supporters on his YouTube page which he himself controls.
Incidentally, while I’m way past the amount of time I can take with this, my quick analysis of the syntax of the Gershon Arad diatribe is that the writer is not a native English speaker, but I can’t find any giveaways for French syntax either. If he went to a mixed gender school in England, then he slept through or otherwise avoided any English language composition classes. Even graduates of Chabad and other haimish yeshiva schools in the UK write English better than he does.
2) Being older and wiser, I would like to remind everyone of Hedda Nussbaum, who was in the news at about the same time as ‘Gershon Arad’ was either waiting to be born or perhaps in diapers. Google this case, and you will see that sadly, many abused wives do not leave their abusers until it is just about too late. May Mrs Zerbib find the help and peace of mind she needs, and for that matter let Yoni Shlomo get the treatment he needs as well and let him do real tshuva.
Gershon Arad
TO OLDER AND WISER
Oh, where to start?
The fact that you havent shown your name is irrelevant. You said you saw “the real Yoni Shlomo”? Let me guess, he abused YOU ASWELL??! So anyway, I’m guessing by that comment that you could be a “shill” for his wife’s family. You are correct in that I am not a shill, and I have not been asked to comment on anyone’s behalf.
Since you say you know “the real Yoni Shlomo” you should be aware, as someone OLDER AND WISER than me, that no one knows the “real anybody”. no one knows what goes on behind closed doors, which is exactly why I am asking for people to stop passing judgement, and to stop creating negative sentiment towards a potentially innocent man.
In addition I would like to proudly say… I LOVE ME. I love that fact that a 20 year old, such as myself, has completely and utterly destroyed your argument. I love the fact that instead of trying to srgue with me logically as someone OLDER AND WISER should be arguing, you instead have resorted to personal attacks, claiming that age is now the test of a man’s knoweledge.
Let us look to the Torah for some examples of why you are wrong, yet again.
Eizeh hu chacham? Halomed mi kol adam!
Who is the wise man? The one who learns from EVERY ONE.
No mention of a minimum age there.
Or the story in the mishnah of Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah the 20 year old, who was younger when he was appointed the head of the Sanhendrin.
The very fact you use MY AGE as a way to try and counter-argue my previous comments (01/19/10) clearly shows that you have no logical argument, and that you have clearly lost the argument by resorting to personal offenses. That’s fine. It’s a compliment really to me and the fact that at 20 years old, I can successfully and logically argue in defence of an innocent man, whilst someone of your “wisdom” who’s synacism has clearly increased with your old age, seeks only to put down others.
I’ll tell you why you’re not posting your name and why I have posted mine.
I posted my name, because I am proud, that people should know that Gershon Arad speaks for truth and justice, and does not judge or discriminate according to age, or journalism/rumours.
You havent posted your name, because you are embarresed at the fact that there is no possible way to disprove my theory as stated in my previous 2 comments, other than seeking to discriminate me on the grounds of my age. I am not a lubavitcher, but I know a man who is, and his Rebbe, M. Schneerson told him, that “Age has nothing to do with what a passport states”.
If you want to debate the issue, let’s debate. But I don’t have time for your arrogance, in thinking that you “know better” because you’re older. It’s a desperate and pathetic attempt to win a lost cause.
Dayan M Kapoyer-Siechmach of Pipik
I see someone helped you write your latest diatribe. The composition is on a “B” level as opposed to your earlier rants which merit an “F” on the US school paper grading scale.
You have no knowledge of how an abuser acts and as such your uninformed opinion needs to be dismissed. In addition, you need to be rebuked for posing as an expert despite your lack of experience in life and your utter lack of understanding of the nature of sociopaths versus their victims. I am indeed assuming you are 20, but given the lack of evidence as to your very existence,you could indeed be all of 12.
There is also no evidence that anyone named Gershon Arad even exists, and I wonder what your motive is (whoever you may be) for getting involved if you are not a Lubavitcher.
Why would Yoni Shlomo and his wife ever stay at your house? YOUR house? In any case certainly you mean that your parents hosted them. But what could they eat at a Modern Orthodox home in London? London is a major Chabad center and there are many very welcoming Chabad families who love music and would host the Zerbibs in a moment.
You bring up an improperly handled abuse case, and yes, errors happen across the entire justice system throughout the free world. Ideally the victim of that libel should go to the civil courts and try to gain compensation for what he went through. However, remember that OJSimpson was judged innocent as well (you were ostensibly 5 years old when that happened).
Regardless, for every innocently accused molester, there are 10 Avraham Mondrowitzes, who walk the streets 24 years after they ruined countless lives and manage to evade justice. And it is wannabe experts and askonim and other enablers who let the Mondrowitzes operate. Some are naive and some are just looking to hide human problems under the rug so that the community appears perfect which it never can be without Moshiach.
In short, you are as bad an actor as Yoni himself. Now go get a life so I don’t have to waste another second of mine with your silly antics and showing off.
Now go call Bezeq and ask them for another Israeli alias!
to gershon arad
gershon arad, be careful you may be causing more damage for Dina and her kids, she has suffered enough without your helpless comments. Trust me I am a good friend of hers and if you don’t know much about her and the facts it would be best if you kept quiet. What you are doing is only hurting her more and if you really are as wise as you say you are you would realise that