Posted on 10/10/2013 4:50:07 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Orthodox rabbis 'plotted to kidnap and torture Jewish men with cattle prods and karate so they would divorce their wives'
Two Orthodox rabbis have been arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap and beat Jewish men - using cattle prods and karate moves - so that they would divorce their wives.
Mendel Epstein and Martin Wolmark were arrested following a sting operation with an undercover agent posing as unhappily married woman in New Jersey, the FBI announced on Thursday.
Orthodox rules allow only a man to initiate a divorce, but the rabbis allegedly told the woman they would torture her husband into agreeing to one - if she paid tens of thousands of dollars.
They allegedly said they would use electric cattle prods, karate and handcuffs and put plastic bags over the heads of reluctant husbands, and found warehouses to hold the men hostage.
The men allegedly told the agent that they carried out similar jobs every 18 months in the community.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
another dailymail.uk article. oy.
Wish they’d save that kinda thing for the Moslems.
Beats heck out of “Amish Mafia!”
The ‘Agunah’, or ‘Chained Woman’ is a terrible problem in Orthodox Judaism. Some men, out of spite, will leave there former wives in limbo for years so they cannot remarry.
In some circles, the community will send out ‘goons’ to beat the ex until he agrees to divorce the woman. This has gone on for centuries.
Muslims don’t worry about divorce when an honour killing will do.
Well kidnapping and assault is not the answer.
These chicks need to get with the 21st century. Go down to the court house and file for divorce like everyone else.
This is the second time I’ve seen this go through here with all the jokes.
This is a serious issue for the women who can’t get a divorce. In Israel they suspend the driver’s licence of the refuseniks and sometimes put the worst of them in jail.
Outside Israel this only affects ultra-Orthodox women because the others would go to the civil courts and get on with their lives.
I’m surprised that the FBI would waste resources on this. I could see if they had a complaint after an actual crime was committed. Must be slow month in crime in the US.
Stupid, ignorant statement on your part. They do go and get civil divorces, but can’t remarry other Jews without also having a “get” - the religious divorce.
This is one of the more bizarre headlines I have seen of late.
The news reports haven’t properly explained the issues involved. Barring perspective, the line between tragedy and comedy can be blurry.
” but can’t remarry other Jews”
So don’t marry other Jews! If it were me, I say “see ya” and marry who I want if some man was gonna do me that way.
Really.
Sounds more like the plot for an upcoming reality show than real life, IMHO.
If the woman is an Orthodox Jew, her religion teaches that she can't marry anyone because she is still married.
Sounds like Catholics.
That was my thought "Jewish Mafia".
Thanks....I was unaware of this
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