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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Mordechai Elon

Mordechai Elon attends the funeral of Rabbi Haim Yishayahu Hedri, in Sanhedria, Jerusalem, on April 25, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 4, 2021, 5:27 pm
Moti Elon gives up city rabbi certification over sex crimes
Disgraced religious leader can no longer serve in significant rabbinical positions; High Court petitioners had sought to strip him of ‘rabbi’ title entirely
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Mordechai Elon arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to hear his sentence, December 18, 2013. (photo credit: Meital Cohen/Flash90)
January 30, 2020, 3:12 pm
High Court petition seeks to strip ‘rabbi’ title from Moti Elon over sex crimes
Organizations take action against Chief Rabbinate of Israel decision allowing Elon to keep his honorific after he agreed to not serve in clerical roles
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Mordechai 'Moti' Elon seen in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court prior to his sentence hearing, on December 18, 2013. (David Vaaknin/Flash 90)
July 7, 2019, 9:44 am
Women’s group seeks to strip ‘rabbi’ title from Moti Elon over sex offenses
Kolech to petition High Court against Chief Rabbinate decision allowing Elon to keep his honorific after agreeing to not serve in clerical roles
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Rabbi Moti Elon, who was convicted in 2013 of sexual assault by force against a minor, is seen at the courtroom of the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, prior to his sentence hearing, on December 18, 2013. (David Vaaknin/Flash 90/Pool)
December 4, 2018, 6:12 pm
Rabbi convicted of sex crimes said to confess to new misconduct
Moti Elon, convicted in 2013 of molesting a minor, was confronted by leading rabbis with recorded evidence of his meetings with young accuser; more complaints said to surface
By ToI Staff
Yoseif Bloch
June 6, 2017, 4:03 pm
Yoseif Bloch
Pederabbi
Where is the Modern Orthodox outrage against convicted sex offender Mordechai Elon’s ongoing public presence?
Benny Elon, an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Israeli parliament for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009, on October 2, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 5, 2017, 1:33 pm
Former tourism minister Benny Elon dies at 62
Rabbi was MK from 1996-2009 for the right-wing Moledet and National Union parties
By ToI Staff
Elli Fischer
June 25, 2016, 10:33 am
Elli Fischer
The OK kind of charismatic teacher
A taxonomy of risk for Jewish education, including ‘soft’ charisma that leaves students’ sense of self intact
Rabbi Moti Elon, who was convicted in 2013 of sexual assault by force against a minor, is seen at the courtroom of the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, prior to his sentence hearing, on December 18, 2013. (David Vaaknin/Flash 90/Pool)
November 26, 2015, 5:29 pm
Fresh allegations made against rabbi convicted of sex crimes
Police looking into statement by former student that he was harassed by Moti Elon, who was found guilty of assault in 2013
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Mordechai Elon (right) at the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, 2012. (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)
February 2, 2014, 9:43 pm
No appeal for Rabbi Motti Elon in sexual assault case
At request of his family, the former yeshiva head won’t dispute his conviction for molesting a minor
By JTA
Rabbi Mordechai Elon arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to hear his sentence, December 18, 2013. (photo credit: Meital Cohen/Flash90)
December 19, 2013, 1:48 pm
No satisfaction
A rabbi gets sentenced to community service for pedophilia, and a Palestinian is killed by the IDF in a West Bank clash
By Ilan Ben Zion
Rabbi Mordechai Elon arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to hear his sentence, December 18, 2013. (photo credit: Meital Cohen/Flash90)
December 18, 2013, 9:29 am
Noted rabbi gets community service for molesting minor
Mordechai Elon says trial has been a source of ‘growth’ for him; disgraced mentor ordered to compensate his victim
By Spencer Ho
October 10, 2013, 2:48 pm
Prosecution demands jail time for convicted rabbi
Mordechai Elon, a prominent national religious leader, was found guilty of committing an indecent act against a minor
By Adiv Sterman
Michael J. Salamon
August 13, 2013, 11:00 am
Michael J. Salamon
Curing a molester?
The scientific evidence shows that the only safe solution for sex offenders is to lock them up
August 8, 2013, 1:24 pm
Scandals trump explosions
Jacob Frenkel’s suspected theft and the conviction of a prominent rabbi overshadow an Israel-Lebanon incident on the northern border
By Aaron Kalman
Religious Zionist leader Rabbi Mordechai Elon at the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, August 7, 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)
August 8, 2013, 6:29 am
Activist confronts rabbi convicted of sexual misconduct
Students of Mordechai Elon block out accusations by singing and shouting; ‘I forgive’ him, says rabbi
By Adiv Sterman
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