This man must be stopped. He is part of the problem not part of the solution. Rabbi Perlstein is a Charedi Rav in Ramat Bet Shemesh A. Nothing particularly wrong with that. Except for the fact that he is also a terrorist bully.
Maybe he is not a terrorist in the same sense as those who beat up defenseless women - like those in Ramat Bet Shemesh B. But he certainly shares their values. How can I say that? Well watch the video and you be the judge. I wrote about this event at the time.
There was peaceful and enjoyable concert in the main park of Ramat Bet Shemesh on Lag B’Omer a few years ago. It was attended by religious families in that community. Charedi as well as Dati. But it was disrupted by Rabbi Perlstein and his goons because it was not segregated by sex. A beautiful day in the park was turned into a nasty event. In the middle of the concert while a city official addressed the crowd, Rabbi Pearlstein and company jumped on the stage, commandeered a microphone and ordered people to disperse and go home. The people who attended must have been stunned! A beautiful day ruined!
Who is Rabbi Perlstein? How did he come to be a Rav in that community? When the Charedi presence there had grown to a critical mass, this fellow was brought in from England by a group of Charedim as a rabbinic presence to give them guidance and Psak Halacha. I once attended his Shul on a weekday. He is very personable. But that is apparently a façade. The truth came out a couple of years go on Lag B’Omer.
Rabbi Perlstein has also established a girl’s high school that is run by his wife. By coincidence, it is known as Perlstein. If I understand correctly the curriculum does not include any secular studies… or at best a very minimal amount.
The primary girls high school is one called Ko Tomar. It too is Charedi. But it has a secular studies program that requires passing Bagrut… Israel’s equivalent of the New York Regent’s exam. In other words the girls get to actually have a decent education.
Guess what’s happening. In the rush to send their children to the Frummest school possible, many Charedim choose Perlstein over Ko Tomar. I don’t know what else is being taught at Perlstein but if it was founded by a Charedi with the same values as the terrorists in Ramat Bet Shemesh B, it can’t be good.
The latest outrage is reported in Rafi’s Life in Israel blog. Rabbi Perlstein has taken a building promised to Ko Tomar and commandeered it for himself using his cronies in government to get the job done.
It’s time to stand up to this bully. He ought to pack up and go back to England. And take his school with him. I urge all people of good will to stop giving any financial support to this man because supporting him supports his thuggery.
Maybe he is not a terrorist in the same sense as those who beat up defenseless women - like those in Ramat Bet Shemesh B. But he certainly shares their values. How can I say that? Well watch the video and you be the judge. I wrote about this event at the time.
There was peaceful and enjoyable concert in the main park of Ramat Bet Shemesh on Lag B’Omer a few years ago. It was attended by religious families in that community. Charedi as well as Dati. But it was disrupted by Rabbi Perlstein and his goons because it was not segregated by sex. A beautiful day in the park was turned into a nasty event. In the middle of the concert while a city official addressed the crowd, Rabbi Pearlstein and company jumped on the stage, commandeered a microphone and ordered people to disperse and go home. The people who attended must have been stunned! A beautiful day ruined!
Who is Rabbi Perlstein? How did he come to be a Rav in that community? When the Charedi presence there had grown to a critical mass, this fellow was brought in from England by a group of Charedim as a rabbinic presence to give them guidance and Psak Halacha. I once attended his Shul on a weekday. He is very personable. But that is apparently a façade. The truth came out a couple of years go on Lag B’Omer.
Rabbi Perlstein has also established a girl’s high school that is run by his wife. By coincidence, it is known as Perlstein. If I understand correctly the curriculum does not include any secular studies… or at best a very minimal amount.
The primary girls high school is one called Ko Tomar. It too is Charedi. But it has a secular studies program that requires passing Bagrut… Israel’s equivalent of the New York Regent’s exam. In other words the girls get to actually have a decent education.
Guess what’s happening. In the rush to send their children to the Frummest school possible, many Charedim choose Perlstein over Ko Tomar. I don’t know what else is being taught at Perlstein but if it was founded by a Charedi with the same values as the terrorists in Ramat Bet Shemesh B, it can’t be good.
The latest outrage is reported in Rafi’s Life in Israel blog. Rabbi Perlstein has taken a building promised to Ko Tomar and commandeered it for himself using his cronies in government to get the job done.
It’s time to stand up to this bully. He ought to pack up and go back to England. And take his school with him. I urge all people of good will to stop giving any financial support to this man because supporting him supports his thuggery.
