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The New York rabbi and the Shabbat sex scandal

July 12, 2011 10:10

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

A rabbi and his wife are engaged in a court battle over his alleged involvement with prostitutes and her role in a sting operation to catch him.

Long Island rabbi Avraham Rabinowich, who is even alleged to have hired prostitutes on Shabbat – after services - was secretly filmed by a private investigator. The investigator had been hired by his wife Dr Amora Rachelle during a custody fight.

The father-of-three is the vice president of the Long Island Board of Rabbis and a highly respected rabbi in New York's Masorti Jewish community.

The case dates back to 2006, when the rabbi was filmed in a hotel room with two women.

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