Chief Rabbi of the city of Givatayim Yosef Gliksburg calls on all Rabbis to utilize the High Holiday sermons to battle the phenomenon of domestic violence. Gliksburg, a member of the Chief Rabbinical Committee of Israel, is promoting close cooperation between Israel's chief rabbanite and civil organizations fighting against violence.
“The Rabbis should give the spiritual push,” explained Rabbi Gliksburg. “Together we will, if not eliminate the problem, at lease minimize it," he said.
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Rabbi Gliksburg said that rabbis spend hours helping couples reach peace in the home. But the three recent cases of child abuse which shook the country are not just cases of lack of peace in the home. "They are much worse," he said, and "we must act to save the victims from their assailants."