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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 27, 20204 min read
The Jewish Response to COVID-19
Much has already been said about how the Jewish people should be responding to this global calamity. What is the message?
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Finding a Frum Therapist Online
When a person searches for “Orthodox Jewish therapist online” or “frum therapist online,” what are they looking for?
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 29, 20183 min read
Freedom for Our Children and Our Children’s Children
“If the Holy One, blessed be He, had not taken our ancestors from Egypt, behold we and our children and our children’s children would...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 15, 20171 min read
I Need Your Shoes!
Also, if you are so motivated, click here to designate K’nafayim as your charity of choice on Amazon and they’ll donate .05% of your...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jun 30, 20162 min read
Hamodia and Child Sexual Abuse
I am not a regular reader of Hamodia, but I am guessing that this is the first time they have published something so strongly worded...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 29, 20161 min read
The Blizzard and You
New article posted on Kveller.com on the aftereffects of the wild winter storm we just went through: http://www.kveller.com/the-surprisin...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 27, 20151 min read
American Orthodox Rabbis Say: Report!
I am so glad to read this report about a list of American Haredi rabbis who have publicly signed on to a statement that halacha requires...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Apr 30, 20151 min read
How to Get Porn Out of Our Yeshivas
An article I wrote posted on the Daas Torah blog: How to Get Porn Out of Our Yeshivas The problem hardly needs elaboration anymore. ...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 14, 20151 min read
Chillul Hashem & Secular Court
Guest post I wrote on the Daas Torah blog: http://daattorah.blogspot.com/2015/01/ksav-sofer-why-egyptians-were.html #childsexualabuse...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Sep 23, 20141 min read
Supporting Others
http://www.aish.com/sp/so/99754929.html #community #relationships
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 14, 20141 min read
Ten Tips for Raising Sexually Healthy Orthodox Daughters
And here’s another article sent to me by a friend that address the women’s side of sex ed in the Orthodox community. Also well stated....
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 7, 20141 min read
Masturbation
I thought this article was excellent. It discusses the issue of talking about masturbation with Orthodox boys, which I think is...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Feb 16, 20141 min read
Mental Illness in the Jewish Community
#community #mentalhealth
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 13, 20131 min read
Why Do Orthodox Communities Still Cover Up Sexual Abuse?
I didn’t think the book would get this much publicity, but I knew that I would get a lot of hate mail. When people do lash out at me, the...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jun 19, 20131 min read
The Consequences of Rabbinic Leadership Failing to Deal Properly with Abuse
http://daattorah.blogspot.com/2013/06/missing-boat-consequences-of-rabbinic.html #childsexualabuse #community #sexualabuse
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Feb 21, 20131 min read
Connecting Is Respecting – to be continued…
This week, in collaboration with my colleagues at Project S.A.R.A.H., we completed the first portion of the pilot run the sexual abuse...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Dec 20, 20121 min read
Miscommunication en Masse
The gun control debate that is coming back out of hibernation as a result of last week’s tragedy is an interesting case in point from the...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 2, 20123 min read
What Sandy Took and What She Brought
By Raffi Bilek| Nov 1st, 2012 Originally Posted at OU.org **********************************************************************...
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