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Posted by David Clohessy on October 04, 2012
■Group appeals to Buffalo rabbis
■It doesn’t want whistleblower ousted
■A vote is scheduled to be held this Friday
■Local rabbi organization may impeach its president
■He spoke up about a credibly accused abusive colleague
A self-help group for clergy sex abuse victims is urging Buffalo rabbis to postpone their plans to act tomorrow against a colleague who warned the public that a once-ousted rabbi was leading services again in recent weeks.
Leaders of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, are writing the Buffalo Board of Rabbis about Rabbi Keith Karnofsky. Karnofsky is currently the president of the rabbis’ group, but a meeting is set for Friday at which some members plan to try to impeach him.
Some rabbis are apparently upset with Karnofsky, in part, because he told The Buffalo News about Rabbi Charles Shalman, who helped with seven services recently at the Jewish student organization at the campus of the University of Buffalo.
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