ISRAEL
Times of Israel
A rabbi who was disbarred by the Chief Rabbinate after accusations of sexual assault still presents himself as a rabbi and counselor, according to a Channel 2 investigative report aired Sunday.
Rabbi Shimon Garelick had his rabbinic license revoked in August at the recommendation of the rabbinic disciplinary committee after accusations that he committed a spate of sexual crimes over many years.
Garelick served as a neighborhood rabbi in the northern city of Nahariya, as a kashrut supervisor, and as a chaplain at the city’s hospital.
Accusations against Garelick have come from girls, boys, women and men, according to Channel 2. Some date back many years, while some are recent.
Police have closed all cases against him because the complainants were minors and there was not sufficient corroborating evidence to prosecute him.
Channel 2 found that he still serves as the head of a synagogue in his neighborhood. A reporter also went to the rabbi for counseling and secretly filmed him.
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