#Metoo inspires rabbi to come out as abuse victim
Did you hear about the big news last week? A Chabad rabbi in Utah became possibly the first orthodox rabbi to come out in public about the sexual abuse he went through as a child from his nanny. I won't go through the details, but you can read the article here . I didn't see it until after I sent my email last Friday, so I thought to add my commentary today. Many people were shocked that someone could be so successful and charismatic while living the double life of pain, guilt & shame. I'm not surprised by this at all. The Talmud tells us the stats. "A majority of the population (>50%) struggle with stealing, a minority (<50%) struggle with adultery and everyone struggles with gossip. The stats are that 20% of all women have been abused, although it's a very hard number to get accurate because of its sensitivity. With these kinds of numbers, survivors have got to be all across the spectrum. Almost 20 years after the abuse started and ten years aft