Watch: can of worms whioch blew the story of Rabbi Berland
Channel 10 special investigation Shuvu Banim struggles, property worth millions, kidnappings, violence, and connections with the underworld • view
- Hila Ben David and Arik Weiss, Channel 10
- כ"ט כסלו התשע"ד
What took place in the courtyard of the Shuvu Banim Community?
Channel 10 aired last night (Motzei Shabbos) extensive research on the matter. According to the report, three years ago Rabbi Eliezer Berland, community leader returned to his home after his family had him locked up and isolated him for years and took control of Hasidism. At the end of the event, the community began to disintegrate and evidence continued to come to police. Hasidim left the neighborhood and the rabbi's family was more divided than ever.
"They took us as slaves, worse than black slaves in black Africa," says Nathan Barzel, a former follower of Rabbi Berland. "Even my wife and children were not mine. They decided when I eat breakfast, when not to, when I take my child to Torah study and when not, if the child would be in institutions or not. I want to be with my wife I cannot, you cannot sustain family life. It's over", says Barzel.
Rabbi Berland himself is considered one of the most intriguing figures in the Haredi world; a Talmid Chacham who gathered under him hundreds of newly religious families, including quite a few ex-offenders.
Former follower of Rabbi Berland told of the redemptions: "When the rabbi would ask for money we would go and bring the money, revenue that was called." Barzel said that he personally brought large amounts when the rabbi asked them. "I personally brought the Rabbi 300 thousand dollars in cash only in redemptions, orders from above by the Rabbi," he said.
"In 2013 contributions from each month exceeded three million shekels, in 2012 five million each month," reveals Mr. Issachar Bar-Hillel, temporary manager appointed to head Berland family associations, established by the great courtyard to use the funds donated private funds. The sum of two million shekels every month to the account of Tehilla Berland, wife of the Rabbi. But the Rabbi was not the one who transferred the funds.
A year fter the story was revealed, the rabbi and his family moved to Beitar – Illit and it seemed that Rabbi was successful in repairing the damage, but then began to emerge and recording evidence of criminal acts. Before authorities were able to arrest him, he fled the country towards Switzerland then Miami, and then to Morocco, which has no extradition treaty with Israel. There he became the right-hand man, of Gabriel Ben Arush, one suspect of the Trade Bank case, who also fled the country.
Channel 10 aired last night (Motzei Shabbos) extensive research on the matter. According to the report, three years ago Rabbi Eliezer Berland, community leader returned to his home after his family had him locked up and isolated him for years and took control of Hasidism. At the end of the event, the community began to disintegrate and evidence continued to come to police. Hasidim left the neighborhood and the rabbi's family was more divided than ever.
"They took us as slaves, worse than black slaves in black Africa," says Nathan Barzel, a former follower of Rabbi Berland. "Even my wife and children were not mine. They decided when I eat breakfast, when not to, when I take my child to Torah study and when not, if the child would be in institutions or not. I want to be with my wife I cannot, you cannot sustain family life. It's over", says Barzel.
Rabbi Berland himself is considered one of the most intriguing figures in the Haredi world; a Talmid Chacham who gathered under him hundreds of newly religious families, including quite a few ex-offenders.
Former follower of Rabbi Berland told of the redemptions: "When the rabbi would ask for money we would go and bring the money, revenue that was called." Barzel said that he personally brought large amounts when the rabbi asked them. "I personally brought the Rabbi 300 thousand dollars in cash only in redemptions, orders from above by the Rabbi," he said.
"In 2013 contributions from each month exceeded three million shekels, in 2012 five million each month," reveals Mr. Issachar Bar-Hillel, temporary manager appointed to head Berland family associations, established by the great courtyard to use the funds donated private funds. The sum of two million shekels every month to the account of Tehilla Berland, wife of the Rabbi. But the Rabbi was not the one who transferred the funds.
A year fter the story was revealed, the rabbi and his family moved to Beitar – Illit and it seemed that Rabbi was successful in repairing the damage, but then began to emerge and recording evidence of criminal acts. Before authorities were able to arrest him, he fled the country towards Switzerland then Miami, and then to Morocco, which has no extradition treaty with Israel. There he became the right-hand man, of Gabriel Ben Arush, one suspect of the Trade Bank case, who also fled the country.
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