Outcry

Episode 48 - The Bizarre Story of Why Quinoa May Be Kosher L'pesach

Another episode from Limmud 2025! This episode is a recording of a session presented by Asher Lovy at Limmud this past year. In this episode you'll learn the (possibly) real story of why the OU finally declared quinoa kosher for Pesach. The story starts with angry caterers desperate to provide kosher l'pesach sushi to the masses, lingers for a while on the horrific attempts by the late Torah Vodaas Rosh Yeshiva, Yisroel Belsky, to bully the victim of Yossi Kolko into dropping his case, and ends with a mysterious mission to investigate quinoa production in the Andes, and free Jacob Ostreicher from prison.  To learn more about ZA'AKAH or to donate, visit our website at https://zaakah.org [https://zaakah.org/] To get in touch with questions, comments, or any other concerns related to Outcry, email us at podcast@zaakah.org [podcast@zaakah.org] Follow us on our socials to stay informed: Facebook: https://facebook.com/zaakah [https://facebook.com/zaakah] Twitter: @zaakahny [https://twitter.com/zaakahny?lang=en] Instagram: @zaakahig [https://instagram.com.zaakahig/] TikTok: @zaakahny [https://www.tiktok.com/@zaakahny] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa] WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B]

Episode 47 - Live @ Limmud with Shana Aaronson and Yehudis Fletcher

Three victims advocates walk into a conference, stop us if you've heard this one before! In this episode, Asher Lovy is joined by Shana Aaronson, director of Magen, and Yehudis Fletcher, founder and director of Nahamu, to just kibbitz about what life as an advocate is like. We ricochet back and forth from the hilarious to the horrific, and Shana gets serious about what the essence of our work is about. This episode is a little peek behind the curtain into what goes into this kind of work.  To learn more about ZA'AKAH or to donate, visit our website at https://zaakah.org [https://zaakah.org/] To get in touch with questions, comments, or any other concerns related to Outcry, email us at podcast@zaakah.org [podcast@zaakah.org] Follow us on our socials to stay informed: Facebook: https://facebook.com/zaakah [https://facebook.com/zaakah] Twitter: @zaakahny [https://twitter.com/zaakahny?lang=en] Instagram: @zaakahig [https://instagram.com.zaakahig/] TikTok: @zaakahny [https://www.tiktok.com/@zaakahny] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa] WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B]

Episode 46 - Nechemia Weberman Needs to Stay in Prison

When we covered the case against Nechemya Weberman before on Outcry we didn't expect to be covering it again so soon, but a recently filed motion in Kings County Supreme Court, supported by District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, seeks to free him from his 50-year sentence.  Weberman was convicted at trial for the repeated rape and sexual assault of a 12 year old girl over the course of three years who was sent to him for unlicensed counseling by the Satmar Vaad Hatznius. After she came forward to police, the Satmar community pulled out every stop to support Weberman and punish his victim for daring to report him to the authorities. After a harrowing trial, during which several people were arrested for witness intimidation for trying to threaten her, Weberman was convicted and sentenced to 103 years, a sentenced that was later reduced to 50 years.  Since that time the community has resolutely stood behind him, fundraising for him, disparaging his victim, and pulling every political lever they could to let this dangerous pedophile out of prison. Those efforts culminated in the motion filed in Kings County court, which is what we're covering in this episode.  To learn more about ZA'AKAH or to donate, visit our website at https://zaakah.org [https://zaakah.org/] To get in touch with questions, comments, or any other concerns related to Outcry, email us at podcast@zaakah.org [podcast@zaakah.org] Follow us on our socials to stay informed: Facebook: https://facebook.com/zaakah [https://facebook.com/zaakah] Twitter: @zaakahny [https://twitter.com/zaakahny?lang=en] Instagram: @zaakahig [https://instagram.com.zaakahig/] TikTok: @zaakahny [https://www.tiktok.com/@zaakahny] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa] WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B] SHOW NOTES: https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/13/brooklyn-eric-gonzalez-nechemya-weberman/ [https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/13/brooklyn-eric-gonzalez-nechemya-weberman/]  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/nyregion/judge-nechemya-weberman-resentence.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/nyregion/judge-nechemya-weberman-resentence.html]  https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/05/09/brooklyn-da-cumo-sentence-commute-request/ [https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/05/09/brooklyn-da-cumo-sentence-commute-request/]  https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-rabbi-accused-of-molesting-girl-since-she-was-12/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-rabbi-accused-of-molesting-girl-since-she-was-12/]  https://forward.com/news/168172/inside-hasidic-modesty-patrols/ [https://forward.com/news/168172/inside-hasidic-modesty-patrols/]  https://gothamist.com/news/fundraiser-for-alleged-child-molester-in-south-williamsburg-draws-protest-arrests [https://gothamist.com/news/fundraiser-for-alleged-child-molester-in-south-williamsburg-draws-protest-arrests]  https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/nyregion/4-ultra-orthodox-men-charged-with-trying-to-silence-accuser-in-abuse-case.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/nyregion/4-ultra-orthodox-men-charged-with-trying-to-silence-accuser-in-abuse-case.html]  https://www.jta.org/2022/12/15/ny/satmar-grand-rebbe-visits-convicted-sexual-abuser-nechemya-weberman-in-prison [https://www.jta.org/2022/12/15/ny/satmar-grand-rebbe-visits-convicted-sexual-abuser-nechemya-weberman-in-prison]

Episode 45 - The Case Against Lonny Benamy

We're taking a break from our coverage of the Judah Karkowsky trial to cover the case against Yeshiva of Flatbush and Lonny Benamy, a longtime teacher. Lonny was accused in a CVA lawsuit of grooming and sexually abusing a student at Yeshiva of Flatbush. The complaint details a system of grooming that Benamy engaged in to create a group of students who received special favor from him and use that to his advantage.  To learn more about ZA'AKAH or to donate, visit our website at https://zaakah.org [https://zaakah.org/] To get in touch with questions, comments, or any other concerns related to Outcry, email us at podcast@zaakah.org [podcast@zaakah.org] Follow us on our socials to stay informed: Facebook: https://facebook.com/zaakah [https://facebook.com/zaakah] Twitter: @zaakahny [https://twitter.com/zaakahny?lang=en] Instagram: @zaakahig [https://instagram.com.zaakahig/] TikTok: @zaakahny [https://www.tiktok.com/@zaakahny] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa] WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B] SHOW NOTES: https://www.amazon.com/When-Rabbis-Abuse-Dynamics-Culture/dp/1957712015

Episode 44 - The Trial of Judah Karkowsky: Part 4

In our continuing coverage of the Judah Karkowsky trial we wrap up with the various pretrial motions made by the defense before jury selection. In particular in this episode we get into arguments made by Karkowsky's lawyer about the validity of the case itself, and about whether or not Karkowsky's texts with Aryeh Schulman should be excluded from evidence because Karkowsky believed that he enjoyed attorney client privilege with Schulman.  If you haven't listened to parts one and two of this series, please listen to those first.  To learn more about ZA'AKAH or to donate, visit our website at https://zaakah.org [https://zaakah.org/] To get in touch with questions, comments, or any other concerns related to Outcry, email us at podcast@zaakah.org [podcast@zaakah.org] Follow us on our socials to stay informed: Facebook: https://facebook.com/zaakah [https://facebook.com/zaakah] Twitter: @zaakahny [https://twitter.com/zaakahny?lang=en] Instagram: @zaakahig [https://instagram.com.zaakahig/] TikTok: @zaakahny [https://www.tiktok.com/@zaakahny] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J9HgXsOlZPhHhqsj6s7HBa] WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VayGPAG59PwPAc6jzL2B]