I know this particular mother in person and she does not abuse her children. Her children are adorable sweet children. I am sure that the people making all these negative comments have never met this lady and have no right to pass judgement without knowing the facts firsthand. Hearsay is not evidence of anything. In fact I don’t believe that other than their mode of dress makes the women in this community any different from any other mothers. I have feel they are being grossly wronged by the child protection services in Quebec and no in Ontario and by the greater Jewish community who is quick to vilify them and suggest that their children belong in foster care (just because they think they are strange). I feel that everyone has the right to their chumros if they aren’t imposing them on others or suggesting that their way is the only right way. We all think we are doing the right thing, whether we are modern Orthodox, yeshivish or Chassidish. We don’t tell others to do things our way or they are wrong. So even if this group seems to be very different, we can’t say for sure there must be abuse and their children have to be taken away. One big problem we have nowadays is the internet, the (mis)information highway, with everyone’s opinion on it, right or wrong and a lot of loshon horah also. Somehow people think there is a heter to speak loshon horah on the internet.
GABY LOCK SAYS:
THIS LETTER IS VERY GOOD AND TRUTHFUL WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO PASS JUDGEMENT. I DO NOT LIKE THE WOMEN'S MODE OF DRESS.
SHE THINKS, " JEWISH TZNIUS IS BEING DRESSED LIKE A MUSLIM."
USUALLY THESE PEOPLE ARE BALEI TESHUVA WHO THINK THAT THE MORE COVERED THEY GO DRESSED THE MORE TZNIUS THEY ARE.
THIS COMES FROM THEIR IGNORANCE IN JEWISH LAW.THE SAME GOES FOR THE MEN.
A FRUM YID IS A PERSON WHO LEARNS TORAH AND BELIEVES IN THE RIBONO SHEL OLAM HE DOES NOT HAVE TO GO DRESSED IN A SPECIAL WAY.
Lev Tahor Mother Pleads With Public