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Eliezer Berland

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “charismatic rabbi and rosh yeshiva affiliated with the breslov hasidic movement in israel”. Today it says “israeli orthodox jewish rabbi”.
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Eliezer Berland ( Hebrew : אליעזר ברלנד ; born December 26, 1937) is an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi , convicted sex offender and fraudster affiliated with the Breslov Hasidic movement in Israel . He is rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Shuvu Bonim , also known as Yeshivat Nechamat Zion, in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem . The movement is sometimes viewed as being a sect . Berland is a member of Vaad Olami D'Chasedai Breslov (World Committee of Breslov Chassidim), "the supervisory council for many Breslov activities." Following allegations of sexual misconduct, Berland fled Israel, traveling from country to country to avoid extradition to Israel. He was eventually returned to Israel, where he confessed to having committed rape, and was sentenced to 18 months' incarceration for his sexual attacks on two women, as well as his instructions to assault the husband of one of the women he had sexually assaulted. In June 2021, Berland received another 18-month prison sentence for fraud. A few months later, he became suspected of involvement in two murders. The Times of Israel . Friends of Breslov Boston . The Times of Israel .

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charismatic rabbi and rosh yeshiva affiliated with the breslov hasidic movement in israel

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israeli orthodox jewish rabbi

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