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When a newspaper claims that an Orthodox rabbi defended a sex offender, you have to ask, is that really what happened?

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A number of years ago, a neighbor of mine, a business professional, shared a secret and a request.  He told me that he had been found guilty of a crime – a dishonest financial reporting to the federal government – and was awaiting sentencing.  He fully admitted that he had acted wrongly and offered no excuse for what he did.  My neighbor is a kind, reasonable, family-oriented and charitable person.  I drew on what thespian talents I had cultivated many decades earlier in high school, and feigned not being shocked.

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” was all I could say.  Then came the request.  “Could you write the judge a character reference letter?” he asked.

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