tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post114778025768814204..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: Ken Wilber on Rabbi Marc Gafni's Sexual Misconductwilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-13474216151843266102009-09-30T22:47:52.334-07:002009-09-30T22:47:52.334-07:00My understanding as of now - Gafni had sex with th...My understanding as of now - Gafni had sex with these women, who were his students. He did not coerce them, though manipulation in some form is likely. He has been admitted back into the Wilber realm of I-I sanctioned events, and has close Wilber associates conned into supporting his return to teaching.<br /><br />If he were a therapist he would have lost his license - he's not, and no one has stepped up to confront these serious ethical violations, so he is free to do it again - and offenders like him continue to offend until stopped.<br /><br />This is a HUGE set-back to the men's movement, especially since he is teaching on male spirituality and spiritual sexuality - wrong man for the job, IMO.<br /><br />Peace,<br />Billwilliam harrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-1650821235976223082009-09-30T19:45:27.942-07:002009-09-30T19:45:27.942-07:00Wilber's seeming support of Gafni is very dist...Wilber's seeming support of Gafni is very disturbing.<br />It will be very interesting to see how Wilber stands by his friend if these latest allegations are proved true.<br />Where does this leave the so-called men's movement headed by men who believe it's okay to sexually abuse women and girls?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-63714440331291979302008-08-21T11:31:00.000-07:002008-08-21T11:31:00.000-07:00Why is he not in jail? Why do people support this ...Why is he not in jail? Why do people support this slimey molester? Speaks volumes about who THEY are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-71764699203280308012008-02-02T07:56:00.000-07:002008-02-02T07:56:00.000-07:00http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/gafni_Mordechai....http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/gafni_Mordechai.html<BR/><BR/>WARNING:<BR/><BR/>Marc Gafni Should Be Scene As A Danger to Women and Children.<BR/><BR/>Born as Marc Winiarz, Marc Gafni changed his name several times using multiple spellings. Winiarz is also known as Mordechai Winiarz, Marc Gafni and or Mordechai Gafni..<BR/><BR/>Winiarz/Gafni grew up in the midwest, yet went to both high school and college in New York. After college he became a Rabbinical student at Yeshiva University, yet did not get his rabbinical ordination (smeicha) from YU. Instead, Mordechai Gafni obtained his ordination from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. <BR/><BR/>In 2004, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the spiritual leader of the Israeli community of Efrat, was going to revoke the rabbinic ordination he gave Rabbi Winiarz/Gafni many years ago when they had a close rabbi-student relationship. When Gafni heard of Rabbi Riskin's wishes, he wrote a letter "returning" his semicha to spare his former teacher any further embarrassment.<BR/><BR/>In the early 1980's, when Mordechai was nineteen he sexually abused a thirteen-year-old girl in her home. It wasn't until many years later that Marc Gafni confessed to the molestation while being interviewed by Gary Rosenblatt, editor of the New York Jewish Week. Marc stated: "I was a stupid kid and we were in love," the rabbi said. "She was 14 going on 35, and I never forced her"<BR/><BR/>In 1983 Mordechai Winiarz was married to his first wife. He was also a youth leader for a group called "JPSY" (Jewish Public School Youth). The group involved working with at risk teenagers. It was during this time he was accused of molesting a fifteen-year-old girl and an attempted sexual assault of a young adult woman. At the time the rabbis accused him of cult like practices. Both women went to various rabbis looking for help, yet nothing was done except he was chased out of town, moving to Boca Raton, Florida. There was some sort of scandl and he fled Florida suddenly. <BR/><BR/>In 1991 he left the Unitied States to start a new life in Israel, changing his name to Mordechai Gafni.<BR/><BR/>May, 2006 new allegations were made against confessed child molester Rabbi Mordechai Gafni . This time the allegations were made by three women who filed a complaint with the police in Haifa (Israel). The new claims were of professional sexual misconduct / clergy sexual abuse. The alleged offenses occurred during Torah lessons given by Gafni.<BR/><BR/>Immediately after the charges were filed Rabbi Mordechai Gafni confessed and fled Israel for the United States. He first landed in Boston, MA, where it is believed he stayed with one of his many female friends. There were rumors that soon after arriving in Boston he continued on to Boulder, CO and stayed with a colleague and then moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah.<BR/><BR/>Marc Gafni is involved with the Buddhist community of Salt Lake City. It is believed that he is in the process of trying to reinvent himself again as he did back in the 1980's after the first allegations were made against him of child molestation. Marc Gafni is considered dangerous to women and to both male and female children. Rumors are floating around that he is involved in BDSM community (Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism, Masochism). <BR/><BR/>The Awareness Center is seeking justice for all of the survivors of Rabbi Mordechai Winiarz (past and present). If you have any information regarding the current location of Rabbi Marc Gafni please notify The Awareness Center, Inc.<BR/><BR/>The Awareness Center, Inc.<BR/><BR/>443-857-5560Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com