A “Meshulach” going door to door raising money has possibly been identified as a prominent member of the Lev Tahor cult. A woman has claimed to recognize him in Crown Heights. Full Story, Video
By Zvi Hershcovich
A “Meshulach” going door to door raising money from Balebatim has possibly been identified as a prominent member of the Lev Tahor cult.
Uriel Goldman, who is a member of the Lev Tahor “Hanhala” and serves as their spokesperson, was allegedly recognized by a Crown Heights woman.
The woman had recently watched a documentary on the cult in which Mendy Levy tells the story of him grouping up in Lev Tahor. The video included numerous disturbing statements made by Goldman on a Zoom call.
VIDEO: I Grew up in the Extremist Jewish Cult of Lev Tahor | The Story of Mendy Levy
While her sighting is unconfirmed, she felt alarmed enough to warn her followers on Instagram – and she contacted Crown Heights Shomrim.
Goldman has been confirmed to be living in Boro Park over the past few months in an effort to raise funds for the cult. Funds that enable the leadership to hold onto power and continue to hurt those that the donations are supposedly trying to help. This information came to light in recent months by testimony from members that have been able to escape the cult.
Over the last few years, Lev Tahor has experienced several suspicious deaths, horrific child abuse, and brazen kidnapping – abducted two children from their mother at a private home in New York – on Shabbos (along with several other kidnapping attempts.)
Multiple members of their leadership are currently sitting in prison. A large portion of funds collected are for their legal representation. Funds that were donated by well-intended people in the frum community trying to “help yidden with basic necessities.” The court even presented surveillance footage during the kidnapping of cult leaders driving on Shabbos – all excused by the longstanding narrative that the “Zionists” are chasing after them (they are not).
One person (who asked to remain anonymous) revealed that Goldman approached him for donations with an urgency of “pikuach nefesh.” Meanwhile, those funds are reportedly being used to pay for jail bribes and legal representation for those people in the cult leadership that were caught in the kidnapping operation.
Among those incarcerated is the current Lev Tahor leader Nachman Helbrans, who is in a US prison awaiting sentencing on multiple kidnapping-related charges. Three other leaders, the notorious Weingarten brothers, are awaiting extradition from Guatemala to the United States.
While Goldman claims that Lev Tahor lacks money for the bare necessities – such as diapers, clothing, food and water – they reportedly paid for over 70 plane tickets to the middle-east in a dangerous effort to start migrating the cult to Iran.
When giving Tzedakah, double-check the cause and documentation to ensure that your funds are supporting a proper family or organization.
In a recent tweet, @LevTahorSurvivors have asked the public for help: “If you spot Goldman or any Lev Tahor members collecting “tzedakah” in your area, PM us or email [email protected]”
Uriel Goldman has been fundraising in #Brooklyn.
If you spot Goldman or any Lev Tahor members collecting “tzedakah” in your area,
PM us or email [email protected](Your identity will be kept strictly confidential.)
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— Lev Tahor Survivors (@LevTsurvivors) February 14, 2022
VIDEO: 2014 documentary by CBC News before Lev Tahor was banned from Canada