Mordechai (Moti) Elon (Hebrew: מרדכי (מוטי) אֵלון; born 9 December 1959) is an Israeli Religious Zionist rabbi. He has headed several Orthodox Jewish social organizations and institutions, most notably as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat HaKotel in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem from 2002 to 2006. He has also hosted television and radio shows.
In 2010, Elon, an outspoken public opponent of homosexuality,[1] was investigated for sexual misconduct[2] as a result of revelations made by Takana, a religious forum dealing with allegations of sexual harassment in the Religious Zionist community. On 7 August 2013, he was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrates Court on two counts of forcible sexual assault against a male minor.[3] In addition, in December 2018 additional accusations of sexual misconduct on the part of Elon came to light.[4]
- ^ J.J. Goldberg (19 February 2010). "Rabbinic Abuse Claims: In Israel, the Fallout Continues". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Tomer Zarchin (4 August 2010). "Police launch criminal probe into rabbi suspected of molesting boys". Haaretz. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Nir Hasson (7 August 2013). "Religious Zionist leader Rabbi Moti Elon convicted of sexually assaulting minors". Haaretz. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "גם תלמידי הרב מוטי אלון הבינו: "כנראה הפעם אין מנוס מלהאמין"". וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew). 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.