NEW YORK (JTA) — A gynecologist in Brooklyn was arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old boy.
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Dr. Aaron Weinreb attempted to meet with the teen again after the alleged incident, Bklyner reported. The FBI interceded, however, and led Weinreb to believe he was meeting with the boy on Oct. 29 but then arrested the doctor.
Weinreb allegedly admitted he previously molested another teenage boy and “that he has a sex addiction to males who are much younger than him,” Bklyner reported, citing court records.
Weinreb is the director of gynecology at New York Community Hospital in Brooklyn and is affiliated with other New York hospitals. His page has been taken down from the Brooklyn hospital’s website.
Meyer Seewald, the director and founder of Jewish Community Watch, said he was “horrified by the alleged crimes.” His organization fights sex abuse in the Orthodox community.
“As a community, we should not be ashamed that ‘one of our own’ is an abuser,” Seewald said in a statement, “rather the only source of shame should be if as a community, we cover up abuse rather than facing it head-on and working together until every person who wishes to harm a child is off our streets.”
He has an innocent wife and children who are suffering enough! Shame on Vos Is Nais for contributing to this family’s anguish just to feed people’s voyeuristic appetites. Leave this issue to the courts and pray none of you are ever shamed by a family member.
Glad he didn’t become a pediatrician to check out young kids…
Guess all the self appointed advocates will be busy with something now
Rumors swirling that he acted inappropriately to his frum female patients. Stay tuned.
It seems to me that pedophilia is incurable. If that is the case, what must we do with such people?
Give them injections of Levo=Dopa, ever heard of Paulin saudi
Sounds like he had no interest in molesting patients in his chosen field.
I personally do not condone his actions but sounds like he needs a lawyer to tell him to shut his mouth. The post quotes him saying stupid stuff.
w/o defending him . generally these fbi arrests are sting operations which would never actually happen without being prodded and coached in to the mess. like the shul bombers that would never get their hands on real explosives w/o an agent selling it to them.
unfortunatly yesh machriv olamo beshaah achas , and doing aveiros beseser nifroen mimenu begaluy
we all must be even more nizhar in inyonei arayos … yazir atzmo min hayayin
i stand corrected i just read the article and my previous comment are not applicable in this situation i jumped to comment before reading the original article
He was such a good DR I cried all night when I Heard the story it makes me crazy to see such a nice person gets in such nonsense
He has an innocent wife and children who are suffering enough! Shame on Vos Is Nais for contributing to this family’s anguish just to feed people’s voyeuristic appetites. Leave this issue to the courts and pray none of you are ever shamed by a family member.
This story makes me sick to the stomach. Ive used dr. Weinreb in the past. He was such a warm kind and skilled doctor and well respected member of the community! How is it that a person who’s got it all can stoop so low for sick and perverted reasons? I feel sorry for the boy, his family, and most of all for dr. Weinreb. He flushed his entire life down the toilet
This is a huge tragedy on many levels.He was a very talented sought after doctor, who was extremely dedicated to his patients.He raised a beautiful family and was an excellent father and loved his wife.His life and everyone around him is destroyed.I know him and his family personally, noone had a clue that he was struggling with this.And he will pay a huge price for not working harder to control his urges.His family is suffering as well as his friends,patients, community members, colleagues, everyone that knew him.because there was an enormous amount of good that he did on a constant basis, this will not excuse one bit what he gave I to and acted on,and he will pay a huge price, do we need to hurt all if those that were so badly hurt by this even more?Noone is covering this up, it’s public knowledge, but why the ugly jokes,and fascination with another man’s tragic story?Don’t cover it up.But cry as you write the story.
His family is grieving.As are friends, patients, community members,colleagues, he had a lot of good in him.But he committed a terrible act, that he will pay a huge price for. There should be some publicity for public awareness. Noone is trying to cover up anything. He admitted he did it, and it’s a crime, and he takes full responsibility.What morecdo we wantvasxa comminity?
Well I am so happy that the self appointed “advocates” such as Seewald finally have something tp pass time, they were getting really jumpy for lack of media attention.
Jews! Do tshuvah!
סוף דבר הכל נשמע!
Ouch, he delivered 3 out 4 of my children
And became close to him in the process he is a wonderful person and good Dr.
Even the best people can trip and fall, how sad, at least he didnt (I hope ) touch women inappropriately
Not condoning his actions at all or even trying to find reasonings for his misdeeds
And if all is true let the system take care of it with by all means
Yes I’m in shock because I know him well
I have posted 2 comments that add perspective to this tragedy.I personally know him, his family, wife, children, parents, and many of the people that are grieving over this tragic terrible story.
Q. For the moderator;
Why are my comments not being posted?
I am trying to inject a serious mature aspect to comments.So that it shouldn’t be a place for cheap lewd and nasty comments, masking as advocacy and righteous anger.
But it seems the moderator would rather that tone, than my perspective. As the other posts fuel more of the same,and brings more buzz to the website. Think carefully moderator what you are enabling.
I see my comments were just posted.
Thank you moderator.
I am crying for the victim, the doctor, his wife, his children, his extended family,his community.
I am not picking one victim over another.
Q. Why aren’t his victims also all of the immediate
people in his life whose life are badly damaged?
Noone is saying that he isn’t ultimately responsible for his actions.
It’s the excitement and interest in this tragedy that is unfortunate.
He is going to pay a huge price for his actions.His life is in ruins.Why do you need to gather around the execution and watch with fascination, while cracking jokes and mocking him?
Would you do the same at a public lynching?
Do you watch the ISIS videos of beheadings?
This has an effect on the people that are. constantly watching, following and talking about it non stop. It coarsens them , and they become insensitive to another person’s pain, while always on the lookout for the next tragic story to witness, and not miss any of the ugly details.
My Rav said in a in a shiur, that the Ohr Hachaim explains that there was a special blessing that the soldiers that fought for Eretz Yisroel and against the enemies of the Jewish people, because they didn’t get coarsened by going to war as that would be the natural outcome.But that was a miracle, it’s not natural.
So all people that traffic in such tragedies, and make sure to have a front row seat at all lynchings, should be aware that the Ohr Hachaim’s blessing doesn’t pertain to them.So they should be careful not to become coarsened in their zeal.And Vos Iz Nais should also be careful not to enable that outcome.
Let us cry for “ALL” the victims.
And we will all learn how strong the pull for such behaviour has become, and be extra vigilant with our loved ones to protect them from becoming a victim, “and” from not being pulled into this behaviour.May all of Am yisroel never have to deal with such suffering again.
we should cry for everyone he was such a nice good person
we cry for him and for the victimizes
the DR did so much good for everyone i know a lot of good thinks he did
he should of gone for help as soon he realized he has an issue
i think what we should learn from this story is that we should make it easier for ppl to get help when they need it
as well if someone go’s to help he shouldn’t need to be sooo embarrassed about it
As someone very close to Dr. Weinreb I can tell you without hesitation that he is a good person, who although struggling with this issue tried to live his life as a Ben Torah. He is not a predator. He did not knowingly enter into a relationship with a minor. He joined an app on which age was misrepresented. He has thousands of patients who can vouch for his Character. Now would be a good time for them to weigh in and provide chizuk for a family that is suffering terribly! If it could happen to them it could happen to any one of us.
Its about time women learn that they should be going to a female doctor Period. as well about time to have a fully functioning Ezras Nashim EMS, why shouldn’t women be helping other women?
One very serious mistake does not erase the tremendous good that Dr. Weinreb did in his life. Do any of us want to be judged so harshly? No one knows until the day he dies what grave errors he might commit. Some of you seem less concerned for the minor here (who btw was not exactly an innocent..) than in vilifying Weinreb. You’re like vultures swooping in after the kill and relishing the ghastly feast of destruction. It’s sickening.
I too know Dr. Weinreb and his family. He is a moral and decent person who really cared about helping others and doing the right thing. I am not at all condoning his actions and he will unfortunately suffer with the consequences for the rest of his life. But none of us know how complex and chaotic life is and how we could mess up anytime.
Full disclosure, I am a relative. And the first thing I want to acknowledge is how a story like this is different when you know the accused. I am not here to defend Ari, there is not much debate that what he did is unacceptable and has caused real harm, first and foremost to the victim. I guess my only feeling is we should not lose our humanity in this situation. We should definitely be more considerate to the incredible wife and beautiful children who have had their lives turned upside down through no fault of their own. If you are reading this, please know that all who know you love you, and are davening for you, may this very dark and painful day pass, and may Hashem give you the strength to continue living with the goodness and kindness that personifies who you are. I do believe that those who are calling for public shaming mean well, the approach of protecting the accused has been a disaster for our community. But knowing Ari personally I cannot stomach the idea that he is irredeemable. I am not enough of an expert to address where we go from here, but I hope we can turn this into a moment where we take steps that will be beneficial and productive for all the parties.
It seems that the underaged minor posed on an adult app looking for an adult relationship. He misrepresented his age. It doesn’t excuse the adults behavior, however if that’s the case he’s gay but not a predator. Let the facts come out before we judge and pray for him and his family. They are our brothers and sisters Bnei Yisroel, let’s show some Rachmonus. His wife and kids may be reading these comments. Give the Chizuk.
One question I have:who let’s their kids go alone to a gynaecologist?????where r the parents. If its uncomfortable then stay outside. At least the predator will be afraid to do anything
Bottom line is as Chazal so presciently said “Ein apitropus l’arayos” -NO ONE – no matter who they are or what their hashkafa may be , is immune from these temptations. Instead of calling him out, everyone should thank Hashem that they (hopefully) do not succumb to these impulses
The “minor” deliberately placed himself on an App meant for adults. He misrepresented his age. Not at all the typical predator-victim scenario. And Dr. Weinreb should not be unfairly grouped with predators of that type. No one is saying that molestors should be protected. But each situation calls for its own evaluation. If one of you defrauded a person in an investment scam would you want to be compared to Madoff? In either case most of us will agree that this family has suffered enough. Let’s have a more realistic view of our human ability to “fall” and open our hearts with compassion to the extended wonderful Weinreb family.
Rachmanim Bnei Rachmanim! I challenge all you “vultures” out there to take five minutes and imagine this were YOUR son..or husband..or father. Or yes, YOU. Bet you’d be singing at least a slightly less judgemental tune then.
To anyone in the Weinreb family who might be reading this: Know that we love you. We support you. We daven for you to find the courage and resilience to overcome this very painful time. And we look forward to celebrating brighter times with you in the near future. May Hashem guard and protect you and help you to heal.
Who said his “victims” WHO WILLINGLY put themselves on the app are not voluntarily going after more of the same? According to NY state law 18 is the age of consent but many cultures consider 13 the age of manhood and decision making. And for those of you who wrote the most vile and vicious comments which his wife and CHILDREN are likely to read you need to beg mechila from them. Should you find tragedies happening in your own lives in the near future it is likely the wrath of heaven coming down on you for stomping on these precious innocent children.
The Community has to get together and address the issue and offer help to this ppl
He was such a good DR and we lost him if we would have a good helping system we would of be able to safe him!!!!
Agreed. Instead of placing blame we should think of how we as a community can prevent such tragic incidents in the future. Thinking proactively is a more helpful approach to malicious judgemental comments which may well scare those who need help from admitting and seeking it.
Let me clarify b4 They act on there desires, they should know where to turn to get help. Before he does anything, not after.
This is what I meant the Community has to get together
So this ppl should know Wer to go b4 they act out
This is very different than a classic “predator” case as heard in the past (schools etc). You can’t just hide behind the guise of protect the victim as a carte Blanche rule without analyzing each case. This victim wanted to find an older man. This victim misrepresented his age on a dating app. This victim was not coerced or cornered into a relationship like this. I’m not condoning homosexuality but that alone wouldn’t result in any news article or uproar. It’s the the buzzword of pedophile or predator that gets all the everyone here worked up. So some ppl know the dr too and are trying to at least de-vilify him in some way because the press will never do that, that doesn’t mean they are defending pedophilia. If you look closely at this case it’s not a standard predator/pedophile abuse case. But I’m sure Mr. Been there with his rigid judgement will find no grey area here as expected.
I have known Ari for a very long time. He has always been a warm, caring, compassionate human being, always interested in helping others and has done a tremendous amount of Chesed on a regular basis over the years. He is suffering, and will continue to suffer, greatly from this terrible tragedy. Also, his wonderful wife and beautiful children are suffering immensely on account of what is transpiring. I am pleading to the people who have posted the venomous hateful comments to VIN regarding this tragedy, some of whom appear to know some chazal, to keep in mind several well known concepts before adding salt to the wounds of all involved in this situation:
Havei Dan Es Chaveiro LKaf Zechus
Lo Yehei Dan Es Chaveiro Ad She’Tagiya Limkomo
Jews are supposed to be Rachamonim and Gomlei Chassadim
Hamevaish Es Chaveiro Berabim, Ein Lo Chelek LeOlom Habba
You are jumping in and making judgments and reaching and spreading conclusions about another person without knowing all the facts. Just because there is an article in some small newspaper setting forth allegations, who says that the information in the article is accurate? Much larger and more prestigious newspapers then the one who broke this story have a tendency to report fake news, so how can this newspaper’s account of the alleged incident be trusted? Have you read the court documents quoted in the article to see if what the newspaper article claims is accurate? Perhaps the information is wrong or exaggerated. Perhaps the boy – assuming the information in the article is true – who was not so young — drew Ari into the situation and made it difficult for him to resist. Perhaps, there was no more than discussions between Ari and the boy, and no act was involved at all. Perhaps, this was an isolated incident? All of you who are jumping to conclusions, and expressing them in a public forum, anonymously, are doing so, and adding salt to the wounds of all involved, without knowing all the facts. It is so wrong for you to do so, to keep on adding salt to the deep wounds of those who are so down. Even under secular law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty; so far, all we have is an article in some small unknown newspaper talking about allegations that may not be correct.
It is wrong to jump to judgment about another person, and to add to the tremendous pain being suffered by him and his beautiful family, without knowing all the facts, and it is clearly a very serious Aveiro, perhaps even more serious than what Ari may have done, to express such information on a public forum for the purpose of adding more pain and humiliation to Ari and to his wife and children. It is not your job to make this judgment and to make matters worse. Leave this to the court system and, ultimately, to hashem. Again, please bear in mind the well known concepts I just mentioned in this post before spouting venom about Ari, or about any other person for that matter. You are playing around with the rule of Hamevaish Es Chaveiro Berabim, Ein Lo Chelek LeOlom Habba.
You would have much greater zechusim by opening up a sefer, saying tehilim, and/or getting involved in matters of Chesed and mitzvos, than to spend time on the computer typing loshon hara and committing other serious aveiros and adding hurt to an already downtrodden family that can use people’s help, instead of having others make things worse for them than they already are. May we all be spared from tzores.
Those who are insulting him are dangerously close to losing their Olam Habah. He was not convicted and you’re playing judge, jury, sadistic prosecutor and G-D. Each of you is now a RODEF and we know that G-D is always on the side of a NIRDAF no matter the situation. Nobody defends child molestation but this case has not yet been tried and all situations are different.
Kolko __________________ Pray, pray very, very hard that you shouldn’t hang yourself in shame if chas vashalom somebody near and dear in your family gets into a similar situation. You have absolutely less than zero guarantee that it can’t happen to you. Shame on you and shame on your sadism. Your disproportionate invective is more indicative of the kind Jew you are, than him.
In addition, you are murderers, shedding the innocent blood of family and friends.
How will you survive Yom Hadin? Let G_D deal with this , not any of you.
You gotta love these self appointed spokesmen such as Seewald, he should go back to selling used cars
Beware of those that are so quick to condemn and vilify…(“The lady doth protest too much me thinks” -William Shakespeare) I am so happy to see the conversation changing to one of understanding and compassion. I don’t have all the information but this I know for sure: Ari is a good and generous person who raised an exceptional family. He has helped countless people. He had a personal struggle and made a tragic mistake. Hashem should give him and his family the strength they will need.
shame shame and shame on Vus is neias for posting loshon hora! Take it down immediately, and may you soon learn what shame feels like.
I got home from work and have tears in my eyes reading some of these recent messages of understanding and compassion. I had this horrible feeling all day from reading the many viciously cruel posts on this chat. Rabbi Kolko’s (Rabbi???)message in particular is horrifying. One wonders if Kolko’s past deeds were revealed what horrors would be exposed. How many people have been the recipients of his callous and inhumane attitude? Here’s what I say to you “Rabbi” Kolko: This may come as a shock to you but Ari Weinreb is a much greater man than you. He is kind, compassionate and caring. He has patiently and skillfully assisted countless women through pregnancy and birth. He made a very serious mistake but owned up to it and is trying to make amends. It is YOU who needs to look deeply into yourself and search for the source of your twisted opinions.
Has anybody else noticed how this vile poster Rabbi Kolko is obsessed with killing, suicide, murder all “Lehalacha”?
Our Rabbis day: Ein Adam Over Avairah Elah Im Kain Nichnas Bo Ruach Shtus. A person only commits a sin when a spirit of folly enters into him.
That spirit can Chas Vshalom consume any person. Just like you care about the victim, realize that he didn’t choose to have this sick desire. He should have been stronger then the urge but who are we to judge since we are not in his shoes. He will suffer the consequences but why should we add to it? We should give him Chizuk to help him do Teshuvah and try to repair his grave mistake.
Because of publicly shaming Kamtza bar kamtza in the presence if even great learned people, the Bais Hamikdash was destroyed and 2000 years of Jewish suffering ensues to this day. A plea to you all: stop commenting , else the ire of the Almighty be roused against you Heaven forbid. You’re doing Russian Roulette with yourselves and loved ones especially if you don’t have all the facts. Have pity on yourselves.
I’d like to shed some perspective and hopefully closure on this subject. For those of you who don’t know him let me tell you a bit about Ari Weinreb: Ari is a wonderful human being. He has a heart of gold. Many many organizations/tzedakas have been the recipients of his generosity. A gifted and skilled doctor, he gave thousands of couples the priceless gift of a well-born child. As human beings, every single one of us is fallible. The struggles we have may differ but at some point in our lives most of us will struggle intensely with a personal challenge. And yes, sometimes we’ll stumble. Fortunately, Hashem is more compassionate than the monstrously cruel attackers who posted their cruel comments here. He paves the way for repentance and return. Ari has suffered enough. He’s experienced pure hell on Earth. Those of us who retain our humanity will be there for him as he attempts to rebuild his life. We will validate his struggles, support his efforts and applaud his courage. We will strengthen and better ourselves in the process. May we celebrate better times soon.
I pray and hope we will have him beck with happiness
I believe with therapy ppl with this problem can get cured
The world needs needs him and if we loss him it’s a very big lost
He was and is a wonderful person and was always happy to help ppl in need
I hope we will understand and we will help him get out of this mass and with the right help and therapy we will have him beck with us happily