Lev Tahor - Wikipedia
Lev Tahor (Hebrew: לֵב טָהוֹר, lit. 'pure heart') is a Jewish cult [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 1 ] founded in Israel by Shlomo Helbrans in 1988. It consists of about 200–300 members and according to Guatemalan authorities, engages in child sexual abuse, pedophilia and rape.
Lev Tahor leader arrested in El Salvador amid major crackdown ...
1 day ago · Lev Tahor’s name translates to “pure heart,” but its moves, machinations, and plans are all murky and in 2017, an Israeli court described the group as a “dangerous cult.”
Jewish Lev Tahor cult leader arrested in El Salvador - The ...
2 days ago · A Lev Tahor members demands the release of members of the community after prosecutors say Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and teenagers from the Jewish community following ...
Wanted Lev Tahor sect leader arrested, faces extradition
1 day ago · The Lev Tahor sect was founded in the 1980s in Jerusalem as a Yeshiva headed by Shlomo Helbrans. The cult members escaped to the United States in the 1990s aver an security investigation was ...
Lev Tahor crumbling with leaders in jail, opponents say, as ...
Dec 27, 2024 · Founded by Helbrans in Jerusalem in the 1980s, Lev Tahor has been dogged by allegations of child abuse for years. The group jumped borders for years, under scrutiny from authorities, with...
What is Lev Tahor, and why is it classified as a Jewish cult?
Dec 24, 2024 · What is Lev Tahor? Lev Tahor (literally meaning Pure Heart in Hebrew), which currently numbers between 350 and 500 people, was established in Israel in 1988 by Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, a newly observant Israeli. Two years after founding the movement, Helbrans and his followers moved to the United States, and in 1994, he was convicted of kidnapping …
Top Lev Tahor Leaders Convicted At Trial Of Child Sexual ...
Nov 10, 2021 · The defendants, leaders of an extremist Jewish sect called Lev Tahor, masterminded a scheme to kidnap a 14-year-old girl (“Minor-1”) and a 12-year-old boy (“Minor-2”) from their mother in Woodridge, New York.