I am sorry.”But through a spokesman, Steinhardt denied many of the specific actions or words attributed to him by the seven women. “He set a horrifying standard of what women who work in the Jewish community were expected to endure,” said Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, a Jewish scholar. Steinhardt’s spokesman called the account “simply not true.”Two women who worked at a small Jewish nonprofit recalled Steinhardt using similar language in 2008. She said she and Sabath complained to Greenberg about Steinhardt’s comments. But in recent years, Steinhardt’s behaviour has faced some external scrutiny.

Source: bd News24 March 21, 2019 12:00 UTC