Lev tahor cult

Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case

Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.

Elazar Rumpler, a senior leader within haredi cult Lev Tahor, appearing in the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in 2020; illustrative.
Lev Tahor member Yoel Alter, 35, is escorted by Guatemalan police officers after being arrested at court in Guatemala City on January 24, 2025.

Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

Minors rescued in Colombia from the Lev Tahor sect.

Colombian authorities, Interpol rescue 17 minors from ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect

 Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish cult attend a protest in Guatemala City, January 30, 2025.

Israel's Knesset considers rescue, rehabilitation of children from Jewish cult Lev Tahor


Lev Tahor escape detention in Mexico after police raid

A group of about 20 members of a Lev Tahor cult escaped from a Mexican detention center in the southern state of Chiapas on Wednesday night

 Members of a Jewish community stand on a street in the village of San Juan La Laguna August 24, 2014

Former Mossad agent describes involvement in Lev Tahor raid

Danny Limor, a former Mossad agent cannot believe the Lev Tahor members consider themselves Jewish.

 Members of a Jewish community walk near a motor taxi in the village of San Juan La Laguna August 24, 2014.

Lev Tahor cult survivor rescues son, brings him to Israel amid arrests

Israel Amir's rescue mission was in the works ever since the former member escaped the cult in Guatemala some three years ago.

 Members of a Jewish community stand on a street in the village of San Juan La Laguna August 24, 2014

Lev Tahor cult members arrested in massive raid on Mexico's border

Some 20 Jews belonging to the extremist Lev Tahor sect were arrested in raids by Mexican immigration authorities.

 Members of a Jewish community stand on a street in the village of San Juan La Laguna August 24, 2014

Lev Tahor head gets 12 year prison term for kidnapping, sex trafficking

Nachman Helbrans and Meyer Rosner were convicted of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl, bringing her to Mexico to be back with her "husband."

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

The Lev Tahor Hasidic sect is bouncing around the Balkans and attracting attention

Members of the cult were sighted in a remote town in Bosnia and Herzegovina last month and in North Macedonia this month

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Members of the 'Jewish Taliban' Lev Tahor spotted in Bosnia - report

The members are allegedly living on the property of a member of the Republic of Srpka's National Assembly. Police say it's unconfirmed if they're in Lev Tahor, but the group has entered the Balkans.

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Meet the man trying to rescue his son from Lev Tahor

Israel Amir escaped from the Lev Tahor cult two years ago and has since been trying to rescue his now two-year-old son.

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Leaders of anti-Zionist cult Lev Tahor to stand trial in New York

While the sect is tiny, its potential to cause international incidents has attracted outsized attention.

Eliezer Rumpler, from the Lev Tahor Haredi Jewish sect   arrives to the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on June 28, 2020.

Extradition of senior Lev Tahor leaders to US from Guatemala approved

The cult has recently tried to move to Iran on several occasions to avoid its legal problems tied up in its child abuse and other criminal activities, but have been unsuccessful so far.

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala