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 …

Dec 27, 2024 · A spokesperson for Lev Tahor denied allegations of abuse to the Times of Israel on Thursday and claimed the group was the victim of religious persecution orchestrated by Israel.

Jan 10, 2025 · Members of the extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor held in custody in Guatemala attacked police on Wednesday, Guatemalan authorities said. The incident came as authorities …

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 …

Dec 23, 2024 · Officials said that members of the Lev Tahor sect had entered the shelter on Sunday in an effort to take back 160 minors who had been taken from the sect’s compound on …

Jul 10, 2024 · The defendants, leaders of an extremist religious sect called Lev Tahor, masterminded a scheme to kidnap a 14-year-old girl (“Minor-1”) and a 12-year-old boy (“Minor …

Mar 29, 2024 · (New York Jewish Week) — Three members of the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor religious cult were convicted of kidnapping two children by a New York court on Wednesday.

Dec 20, 2024 · Guatemalan officials raided a compound on Friday belonging to Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect with past links to child exploitation. Prosecutors said they had …

Aug 29, 2024 · Members of the Lev Tahor group, who settled in Guatemala in 2013, practice an ultra-Orthodox form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them from head to …

Dec 21, 2024 · Police raided the premises of the sect called Lev Tahor in Oratorio city, 78km southeast of the capital Guatemala City, on Friday after receiving complaints of widespread …