Mexico City – The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement tonight, saying that they are investigating the accuracy of a report by Local media in Mexico saying that Rabbi Shlomo Erez Helbrans, 55, leader of the “Lev Tahor” ultra-Orthodox sect, was found drowned in a river in the Mexican state of Chiapas on Friday.
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According to local media, Helbrans’ body was pulled from the river by rescue forces on Friday afternoon after the rabbi was swept away by strong currents while swimming before Shabbat.
Rabbi Helbrans was the head of a group of forty ultra-Orthodox families who entered the state of Chiapas about three weeks ago, after crossing the border from Guatemala.
Baruch Dayan Emes.
A terrible tragedy.
Wonder, if he is getting Gan Eden or Gehnim?
BDM
WHAT QUESTION. ……..TO HELL.
This time he could not extracate himself from the mess he got himself into.
Hey dummy the answer is obvious . When you get to Gehenom lets us know if you see him!
I hope these families get back to their parents that didnt see them in years. These people shunned themselves from society ever since. Very sad situation.
May the families in this cult finally be saved from the terrible abuse they suffered under this cult leader. May the children who were severely abused get the therapy they need. May their misguided and mentally ill parents have a chance to be rehabilitated.
Maybe be he was going to mikve
How can you call it a “sect”? It’s a cult. Fling off those burqas, stop selling 10 year olds in marriage, and get heavy duty therapy. Nebach on the followers, their crutch has gone, and that will be very hard for them to deal with.
To all comment writers pros or con I want you all to know I knew this menuvel from the days he entered the USA, I warned the Rabbis that looked up to him as a holly man that he is young cult leader disguised as a Kanoey and against Zionism in the meantime all he wanted is slaves and honey . He kidnapped an innocent secular boy for the purpose of teaching him for his bar mitzvah but that was false. He was locked up and raised $millions for Pudyan Sevuim ,which was all stashed in his coiffure. He broke up homes for his filthy sick habits (hamavin yovin). He constantly sent out his slaves to collect large sums of money with false pretenses such as needing surgery and so on. B” H he is gone (unless it’s one of his games to raise money or other intentions). Hasem should help those families that they should not commit suicide, which is a strong possibility as known cult leaders had done to their victims. They should come back to normal life. Again I have known this gangster first hand, nor was I B”H ever a member of this cult
Where was his hoise bucher when he went to toivel.
If they are investigating they may think it’s not him. I hope they confirm through DNA.
His actions caused him to exile himself to a far flung region of the world that had no mikva. Inadvertently he caused his own death.
It is very difficult to understand how people follow cult leaders who abuse them and their children. This cult leader stole their money, and beat and molested their innocent children and they continued to think he was a holy man.. The greatest tragedy is the children. The parents were stupid enough to become his brainwashed followers, but the children are totally innocent victims of his crimes. They will probably have emotional problems the rest of their lives.
Why is everybody spelling his name wrong? The proper spelling is Hell-burns.
if it is confirmed that he is really is dead then can someone answer these questions?
when was the levaye? where is he buried? who of the family and where are they sitting?