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Bnei Brak Mayor's Laptop Stolen From Ritual Bath Amid Suspected Harassment

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Bnei Brak Mayor's Laptop Stolen From Ritual Bath Amid Suspected Harassment

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Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert's laptop was stolen from a ritual bath on Sunday by an unidentified individual. The theft is suspected to be linked to previous alleged illegal recordings of the mayor in his office. Zeibert had filed a complaint with a rabbinical court regarding the secret recordings. Security cameras recorded the laptop theft.

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  • Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert's laptop was stolen from a ritual bath on Sunday.
  • Security cameras recorded the theft of the mayor's personal laptop.
  • The theft is suspected to be part of ongoing harassment against the mayor.
  • Zeibert had previously complained of being secretly and illegally recorded in his office.
  • A complaint was filed with a rabbinical court including judges Rabbi Yehuda Silman, Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg, and Rabbi Yitzchak Farbstein.

The personal laptop of Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert was stolen from a ritual bath belonging to the Munkacs Belz Hasidic community on Sunday. Zeibert, who reportedly visits the mikveh daily, left his laptop there while he immersed himself. Security cameras captured an individual, not affiliated with any Hasidic sect, stealing the device. This incident is believed to be part of a pattern of harassment against the mayor. Previously, Zeibert filed a complaint with the rabbinical court of Rabbi Yehuda Silman, alleging that he was secretly recorded in his office. The complaint, also signed by judges Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg and Rabbi Yitzchak Farbstein, stated that Zeibert claimed he was being illegally recorded "in order to incriminate me."

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