Rabbi of the Pure Hearts : Inside Lev Tahor the fifth estate

Life in the ultraOrthodox Jewish community of Lev Tahor is supposed to be simple: the rules for dress, diet, schooling, marriage and worship are clearly defined and closely followed. But last November, in the middle of the night, about 200 members of the sect fled their homes in Quebec to start a new community in Chatham, Ontario, amid allegations of child neglect. Now the sect is fighting to keep more than a dozen children that a Quebec court ordered removed from their families. Recently released search warrants show Quebec provincial police have been investigating allegations of unlawful confinement and physical abuse of children within the sect, as well as marriage of underage girls to much older men. Their ongoing legal battles are raising an old dilemma: when does a groups right to religious freedom get trumped by societys obligation to protect children Its also prompted a lot of questions about life inside the secluded community and the past of its charismatic leader, Rabbi Shlomo Helbra