Yisrael Wallis on Tuesday, 17 Tammuz 5773 held a bris for his son, a year after being released from prison. Back in 2008, Wallis was sentenced to six years in prison in the shaking death of his toddler son. A young 19-year-old father at the time, he shook the child violently in response to continuous crying. At some point the child’s head struck a wall, ultimately leading to his fatal injuries.
Wallis was released from prison last year after serving four years of the sentence. Another son was born to Wallis as he was about to begin his prison term.
Family members report they decided to keep the bris small and private, limiting it to family and very close friends. Family members add that Yisrael and his wife have put that most unfortunate incident behind them and are moving ahead with their lives. They opted for the small bris to keep the event distant from the media spotlight.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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So why are you advertising it??
BTW all his crimes are “alleged” crimes
So why announce it?
“… put that most unfortunate incident behind them.”
What a ridiculous choice of words!! Dropping and breaking a glass on the floor is an “unfortunate incident”. Killing your own son in a fit of rage is a calamity of the worse kind!! His wife actually stayed with him and had more karbanos???
Statistics have shown that these criminals do NOT ever rehabilitate.
By the way, his crimes are no longer “alleged” once he’s convicted.
His crimes aren’t alleged, he was convicted.
His crimes are not “alleged” crimes. He was convicted y a court of Law and served 4 of his 6 year term.
This should be a lessn for all young and old. Never, ever shake a child. even in a playful manner. The brain is a very sensitive organ at any age but in an infant i is critical. Rathe than L’shon Harah, this must be circulated to the world as a lesson to be learned. Tragic yes, but a lesson nevertheless.
Given that this son was born when his father was commencing his prison sentence, that would make the unfortunate kid 5 years old as he is undergoing a Bris, so his age and hence trauma [and probably sedation] would explain why this would be a very small gathering
He was so-called “convicted” by a corrupt anti-religious zionistic court system. Such a so-called “conviction” is null and void and without any meaning.
Just a bunch of loshon hara about a guy who belongs chlidless
1hocker: Actually you belong in that state.
How can the courts allow this maniac to retain custody of his kids?!
1. If the family wanted it private, a frum news souce should have kept it quite. This isn’t really something of concern.
2. As he was convicted by a goyish court not known for its fairness or friendliness towards frum Yidden, we should assume his guilt is not proven. Remember that in most areas where frum Jews live, the courts are dominated by non-Orthodox Jews, i.e. by our mortal enemies.
#7 Toras Moshe, you are the corrupt one. How do you have the nerve to acuse the legal system of corruption if this man was represented by an attorney,had a fair trial and was convicted of murdering his son. Maybe a ninteen yar old father needs to have more patiernce with his child and not shake him/her when they are crying and irritable.
#8 Has v’halilah that anyone should be childless. We should neverwish this upon anyone under any circumstances.
#7 and #11 are absolutely 100% correct. A goyish court conviction in Israel is as good as the Soviet court system in the gulag.
#7 Toras Moshe & # 11 akuperma
Didn’t the two Satmar Rebbes takes each other to a secular court over money? That is a huge Chillul Hashem and Marat Eyin. It may have caused others to opt out of a Beit Din in favor of a secular court.
The in fighting between the two Rebbies has caused needless violence, vandalism, Bitul Torah financial loss and disruption of tefilot. The Satamr Rebbies have a tremendous amount Torah Knowledge but quite frankly I question their Midot bein adam lechavero.