For years it has been common practice for leaders of the Jewish community to act as character references, especially when someone gets into trouble with the law. Usually the crimes are misdemeanors or white collar crimes. But we cannot see how Jewish leaders, can ever offer character references for those who admit to committing crimes against children. We believe that in those instances, the courts, judges and penal system should do their jobs, and the rest of us should just back away, especially in the case of Evan Zauder.