ies ▁to ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁Ham as ▁and ▁its ▁bro ader ▁anti - Is rael ▁activity ▁and ▁r het or ic . ▁ ▁The ▁Rab bin ical ▁Council ▁of ▁America ▁( R CA ) ▁decided ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁investigate ▁Rab bi ▁Schne ier ▁for ▁bre aching ▁the ▁code ▁of ▁eth ics ▁by ▁carrying ▁on ▁an ▁extr amar ital ▁relationship . ▁The ▁R CA ▁executive ▁committee ▁voted ▁to ▁exp el ▁Schne ier ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Schne ier ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Im am ▁Sh am si ▁Ali ▁the ▁book ▁S ons ▁of ▁Abraham : ▁A ▁C andid ▁Con vers ation ▁about ▁the ▁Iss ues ▁That ▁Div ide ▁and ▁Un ite ▁Jews ▁and ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁his ▁con greg ation ▁for ▁his ▁multiple ▁divor ces ▁and ▁phil and ering , ▁Schne ier ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁from ▁his ▁pul pit ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Ham pton ▁Syn agog ue , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Cong reg ants ▁had ▁threatened ▁to ▁with hold ▁p led ges ▁and ▁pay ments ▁until ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁syn agog ue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Table t ▁reported ▁that ▁Schne ier ▁helped ▁connect ▁the ▁Q at ari ▁government ▁to ▁Jewish ▁American ▁lo bb y ist ▁Nicolas ▁M uz in . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Q atar ▁h ired