B'nai Elim is a Jewish organization founded by the former leaders of the remnant of Rabbi Meir Kahane's Jewish Defense League. Its Chairman is Matthew Finberg. This group considers itself to be a Kahanist organization but that view is disputed by different groups of people, particularly the Jewish Task Force. B'nai Elim also has about five other members including William Maniaci, the predecesor to Finberg as JDL Chairman. Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a militant Jewish organization whose stated goal is protecting Jewish people and property from anti-Semitism. ... Speaking:US-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the Kach party in the Israeli Knesset. ... A screenshot of the JTF website. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...