observanteen, I don’t know about you but you know why I’m an FFB? Because my grandparents made a conscious decision to be shomer Shabbos and keep simcha in their house. You know how easily I could have been something else, had my granparents made other decisions re Shabbos, or stayed in Europe a little longer and maybe fled to Communist Russia and survived but where would I be…
I’m just grateful they did what they did, made my life easier and richer. And I just treat every BT as a victory; they’re as much a symbol of Jewish continuity and hope as the babies Dr. Gisi Perl delivered after the war (you must know that famous story).
I don’t think that there isn’t enough investment in the frum community as much as that the energy that’s been invested hasn’t been effective. Now that’s something worth looking into. If you’re not getting the chinuch your soul needs in school, try to get enriched out of school. Check out sites like torahanytime.
Hatzlacha!