Reply To: Going off the Derech

So, should I tell you that we had another disappointment in getting my other son into a yeshiva? He has been studying with a Rav for months, and went on another interview recently. The Rosh Yeshiva asked him his name and about his siblings, where they learn etc. When he heard the name of the school where my older son learns, he asked my son, “Is he OTD?”, to which my innocent naive son replied, “Yes”.

Needless to say, he was rejected. I just wanted to cry for my son. We drove so far to get there, he knew the chomer, was all dressed up in his Shabbos suit, cute as can be, and was hoping to get accepted to this yeshiva. Do you think he was given a fair chance? Why would the RY even ask that question, is it relevant to what this son’s potential is? You can be sure that next time, we will tell him to LIE….