Reply To: Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Fighting NY Department of Education

The Netziv closed the Yeshiva in Volozhin rather than introduce secular studies. To the best of my knowledge the Netziv was no Chosid. Rav Aharon Kotler also wanted the most minimal to no secular studies in Mesivta. And Rav Shach told American yeshivos to forgo secular studies in Mesivta.

The Agudah and both Satmar Rebbes all joined together to fight NYC on metzitza b’peh. They were B”H successful then and they’ll IY”H be successful again now.

The yeshivos do not receive funding for secular studies. New York State’s “Blaine Amendment” prevents that.