” Rabbis who didn’t take their questions seriously. Principals who lied. Teachers who told the one with LD (that was especially pronounced in Hebrew) that he was stupid.”
It’s no mystery why they went OTD….
Unfortunately teachers and Rabbis need to go through training on how to deal with these issues if they are going to teach our children…more often than not they have no training what so ever….
When asked a question that they do not have an answer to the best response is to be honest and say simply “We do not know Sometime there is no clear answer”….
Kids could see right through lies and it can often give them negative feelings towards Yidishkite….
At this point the only thing you can do is include your children and treat them no different than your others. Show them how Yidishkite has made a positive impact on your life…
Judaism is not all or nothing, maybe over time there a certain aspects that they will begin to reincorporate into their lives.