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I wrote”Our schools are communal Tzedakas ….”And your response was they are not.lets change that a bit
The entire focal point of the Jewish people is its continuance and heritage of Torah. For to long we have entrusted this task to schools without enough communal input even though continuance of Jewish education is what is most important to the community as a whole.
(Perhaps the good people at Yeshiva World can help make this petition a reality)
Our Yeshiva administrators do a great job they did not create the current crisis, we did as a community by sitting on the sidelines.We must become more vocal in being able to control the viability of our Yeshivas and destiny of our children.
Tuition paying parents can make these simple economically beneficial suggestions a reality through a petition to our local schools to ask that as of the coming year
A)To request all Yeshivas have dismissal Erev Shabbos not earlier then 12:30 pm.When Shabbos is 5pm onwards,dismissal Erev Shabbos should not be earlier then 1pm (In exchange Rebbeim who generally have hours that exceed that of a Bais Yaakov teacher would teach 1/2 hour-one hour less on Sundays)
B)Preschools should end no earlier then 3:30pm
C)Prior to the upcoming school year schools will recognize a set time for Chanuka and Winter vacations. Schools will each decide how many days to give off but start and ending times will cover the same periods.(In example for winter vacation: one Yeshiva might want to give an extended weekend off another might want to give five days all must start on the same day.)When scheduling the calendar prioritize giving off time when Chanuka or Winter vacations can coincide with a legal holiday.
This is a new economic reality that we are living in and we must help each other.
None of the above suggestions will cost our Yeshivas any amount of money. In most dual income families one parent is working solely for tuition obligations. I ask our Yeshivas to please help parents help you!