The ongoing machlokes in Elad surrounding the Zluznik and Ladaas Chachma seminaries (high schools) is heading to the Jerusalem District Court, which is going to hear the case in two weeks. The petition was filed by attorney Yoav Lalum on behalf of his ‘Noar K’halacha’ nonprofit organization. The petition surrounds the fact that over 100 graduates of Beis Yaakov in the city are not being permitted into either school to begin ninth grade because of a new regulation prohibiting students whose parents work. The hearing is set for 2 Elul (August 17, 2015) at 11:00 AM despite the fact the court is on summer recess. Realizing the new school year is rapidly approaching, the court has informed the parties they will have to present their positions to the court no later than 28 Menachem Av (August 13th) to ensure the hearing is not delayed due to a technicality.
Lalum is asking the court to compel the Education Ministry, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the director-general of the ministry, Israel Police and Elad City Hall to enforce the closure order that was already issued against the schools. Lalum explains that while the order was given, no one is acting to enforce the law. He wants Zluznik (Darchei Chana) to immediately cease registration for next year, the school closed and another suitable school found for the children.
Lalum has harsh words for Elad City Hall and Mayor Yisrael Porush’s indifference in the matter, explaining the mayor is obligated to enforce the closure order as well as to finding a suitable school for the children in the city.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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How about this simple solution–
All schools and employees of schools that do not accept students whose parents work, may not solicit or accept donations of money, goods or services from any person or persons, in Eretz Yisrael of Chutz La’Aretz, who have jobs.
End problem.
golfer: It is the right of someone to donate money to whichever school they support. Banning people from supporting schools because the government doesn’t like the school sounds very fascistic to me. If these schools are private (i.e. do not accept government funds) they should be free to have their own admissions policy and to raise their funds as they see fit. If the government were to start banning private schools for political reasons it would be a serious challenge since they would be in effect attempting to bannish non-zionists from Eretz Yisrael.
akuperma: Discriminatory policies are illegal even in private venues and when you look at the reason for this discriminatory position, it’s the height of insanity.
They are effectively throwing Frum girls to the wolves because their fathers have the nerve to work. Where in the Torah does it prohibit working?
You work. What would you say if Bais Yaakov and Bnos Yisroel decide that your daughters can’t get into those schools. What would you say then. I know it won’t happen, because they are not idiots.
Golfer is right, though people can give where they want. Maybe he should have said that working people should refrain from giving to places that look down on them as “working” people.
It is hypocritical to reject children of workers and then solicit money from working people. Why don’t they say that money from those people are treif? Also, what of the school administrators? They are working. Can their children be admitted to the school?