Chinuch Atzmai’s Rav Avraham Yosef Lazerson spoke of the recent assault against the chareidi community and chareidi chinuch in particular over recent days. He added that what is particularly painful are those “in our camp who provide opponents with the ammunition” to launch such attacks.
Lazerson explained the Emanuel Beis Yaakov is not an isolated case, but one that address the Beis Yaakov charter, the essence of the educational network. Therefore he explains, there is no room for compromise. The rabbi explains Chinuch Atzmai is responsible for the chinuch of the children, and there can be no room to permit outsiders to influence the standard, adding that sadly, it is too late to turn the wheel back and the damage has been done. He directed remarks to those within the frum camp, telling them that they bear the responsibility for the events unfolding as the chareidi chinuch system comes under fire from the High Court and in the media.
The High Court of Justice on Thursday afternoon will receive a report regarding negotiating efforts between the sides this week; negotiations that both sides are signaling did not lead to agreement. The court in last Thursday’s session gave the sides seven days to meet in the hope of reaching an agreement, appointing HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef to arbitrate.
Chevron activist Baruch Marzel, who is close to Rav Yosef, has also become involved, seeking to assist in bridging the gap and reaching a mutually agreeable solution.
It has been learned that one of the issues is that some of the Sephardi girls have internet access in their homes. YWN-Israel has learned that some of the Ashkenazi girls in the school also have internet in their homes.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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I live in Emanuel.
The above report states:
“It has been learned that one of the issues is that some of the Sephardi girls have internet access in their homes. YWN-Israel has learned that some of the Ashkenazi girls in the school also have internet in their homes.”
Internet acces is equally regulated – regulated, NOT totally forbidden – by the Beis Yaakov rules for all its students, Sephardic, Ashkenazi, blended, etc etc etc.
This is a test case of judicial activism, fanned by a flagrantly dishonest media, with the aim to influence the Chinuch Atzmai system – and towards judeocracy. The excuse had to be racism, or else it would not have made it into the courts.
Those who believe in separation of religion and state should agree that the secular courts should stay out of religious education. That is what separation of religion and state means. Next step – Judicial omnipotence with no checks and balances.
Looking forward to a secular judeocracy? Think again. How can you be sure that supreme court judges will remain firmly secular and anti-religious? What if one judge has an epiphany and becomes Charedi? And then imposes his or her views on the entire country and not just on his or her own sector?
Checks and balances on government power, including judicial power, are good for everyone, secular and Charedi and everyone else alike.
The girls who attend the Beis Yacov Chasidi in Emanuel have their roots in the following countries: Iraq, Persia, Morocco, Kurdistan, Yemen, India, Egypt, The Old Yishuv here in Israel, Tunisia, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Germany.
This Beis Yaakov Chasidi has its own principal and staff. It is not “separate” from the original Beis Yaakov – it is an entirely new school, located in the empty rooms that used to belong to the high school before it got its own building.
Shulamit Amichai, the mankal of the ministry of Education in 2007, is not religious, nor is attorney Mordechai Bass, whom she sent to investigate the situation here. His conclusion was that the new school was based on religious differences and not on ethnic differences.
30% of the girls attending Beis Yaakov Chasidi are Sephardic, not including those of blended heritage.
There were at least seven Ashkenazi families who did not attend the Chasidi School when it first opened.
The parents of the girls in the Beis Yaakov Chasidi who happen to be Sephardic petitioned to meet with the Supreme Court during the initial phases. He refused to meet with them. The very first time the judge met with the parents was on April 29 2010.
If the Supreme Court continues to maintain that this is an ethnic separation, then this is a miscarriage of justice.
This is a test case of judicial activism, fanned by a flagrantly dishonest media, with the aim to influence the Chinuch Atzmai system – and towards judeocracy. The excuse had to be racism, or else it would not have made it into the courts.
Despite this media hoax and miscarriage of justice, Emanuel is actually a very good place to live. You have access to all different kinds of people here. Variety has been instrumental in the survival of the Jewish people – and some of this variety must be preserved in diverse educational institutions.
I urge those making Aliyah, or Sabras just starting off in life who wish to live in a Haredi community – leave the congested, overburdened cities and large towns. Consider moving to small Haredi communities who need you, and help build them. Grow – outside your comfort zone. That is precisely what those who appear to be “in” did a generation ago.