Comments on: Op-Ed: Where Jewish Life Thrives in America

By: Ben613

Ben613 — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:58:41 +0000

“arizona” makes a good point. Info from school admins in my state say that 25% of people paying tuition are also paying for the 75% who are getting breaks because they can’t afford it. This is success?

By: AharonRottenberg

AharonRottenberg — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:49:58 +0000

Not a bad article depicting the Lakewood community
even if it is coming from the the guy who volunteered to fight the Tenafly eruv case

By: arizona

arizona — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 01:39:18 +0000

“They will enter the workforce when they are done; armed with skills of logic, formal reasoning and a type of critical thinking, they largely succeed after training in a professional field or going directly into business.”

Indeed. After nine years of yeshiva I hover with my family at the poverty level by working ten hours daily with a pick and shovel for a construction company. At age 60, I must keep up with young rednecks one third my age. Davening? “Man dikar shmay?” My workday begins before alos. I am lucky to get home by shkiah to daven minchah and a tefilas n’dova with tallis an tefillin. Don’t give me this chazerai about yeshiva preparing for a future parnossa.

By: nfgo3

nfgo3 — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:49:40 +0000

The penultimate paragraph speaks of the experience of the seventy percent of BMG graduates who enter the workforce after graduation. I would like to know what sources of information support the description of that experience, e.g., how many become lawyers, physicians, engineers, scientists, accountants, bankers, et al.

By: FTmom

FTmom — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:28:51 +0000

Fascinating article. However, I question the wisdom of posting a picture of the institution identified in the article as the location where thousands of men sit learning. Call me paranoid but this is a public site & there’s no need to make anything easier for a crazy person looking to harm us. Hashem should always protect us everywhere.