Comments on: Report: Maran Elyashiv Refuses to Sign Against Lalum

By: RG

RG — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:08:10 +0000

In 2008, Attorney Mordechai Bass was sent by Shulamit Amichai of the ministry of education to evaluate the situation in Emanuel. He stated in his report:

“I spoke to the plaintiffs and asked for one instance of parents who asked to register their daughter and was refused and they had no such case.”

“The division was not ethnic, it was religious. I am convinced that there is no ethnic discrimination.”

“When ethnic discrimination actually occurs, we must combat it with all our might. I express my sorrow about complaints like these – thrown in the air – that increase hatred among Israel , and are totally baseless.”

The Beis Yaakov Chasidi was founded in 2007 as a stricter alternative to the original Beis Yaakov. Two of its founders were Rav Shimon Ba’adani of Bnei Brak and Rav Bar Lev, Rabbi of Emanuel. It was placed in the top floor of the original Beis Yaakov in the vacated rooms that used to belong to the high school; the high school had moved to its own building in 2004.

There are two other girls’ schools in Emanuel – the Chabad Lubavitch school, founded in the late 1990’s, and the Beit Rachel and Leah, under the Shas-Mayan network of Sephardi schools, founded in 2007.

30% of the girls attending Beis Yaakov Chasidi are Sephardic, not including those of blended heritage. 20% of the students in the original Beis Yaakov are Ashkenazi, many have blended heritage.

This is a test case of judicial activism, fanned by a flagrantly dishonest media, with the aim to influence the Chinuch Atzmai (Independent Religious Education) system and towards judeocracy. The excuse had to be racism, or else it would not have made it into the courts.

It is a media hoax and miscarriage of justice.

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:29:23 +0000

#6 IGGY they are speaking about two different kol kreis.

The Rav would not sign the KOL KREI against R. Lalum since it would be a direct confrontation with Rav Ovadia Yosef and his son who are involved in pursuing the lawsuit.

By: iggy

iggy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:29:27 +0000

I hope you realize the headline says R’ Elyashiv didn’t sign, then the last paragraph says he did sign. You guys make a lot of mistakes similar to this, so maybe you should try editing before posting.

By: Baruch

Baruch — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:12:16 +0000

Learn the facts before you comment….one third of the Slonim school is sefardi.

By: MichelleNY

MichelleNY — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:55:38 +0000

What’s this about? Can anyone link the original story this is the first I’m hearing of it. Would be greatly appreciated…

By: Moose613

Moose613 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:21:04 +0000

#2
it is much LESS of a problem in Israel where all the students concerned are Jewish. This Balagan is just because a bunch of racist parents want to maintain nazi style racial purity.

By: Lawman

Lawman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:01:36 +0000

I just don’t get it. What’s the general problem w/ Sefardim going to Ashkenazi schools? We do it here in USA, why not in Israel? Is it that much more of a problem in Israel than in USA?

By: chgoachdus

chgoachdus — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:35:08 +0000

Here is one of our biggest problems today:

“askanim arrived at Maran’s home on Sunday seeking to persuade him”