Comments on: Shas between a Rock and a Hard Place

By: oyveykidsthesedays

oyveykidsthesedays — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:41:18 +0000

yup cccr. internet is against halacha. which is why you’re using it?

By: cccr

cccr — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:58:14 +0000

Halacha is halacha. Frum sefardim don’t dress less tzenius than Ashkenazim. They also don’t have TV’s, internet, etc. They also don’t have mixed weddings, etc. Don’t confuse the facts here.

By: yosse

yosse — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:28:25 +0000

deepthinker
THE PROBLEM HERE IS POVERTY.

If there were enough money, there could be two separate schools to cater to the two separate religious standards.

Since there are no funds for this, the Ashkenazi parents should yield to the chumras of the Sephardi kids , in order to avoid machlokes.
in order to avoid machlokes you learn to work together just like the bais yakov of boro park which has a very diversified parent and student body

By: deepthinker

deepthinker — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:16:43 +0000

THE PROBLEM HERE IS POVERTY.

If there were enough money, there could be two separate schools to cater to the two separate religious standards.

Since there are no funds for this, the Sephardi kids should yield to the chumras of the Ashkenazi parents, in order to avoid machlokes.

In any event, the Government should not be compelling anyone to set aside his religious standards.

By: mbachur

mbachur — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:25:52 +0000

you’re comparing apples to oranges (lakewood and chaim berlin are in america where there isn’t anti sfardi/ashkanazi sentiment as opposed to Israel where there is)

these kids are frum and are dressing according to sfardi halacha which chassidim don’t hold of

By: AinOhdMilvado

AinOhdMilvado — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:33:05 +0000

THE problem is NOT Ashkenaz vs. Sefard in THIS case (thought sometimes there IS anti-Sefard prejudice). For example, there are plenty of Sefardim learning in Lakewood. There are (frum) Sefardim in Chaim Berlin. The problem is a frum Sefardi school (like Ateret Torah) would not accept a non-frum ashkenazi (or even Sefardi)kid, and a school like Chaim Berlin would not accept a non-frum sefardi (or even ashkenazi)kid.
The parents of this chareidi Ashkenazi scool in Israel do not want their kids in school with less frum or non-frum Sefardim. This is perfectly sensible. They would not accept non-frum Ashkenazim in the school either.