Comments on: YWN EXCLUSIVE: TAP Passes Assembly Overwhelmingly – Worth $20 Million For Rabbinical College Students

By: WHYME180

WHYME180 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:08:36 +0000

kudos to all those who shared in the effort–but preferred not to share in the spotlight. Which is probably why the “mechaber” of this article…and for that matter my fellow “commentors” didn’t mention some of the other people involved (if not for a cousin that’s a political news maven, I wouldn’t know about them either–but since I now do, i think its important we all know. Anyway, back in January it seems that Governor Patterson & Assemblyman Hikind were at a Monroe event where attendees got a ‘heads up’ to the fact that this TAP legislation was in fact “on tap” –as part of Albany’s agenda. What interested me was the behind the scenes work that ensured its passing (into law that is…not the great beyond) as it showed what’s possible when a common goal inspires an unprecedented level of achdus…so if you know anyone with serious Monroe ties ask around about Berel Mittleman, Akiva Klein & Jacob Sofer…seems they worked overtime…yet under the radar, to help make TAP a reality..so as long as we’re being makir tov to all those involved…lets add them to the list…heres hoping you all have a fast…and easy, fast…

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:59:12 +0000

YU gets government aid and follows state and local antidiscrimination laws.

There is no real reason why rabbinical schools should ever have been excluded from this program. The correction is long overdue and we should all congratulate the governor and legislatures.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:35:48 +0000

#10 – once the government is picking up the bills, they can make any rules they want. For example, a private school can usually discriminate to its heart’s content. Some times of discrimination (such as gender discrimination) may be acceptable in a government school. However if the government chooses to prohibit some form of discrimination, a school must comply or lose its government funding.
By trading political support for financial support, yeshivos put themselves at the mercy of the government which may (if and when it choose) dictate curriculum. Note the recen

By: working guy

working guy — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:39:52 +0000

akuperma, I don’ think there is a problem with having an all boys or all girls school. As far as discrimination, all yeshivas are supposed to put an ad in a local newspaper saying that they don’t discriminate based on ……… . Schools are allowed to have a basis for rejecting students if they don’t qualify based on a criteria they choose.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:34:36 +0000

1. He who pays the fiddler ends up calling the tune, as our Israeli cousins have been learning. What happens when the Democrats object to yeshivos discriminating on the basis of gender and sexual orientation?

2. New York is going broke because of liberal overspending. The state of the local economy would benefit if the government became frugal.

By: PachadYitzchakFan

PachadYitzchakFan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:33:33 +0000

At a time when many non jews are unemployed, and are not getting, unemployment benefits, this will probably cause resentment towards jews.

By: orthinsider

orthinsider — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:28:45 +0000

I think all those who were so quick to knock Dov Hikind during the recent City Council election and implying that it was time for him to go owe him a huge apology

By: Hertzka

Hertzka — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:33:01 +0000

Thank You Shea Ostreicher for your hard work.

By: yitzyk

yitzyk — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:18:10 +0000

Yes….But:

- It has income level restrictions, which apply to the parent’s income if the student is their dependent,

- The Yeshiva has to be an ARTS accredited College

- There is a limit to how much you can get overall, so it would only be for a few years.

No doubt there are numerous other eligibility requirements too.

By: arc

arc — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:13:03 +0000

Kudos to R Dov