YYA> t’s true that since he wrote that new options have opened geared specifically for observant Jews, but those who insist on only the most prestigious degree from a regular university cannot hang their hat on Rav Twersky…
These are gain extremes – Most “observant” options are, as they say, “a good start”, but usually give very minimal education. They are often overpriced 3rd rated colleges or online “diploma mills” that do not teach anything. Again, they are a realistic way forward for many. I agree on “top universities” especially in humanities. But there are other options:
– solid online colleges that teach as 2nd (not 3rd) rate programs, equivalent to what they teach “in person”.
– local, again 2nd rate/state colleges where kids live at home
– evening programs at 2nd and even 1st rate local colleges, where students are often older people
– YU (combined with 1+ first year of the above)
> He also never self-identified as ‘Modern’ in terms of מדע לשמה… He knew and used whatever he needed to do his job and help people, even if that was a lot, and that’s it…
There is probably truth to that, but his choice to work primarily with religious Christians is “interesting”. He somehow found it meaningful to spend years fixing minds of priests and nuns. I don’t think this was just “for a parnosah”.