Why are the liberals going to bus dangerous youths from OOT into Flatbush?

Apparently the kids would come from both Flatbush and other Brooklyn neighborhoods. The article is unclear as to whether the Charter school was the first to inquire about using the schul’s facilities or the yeshivas had been seeking to use the space first. If the former, the shul’s leadership probably was concerned about being accused of reneging on their deal in an effort to discriminate against a predominantly minority school population….something clearly anathema to “progressive” yidden.

there is no way to explain what they are thinking.

There was a well attended meeting last night.

MASSIVE TURNOUT: More Than 1,000 Angry Flatbush Residents Protest “Charter School For At Risk Teens” [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]

And the politicians are now involved.

Elected Officials Respond To Disastrous Plans At East Midwood Jewish Center

Let’s see, people like Joseph condemn their movement, we’re not allowed to daven even in an empty Conservative sanctuary, we don’t accept their conversions or kashrus standards and we certainly don’t include them in any communal organizations. And we’re surprised they when they won’t work with us?

AJ, only people like Joseph? Any mainstream frum Yid. However, not accepting their religious outlook doesn’t mean we do things to make them unsafe, yet that is what this board is apparently doing.

Mrs. Debbie
are you trolling
for one who claimed that lieberman Is attempting to bring Unity the people of Israel and the haredim are the ones in the way

is your concern only limited to ethnocentric circles ?
kids of various colors shouldn’t they be given a chance in a good neighbourhood??
show concern for Humanity as a whole

DY, all of the things I mentioned are all positions that I agree with. I’m just saying that from their perspective, the conservatives might not like it ( from our perspective, can’t be helped ).
What I find amusing I’d how we react when the shoe is on the other foot. There have been several incidents where frum Jews, attempting to escape the overcrowded, expensive real estate conditions in Lakewood and Rockland, have sought to buy in neighboring semi rural communities. Those residents viewed the Jews ( bringing with them high density housing ) as a threat to their way of life, the same way the Jews of Midwood view the charter school. Why is it antisemitic for the semirural residents to protect their way of life but not racist for Jews to protest against the school.

It’s about the $$$. The conservative temple has dwindling membership and the school is spending $5 million on renovations to the school building. I would assume it’s taxpayers money. They are treating their temple as a business where the almighty dollar reigns supreme.
EMJC was late in adopting the new stream of the conservative movement with egalitarian prayer and musical instruments on Shabbos and it appears that these changes did not boost membership which has been on decline for years.
They should sell as the reform temple on Avenue R & East 16th did years ago and the conservative temple on Ocean Avenue and Avenue I did. There is little market for their brand.

which yeshiva in flatbush is looking for space , every school is trembling at the “exodus” of young families , for the first time our major mosdos are running full page ads in the FJJ, schools that until a few years ago had 30 kids in a class and you couldnt get in have now 23 and more accepting
do u daven in flatbush ? isnt shul less full than 7-8 years ago ( aside from a few new ones )
flatbush is full of big houses with 2 people living there 6 months out of the year
did u notice the foot traffic on j 3 stores closed in the last 6 months

Meir G: At least 1 sephardic girls school was looking to take over the building.

Yaakov Doe, I believe the temple that became Mesores was Reform, not Conservative.

“Yaakov Doe, I believe the temple that became Mesores was Reform, not Conservative.”

It was reconstructionist.

Random3x: What about the walking from and to public transportation for the “busing”? I disagree with your stmt “School generally do not allow students”. I live two blocks from a miidle school that the students are allowed out during lunch hour and other times of the day. As to ” home to their own neighborhoods once school hours are over.” And how do you know they will be leaving when school ends and not stay around for 1 or 2 hours before going home.We in the east thirties have had our windows broken and other mischief from students as they “walk” home.

To answer the OP, because despite what you think, Flatbush does not belong to the Jews.

There are substantial g’virim in Flatbush who live close to this location. Where are they when it really makes a difference?
Maybe if we had a dinner and made them and family chairmen they would care to get involved.

Oh, one other thing: I believe “OOT” means “out of town,” which I interpret to mean outside the New York City metro area. I believe the charter school will draw its students from the 5 boroughs. Evidently, the headline author thinks OOT refers to areas outside Flatbush and Midwood. That would make Borough Park OOT. Seems to be an awfully narrow definition of OOT.