"Does chinuch add up to support a frum lifestyle? No. Is it a crime? Yes"
I want to thank the magazine and Rabbi Besser for publishing the piece “Scared to Shine.” As a younger, energetic, and involved balabos in an older, out-of-town community, it spoke to me. A lot.
Breaking down the “this is how we’ve always done it” complex is so challenging, yet no one thinks about why they do it. The funny part is, many of the people involved in the community are businessmen and they would never operate their businesses with that attitude. Yet they’ll let a mosad operate inefficiently, because the older operating model is what’s been done.
I hope the many energized askanim in Klal Yisrael don’t give up and remember the words we say every Shabbos morning about Hashem repaying those who faithfully serve their communities.
I noted with interest Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger’s recent article, “A Crisis or a Challenge,” which laments a number of issues that the world of chinuch faces today. Indeed, the situation is fraught with complexities.
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