"One thing must be made absolutely clear. In this crisis, there is no 'Them.' It is only “Us' "
I have been watching with interest the exchange over morah salaries. Do morahs and rebbeim deserve a living wage? Yes. Are we losing our best and brightest from the chinuch field? Absolutely.
Schools in New York are already feeling the pinch of the morah shortage, as fewer and fewer seminary girls are choosing to enter the teaching field. In some circles, learning boys are discouraged from dating girls who are teachers, because of their low earning potential.
This problem is not only a morah issue. More men, as well, are entering business fields where they can obtain lucrative positions without needing a college degree. A prominent boys’ school menahel noted that where ten years ago he would get 40 résumés for a position, he now gets two.
Yet one thing must be made absolutely clear. In this crisis, there is no “Them.” It is only “Us.”
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