Rechnitz's Lakewood Speech

[David Smith]

https://medium.com/@kollelguy/why-rechnitz-can-t-do-math-3c1e90b80acf#.e2lxufpeb

Ahhh. The politically correct answer to why society is screwed. They like using this for the shidduch situation too. The feel good answer. "We really care for you, and are trying to help you, but as you see, it's an impossible situation and was inevitably going to come to this, so there's not much we can do." Saves a lot of painful soul searching. Just blame it on the numbers.

[luckyluck]

And btw, it is right. חייך קודם

"נוח לו לאדם שיפיל עצמו לתוך כבשן האש ואל ילבין פני חברו ברבים"

[meme]

"נוח לו לאדם שיפיל עצמו לתוך כבשן האש ואל ילבין פני חברו ברבים"

Yeah, but it doesn't say u can throw your kids into the fire

[Moshe123]

I support the Belz letter and the Rechnitz speech.

Yenem's mosdos shoould be forced to accept everyone...

[meme]

Ahhh. The politically correct answer to why society is screwed. They like using this for the shidduch situation too. The feel good answer. "We really care for you, and are trying to help you, but as you see, it's an impossible situation and was inevitably going to come to this, so there's not much we can do." Saves a lot of painful soul searching. Just blame it on the numbers.

You are missing the point.

It is about numbers but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to do about it.
Schools can be expanded and more can be opened etc

Just don't blame the whole issue on an elitist attitude. If the problem is not correctly diagnosed then we can never solve it.

[David Smith]

You are missing the point.

It is about numbers but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to do about it.
Schools can be expanded and more can be opened etc

Just don't blame the whole issue on an elitist attitude. If the problem is not correctly diagnosed then we can never solve it.

Are there a lack of new schools being opened, or are parents reluctant to send there instead of the brand name places?

[meme]

Are there a lack of new schools being opened, or are parents reluctant to send there instead of the brand name places?

Both, though the real shortage is with girls high schools

[David Smith]

Both, though the real shortage is with girls high schools

Takes a lot of infrastructure to start one. Mesivtos are much easier to start in a shul basement with five staff members.

[meme]

Takes a lot of infrastructure to start one. Mesivtos are much easier to start in a shul basement with five staff members.

True..and those five guys are all dying for shtelers, which is another crisis in itself..
But ppl are not running to be a rosh yeshiva of a bunch of girls

[David Smith]

True..and those five guys are all dying for shtelers, which is another crisis in itself..

That's an identity and burnout crisis. Much harder to fundraise for girls schools, too.

[ya]

Takes a lot of infrastructure to start one. Mesivtos are much easier to start in a shul basement with five staff members.

The open Mesivtos because they want a job they are not doing it for the Klal

[luckyluck]

Yeah, but it doesn't say u can throw your kids into the fire

Don't distort the real meaning. We are talking priorities, and what one can do for others sometimes precedes what he does for himself.

[yuneeq]

You are missing the point.

It is about numbers but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to do about it.
Schools can be expanded and more can be opened etc

Just don't blame the whole issue on an elitist attitude. If the problem is not correctly diagnosed then we can never solve it.

This.
Rechnitz is crying about the symptoms and not the illness.

[grodnoking]

The open Mesivtos because they want a job they are not doing it for the Klal

Ouch. You're taking it to far here.

[meme]

Don't distort the real meaning. We are talking priorities, and what one can do for others sometimes precedes what he does for himself.

So your saying I should give away my child's slot to my neighbor?

[snagger]

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/.premium-1.699946?v=5777A42D46B53809DCF5FB41EF6796EE

[meme]

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/.premium-1.699946?v=5777A42D46B53809DCF5FB41EF6796EE

Look who's applauding him...

Disgusting chilul Hashem...

[meme]

Look who's applauding him...

Disgusting chilul Hashem...

Here is another fan of the speech http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rechnitz-confronts-insularity/

[meme]

The open Mesivtos because they want a job they are not doing it for the Klal

So be it.

Harav shteinman shlita once asked a well known rosh mosod how much of his motivation is לשם שמים, and he admitted that he was about 30% שלא לשמה..
Harav  Shteinman answered it's a pity you aren't 100% שלא לשמה, then you would be doing an even better job!

[ya]

Ouch. You're taking it to far here.

Ouch?? its the truth. But its not all bad. Regardless of the reason they opened they still opened a school at the end of the day and that helps.