Comments on: Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education

By: This

This — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:24:47 +0000

In reply to UN Parallel. Gut Gezogt.

By: UN Parallel

UN Parallel — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:13:15 +0000

Take the Rebbe’s approach to the UN as an example. Even after calling it ‘a house full of lies,’ he still praised its founding, saying that it is a step in the process of the geulah and that the reason it was established in New York is because the Frierdiker Rebbe lives there.

By: This is good! In context!

This is good! In context! — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:32:26 +0000

In reply to Chutzpah.

Just because the Rebbe was happy about its establishment, doesn’t mean he would be happy with it now.

The dept of education was pushing extremely dangerous, radical gender ideology.
An organization that pushes everything anti-7 Mitzvos bnei noach, the Rebbe would surely agree to dismantle.

Unfortunately, people get stuck on the DETAILS of the rebbe’s words which were relevant then. Instead of looking at what the Rebbe was REALLY saying. the Rebbe was looking fwd to an organization that would promote Hashem in the hearts of the American children.

Unfortunately,this organization ended up doing the complete opposite.

It would be fair to say this is not the same DOE the Rebbe pushed for and it’s dismantling is a good thing in this context.

Regardless if Trump or anyone else did it.

By: This Article presents a false narrative

This Article presents a false narrative — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:44:30 +0000

The Rebbe strongly advocated for the establishment of the Department of Education, for the reason that elevating its status from a mere adjunct or division of another national agency would underscore the nation’s commitment to prioritizing education. This is elaborated upon in the Farbrengen of 10 Shevat 5739.

(Since its inception, Republicans have pushed for its dissolution—not due to a issue with it’s values, but rather as part of their ideology favoring smaller government.)

By: Unclear?

Unclear? — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:10:05 +0000

The author writes in the very last paragraph:
“Given the Rebbe’s strong support for the establishment of the Department of Education, seeing it as a tool to promote moral values and ethical education in schools, it remains unclear whether the correct approach would be to completely eliminate the department or to focus on reshaping and reforming it in line with this vision.”
How is it unclear what is the correct approach? It is very clear from the sicha and the letters in that time (see the Rebbe Responsa booklet linked in the article) that the Rebbe wants there to be a Department of Education. You have an issue with what’s it’s promoting? So change it. But don’t say it’s unclear from the Rebbe what is the correct approach. Not in the slightest

By: OBVIOUSLY WRONG

OBVIOUSLY WRONG — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:57:08 +0000

The Rebbe supported the establishment of this department because the Rebbe clearly saw the importance and impact it can have on education
If the department has went out of line of with our values, then there is a need to reform and reshape it. Eliminating it is obviously a political move and completely at odds with the Rebbes vision for the important role government plays in education.
This is not to mention that the plan to give education back to the states means that the children in left leaning states will be impacted the most as the federal government will now no longer have any control of the detrimental materials they are teaching

By: Bh. Feedback

Bh. Feedback — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:32:43 +0000

Bh. Perhaps after the DOE will heed the Rebbe on this then there is room for their existence https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/2511748/jewish/Rights-or-Ills.htm

By: Build not destroy

Build not destroy — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:49:00 +0000

Who says the states will be even better? The government needs moral legislation based on the sheva mitzvos and needs to instill that in children. It still days on money “one nation under G-d”. Having the states united in this under a Department of Education would be better for the future of the country.

By: Chutzpah

Chutzpah — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:32:32 +0000

אל תבטחו בנדיבים בבן אדם וגו I don’t understand why people think what ever he does is the right thing, and the כוונה . sometimes he does good, and then sometimes he messes up, like by the ceasefire. we have to wait and see and only believe in the Rebbe and Hashem

By: Knowing Trump, something new and better in the works

Knowing Trump, something new and better in the works — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:55:43 +0000

Destruction for reconstruction isn’t bad. Perhaps after this, something bigger and better will come about