Comments on: What Kind of Books Are We Celebrating?

By: One of the rebbes mivztoim

One of the rebbes mivztoim — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:00:07 +0000

In reply to A parent. Is that every single Jewish child should learn in a Jewish school, and not to suffice with that, and grow to a school al taharas hakodesh

By: Professor

Professor — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:10:04 +0000

The high school seniors should be practicing writing essays for seminary applications not writing about the Shikergoy’s plays as the Rebbe shlita called him

By: As a teacher

As a teacher — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:36:35 +0000

As a teacher I couldn’t agree more and wish there was a way to teach from Jewish books! I was even given a book to read aloud that I was told to “just skip” the part where they are holding hands. Jewish, chassidishe books teach much more than just the literary value and that is what’s important in the long run!

By: kosher curriculum

kosher curriculum — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:03:45 +0000

There has been some excellent work done for English curriculum including some to be be found on http://www.koshercurriculum.org

By: Zeilig

Zeilig — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:44:51 +0000

My children were ostracized and made fun of by staff when we (their parents) censored some school textbooks, claiming that all summer the books were scrutinized etc. This is not an issue of gov’t funding where we lived.
Thank you for saying the obvious truth, and very sad that it still needs to be said.
MOSHIACH NOW

By: Beis rivka

Beis rivka — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:48:12 +0000

A few years ago there was a contest for someone to win $10,000 towards a chinch idea. It was a project of Beis Rivka. A person one that was going to develop a junior high reading curriculum that is fully Jewish. What happened to that? It was already a few years ago… I would love an update… I also think it’s wrong that Jewish girls are learning this when it’s not necessary… And if people think it’s necessary then it’s time to go deeper and learn how important it is not to read these things….

By: Agree

Agree — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:44:01 +0000

Thank you for saying the truth!!
As a student it would drive me crazy when principals would give me excuses like this for the fact that we were reading goyishe books in school. Sometimes, they would do the great favor of allowing some of us to read something else instead, which we appreciated. One thing I noticed, though, is that many Lubavitcher staff have come to be convinced that these books are necessary, that a student requesting to read a Yiddishe book instead should be convinced of the great benefits and lessons to be derived from the said goyishe book.
I hope this article can cause real change. If not for funding, I don’t see any obstacles towards a group of mechanchos creating a ELA curriculum using only Yiddishe books with valuable lessons.

By: Spot on

Spot on — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:50:24 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with every word.
It is time for this to finally change.
We invest so much in our children’s chinuch, and then have them read goyishe literature? What for?
There are so many Jewish books available nowadays, let’s use them instead and protect our children’s pure neshamos !

By: Yes!!!!

Yes!!!! — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:45:29 +0000

This is it! Everyone start a petition to take down the secular books. When there’s enough push back, it’ll happen!

By: A parent

A parent — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:29:14 +0000

Yes 100%! I was thinking this when I learned the sicha in Chelek Aleph last week (Vaiyigash) which spoke about the importance of Mesirus nefesh of parents to ensure that their children’s chinuch and moisad is Al Taharas Hakodesh for both sons and daughters!

When I asked the principal about this I was told “Our Moisad is not Al Taharas Hakodesh”… So sad.