JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite vehement denials from Belz leaders, the chasidic group, which is the second largest in Israel, has apparently agreed to include core curriculum studies in its schools as previously reported, according to a report by Actualic.
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The Israeli ministry of education authorized the special framework of study for the Belz institutions which will enable them to receive government funding at a higher level in return for studying three basic disciplines at grade school levels: Hebrew, Math and English. If students can pass all three subjects, the schools will receive 100% funding as in other school systems in Israel.
The negotiations between Belz and the ministry were coordinated by Rabbi Yonatan Reiss, a Belzer chasid who established a network of yeshivos which enable chareidim to streamline their army service while maintaining their core values. Reiss himself was conscripted as a deserter at the age of 26 but then realized that chareidi soldiers do not have a proper framework to prepare them for the culture shock they encounter when joining the army. He established Chedvata, which prepares chareidi youth for technological service in the army and B’Tzavta, which prepares them for combat service while maintaining their religious lifestyle.
The “state chasidic” educational stream is expected to attract other chasidic groups who wish to maintain their unique educational style but to receive extensive government funding.
What’s the shock? Which denials? What’s wrong?
What a joke? Chinuch Atzmai from Aguda and Mayan from Shas has the same deal with the government. The difference is just the name. The reason Belz had to strike a deal themselves is because non of the existing organizations were willing to take the Belzer Mosdos in, because of politics.
Bravo about time they realized their children aren’t in a vacuum but society. And prepare them for reality
The headline and article make no sense.
I sometimes try to vote thumbs up or thumbs down on a comment and get a response that I have already voted when I had not
I would suppose that this will change the behavior of those motivated by money and not make a bit of difference to those motivated by religion.
100% of the funding!! what a great deal this is for the leaders of Belz! . 60% of which will flow to private pockets.
now lets see, what will Belz have to do for this 100% funding? Hebrew is already spoken, there’s no harm in Math & English (as all American Belz Hasdidm speak English and the sky did not fall)
so all in all a good deal for Belz, a bad deal the the state.
Ask any belz chosid this is pure purim Torah
The Rebbi does not go for any of this garbage
Beautiful. What’s wrong with this?
I hope it applies to high schools too. We here in the USA oughtto work with the nys govt for similar. Our hs boys are not learning all day anyhow. They just batul, shtip der tzit and kratz all day. They do not learn. That’s a fact.