[Avodah] Petach Tikva, Secular Studies, and Ivrit
Zev Sero
zev at sero.name
Wed Jul 14 13:48:41 PDT 2021
All this story tells us is that teaching limudei chol is not actually
assur, and where it's necessary in order to have a school at all it may
be done. But *nobody disputes that*, so citing it is a red herring. Of
*course* it is better to teach limudei chol than to shut down the
school, or not be able to start it. Even coeducation, with mixed
classes in the lower grades, can be allowed if necessary, and many quite
frum schools "out of town" do so. But everyone will agree that that is
bediavad; surely nobody will argue that it's lechatchila, let alone that
it's actually desirable and should be done even when there's no pressure
to have it! And the same is true with limudei chol. They're a
compromise that schools make because parents demand it, and without them
the children will be sent to less desirable schools.
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Zev Sero Wishing everyone a healthy summer
zev at sero.name
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