A Dangerous Attitude (Inbox / Issue 725)
“Mother of a Hurt Son” responded to a recent Words Unspoken column, “Dear Bochur,” that a woman wrote when the boy her daughter was dating ended their relationship after learning that she had gone to therapy and was taking medication to deal with mild depression. Mother of a Hurt Son professed the need for her son to start a relationship with a “clean slate” and lamented the end of a “relationship that should never have started in the first place.”
It is true that there are some gray areas between legitimate disqualifications and concerns that may be overlooked. However, it seems that the letter writer either missed the point of the original piece or is staking out a position in strong opposition to it.
The little girl decided she would go every day to the Kosel for 40 days and daven for a yeshuah for someone
As the number of infections grew, the Israeli government felt their only recourse was a near-total shutdown. For the first time in the peacetime history of the country, schools were closed.
The chadarim responded in various ways. There was no choice, however, for the girls of Bais Yaakov. With small classrooms and class sizes sometimes topping 40 talmidos, the Bais Yaakovs were forced to suspend all classes.
For one young fifth-grader, who loves learning and davening, the inability to be in Bais Yaakov was painful. The girl, who resides in the Old City, is precocious and curious, and the lack of spiritual nourishment was causing boredom.