After hundreds of girls in Rechasim were left without the start of their school year, Rav Yosef Brandeis has reversed his earlier position and given his approval for the schools to open tomorrow. The resolution came after Independent Education Network Director Rabbi Eliezer Sorotzkin personally met with the rav to address concerns and provide solutions.
The controversy, which surrounded the opening of the new Bais Yaakov in Rechasim, was first reported earlier today. By this evening, the tension had been resolved when Rav Brandeis, rov and moreh hora’ah of Kehillas Chayei Torah in Rechasim, issued a letter granting his blessing for the school to proceed, ensuring that classes will begin tomorrow as usual.
In his letter, Rav Brandeis wrote: “To the precious avreichim of our kehillah in Giv’ah Gimel, this past Motzaei Shabbos Parshas Shoftim I was zocheh to meet with Maran Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a, where I presented before him the difficulties facing the avreichim of Giv’ah Gimel regarding the new school. I heard from him that he instructed the director of Chinuch Atzmai to meet with me urgently.”
Rav Brandeis continued: “Today, the director came to my home and stated that, under the present circumstances, there is no alternative but to open the school as planned due to various considerations that cannot be detailed in writing. At the same time, he assured me that he will personally see to it that every issue that may arise in the school will be dealt with. Therefore, I can only extend my blessing to all the talmidos of the schools, that they should succeed in their learning and merit a life filled with love of Torah and yiras Shomayim.”
What was the issue?