Top haredi rabbis are reportedly upset that the Education Ministry’s Haredi Division has made decisions on haredi education they disagree with and has failed to consult them. They are also upset with attempts by the Education Ministry to force haredi schools to comply with Israeli law and teach secular subjects like math, English, civics, and computers.
Top Ashkenazi Haredi Rabbis Order Education Ministry Boycott
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
The Council of Rabbis for Education appointed by the councils of Torah sages of both the non-hasidic Degel HaTorah faction and the hasidic Agudath Israel faction that together make up the Ashkenazi haredi United Torah Judaism Party will boycott a planned conference Wednesday to be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education’s Haredi Division.
The decision to boycott was made by top haredi leaders making up the two councils of Torah sages, who have decided haredi education leaders must boycott all events sponsored by the Education Ministry’s Haredi Division, Yeshiva World reported.
The Council of Rabbis for Education sent a letter ordering the boycott to the heads of haredi schools and organizations, including Chinuch Atzmai schools, the Union of Seminaries, the Union of Talmud Torahs, and Bais Yaakov.
Top haredi rabbis are reportedly upset that the Education Ministry’s Haredi Division has made decisions on haredi education they disagree with and has failed to consult them. They are also upset with attempts by the Education Ministry to force haredi schools to comply with Israeli law and teach secular subjects like math, English, civics, and computers.