I recently came across this response to recent legal threats against elementary and high school-aged Torah institutions in New York State: Ignoring the letter’s central issue - which lies well beyond my expertise - there was a tangential claim that I don’t understand. First though, the quotation from the gemara in Yoma 28b was probably only added as a broad analogy meant to inspire rather than as a literal proof text. After all, the subject of that gemara is clearly limited to yeshivas whose students are already accomplished Torah scholars (‘זקנים’) rather than children.
How Are Today's Torah Schools "Traditional"?
How Are Today's Torah Schools "Traditional"?
How Are Today's Torah Schools "Traditional"?
I recently came across this response to recent legal threats against elementary and high school-aged Torah institutions in New York State: Ignoring the letter’s central issue - which lies well beyond my expertise - there was a tangential claim that I don’t understand. First though, the quotation from the gemara in Yoma 28b was probably only added as a broad analogy meant to inspire rather than as a literal proof text. After all, the subject of that gemara is clearly limited to yeshivas whose students are already accomplished Torah scholars (‘זקנים’) rather than children.