Lakewood, NJ - Sudden Financial Difficulties Might Force Elementary School To Close |
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August 25, 2010 11:33 AM
News Source: VIN News by Sandy Eller
News Source: VIN News by Sandy Eller
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Keter Torah, located on Apollo Drive, serves Lakewood’s sefardi communy and has 150 students in first through eighth grade.Photo: Lakewoodscoop.comLakewood, NJ - While many boys at Lakewood’s numerous elementary schools are back at their desks, students at Yeshiva Keter Torah are enjoying a few extra days of summer vacation as the yeshiva failed to open today as planned. Unexpected financial difficulties have temporary delayed the yeshiva’s opening.
In an interview with VIN News, Rabbi Tzvi Zev Schwartz, Menahel of Yeshiva Keter Torah, said “We hope to be opening in a few days. A meeting has been scheduled for this afternoon to figure out how to solve this problem.”
Keter Torah, located on Apollo Drive, serves Lakewood’s sefardi communy and has 150 students in first through eighth grade.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 11:57 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
The mashgiach is acting in a interesting and unprecedented fashion.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 12:55 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I understand an elementary yeshiva in Toronto has delayed its opening this week too.
"Em nayn kemach eyn Torah"
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Aug 25, 2010 at 01:02 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
This building looks more like a large tool shed or warehouse than a "yeshiva" where our yinglach would study torah. There are so many of these small yeshivot which are having financial problems. Each of them has overhead costs with administrators, building costs, etc. and there could be major savings by closing the small and marginal schools and consolidating them with stronger facilities. Every rebbeleach doesn't need to be a rosh yeshiva and every small group of yidden doesn't need a special yeshiva that reflect its own hashkafot. It will be painful, but more closures like this one would actually be a good outcome.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 01:02 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
He probably doesn't want THOSE types (sefardim) in HIS schools just like in Emanuel.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 01:39 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Its ashame the whole story didn't come out. It would make a lot more sense to people. Keter torah just opened a new branch in deal nj last year. They opened with primary-2nd. At the time they pretty much saw that their future in lakewood was dim since their class sizes were dwindling. This year primary only attracted 5 kids. If the sefardim would all send their children to this school, there would be a class of over 20 kids. Unfortunately, the school isn't attracting the crowd. For them to open in deal was only putting an extra financial burden on them. However, if s/o else would have opened up the school in deal, they would probably end up with nothing since many of the boys are from deal. Now he leaves the lakewood parents to look for a school while he takes his deal crowd with him to deal. He also forces many lakewood parents to send their children to deal since schools are already opened and busting. Looking at the situation, he still continues the deal school, has a huge property in lakewood and continues his lakewood high school. So with the extra details, a lot more is uncovered.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 01:50 PM OyGevald Says:Report as Inappropriate
In Lakewood, this has a familiar ring to it. Seems the schools play this game. Forces parents to raise monies they can't raise themselves. They're not the first to do it there.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 02:00 PM kollelfaker Says:Report as Inappropriate
#4 very funny but true
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Aug 25, 2010 at 02:09 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Just the costs of operating the physical plant - heat, lights, water,building taxes and upkeep must be very high. To keep this school open for only 150 students is fiscal suicide. If many of the smaller schools would amalgamate, the savings would be substantial and the students would be the winners, as there may be money available for upgraded programming and other perks.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 02:36 PM MazelKGH Says:Report as Inappropriate
Just call it a fundraiser for Rubashkin's lawyers and they will have the money overnight. Lakewood hasn't had their priorities straight for quite some time now and is now paying a heavy price (as many have warned and predicted). If I mention any more details of recent events, I'm afraid that VIN will not have the courage to allow this through. I know because I remember the days of R'Aharon's leadership. It seems that G-d does too.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 04:14 PM The_Truth Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ In Lakewood, this has a familiar ring to it. Seems the schools play this game. Forces parents to raise monies they can't raise themselves. They're not the first to do it there. ”
Reply to #6
Why should the SCHOOL raise the money - surely it should come from the parents - if you want your kids to have a frum Jewish education, then this is YOUR responsibility and YOUR priority. Sadly, it seems that in Lakewood and other places, actually paying for your kids school always seems to fall by the wayside, hoping someone else will pick up the bill. Yeshiva education IS expensive and there are ways that as a community we need to implement to reduce the cost (like having 1 big building rather than 10 small ones - but that will again cost more money!) but first you need to get your priorities straight:
It is YOUR responsibility to pay for your kids education, not the school's.
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Aug 25, 2010 at 04:25 PM shayafromSB Says:Report as Inappropriate
Thanks to all the Ponzi Schemes and our good from mr Dweck all the sudden the Yeshivos have no money....what a shame!
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Aug 25, 2010 at 04:31 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
What about the schools in monsey that did close. derech emes ateres rivka leaving many still without schools
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Aug 25, 2010 at 06:26 PM BinderDundat Says:Report as Inappropriate
to #12, its ok, schools will keep closing and the gedolim will keep saying that chas vesholom boys should work. Parents, open your eyes, get your sons educated so they can earn a living and afford to pay rent and tuition.
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Aug 28, 2010 at 06:40 PM expatriate Says:Report as Inappropriate
how right all you comments are.
a school ought to be under the town responsibility. Yes one cant stop anyone opening a school see chazon ish. but i dont think he says you also have to pay for it.