tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post2637709235693005810..comments2023-06-21T10:52:34.013-04:00Comments on Jeremy Rosen's Blog: Belz and Women DriversAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043970242427877089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-72434512800575175262015-06-17T10:01:15.879-04:002015-06-17T10:01:15.879-04:00I think they are completely wrong, short sighted a...I think they are completely wrong, short sighted and cruel to deny a secular education of any kind. They will reap the whirlwind unless the authorities wake up.<br />And yes indeed I know several more organizations and individuals, Charedi included, who are working to help those who want to think for themselves.Rabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-15765059137198415982015-06-17T07:51:26.057-04:002015-06-17T07:51:26.057-04:00There are a number of organisations working to sup...There are a number of organisations working to support charedim who are considering exploring the outside world such as: <a href="http://mavar.org/" rel="nofollow">Mavar</a> in the UK; <a href="http://footstepsorg.org/" rel="nofollow">Footsteps</a> in the USA and <a href="https://www.hillel.org.il/en/" rel="nofollow">Hillel</a> in Israel.<br /><br />A further issue is education. While few would disagree that consenting adults adopt whatever lifestyle they chose within the (sensible) law but do they have the right to deny reasonable secular education to their children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-53522771430829897612015-06-15T10:03:16.393-04:002015-06-15T10:03:16.393-04:00Thank you for that clarification. And it certainly...Thank you for that clarification. And it certainly changes things. Even so cannot schools exclude pupils for religious reasons? Charedi schools in London have been excluding kids for years if there is a television set in the house.Rabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-3021178246425449572015-06-13T06:29:47.819-04:002015-06-13T06:29:47.819-04:00The legal issue here for the UK authorities was th...The legal issue here for the UK authorities was the threat to exclude children from school, thus denying their right to education, if their mothers drove them. That threat has now been withdrawn. I am sure that within the Belz community women are still prohibited from driving and that is, as you say, an internal matter for that community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com