Power of Ten Update
In This Issue:
1. Legendary Party Sunday (Not Saturday!)
2. Pressure Mounts for Equivalent Education
1) Legendary Party Sunday (Not Saturday!)
I don’t want you to miss this Party! It will be LEGENDARY!!!
That’s why I am publishing this important CORRECTION: The MLK Center Summer Sand and Soul Party will be SUNDAY (Not Saturday as incorrectly reported in the last edition).
Full Details: http://mlkmpc.org/2016/06/28/summer-sand-soul-a-day-party-with-a-purpose-fundraiser/
2) Pressure Mounts for Equivalent Education
The movement to ensure equivalent education in New York is gaining momentum. The YAFFED petition now has over 1,400 signers! Have you signed yet? Please sign and share!
Also, several important articles on this subject have been published recently:
Haaretz: Bill De Blasio Must Not Let ultra-Orthodox Jewish Votes Override His Duty to the Law
City Limits: Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas Need to Meet Their Educational Obligations
The Forward: My Hasidic Students Need You To Support Enforced Secular Education
The Forward: The Flawed Legal Reasoning That Says We Shouldn’t Force Secular Studies on Hasidic Jews
The Journal News: E. Ramapo schools improve, private schools’ ills linger
The Journal News: Hasidic teen risks shunning for schooling
The Journal News: Some E. Ramapo yeshivas fail to prepare pupils in secular studies