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I have been reading the biography of Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, who exemplified this approach. There was room for everyone in his Yeshiva, and he was successful beyond anyones expectations.

R Haber, this was a great post. Kol Hakavod and continue to spread your good work.

G-d bless you and yours.
i agree with the R that the kids must be taught to use the internet responsibly. If not for the internet, people who live in places which have no lawful contact with the chosen people, would not be receiving or learning the 7 noahide laws and the holy torah.
When man made laws have forbidden any form of contact with the chosen nation, the internet, being a borderless world, has over come these laws and brought the light of the holy torah to jews and gentiles, in the most remote and unexpected places in the world.
And this is a blessing from Hashem Himself.

This quote from your post (from the interview) was worth waking up for…
“No one should be an extra. Everyone should feel needed and important---because they are.”

Halevi, this should be the case.

R. Haber, it seems to me this issue of elitism in Jewish education was not caused by the Holocaust, but was only exacerbated by it.

The issue is an ancient one. In Avot deRabbi Natan, the school of Shammai said, “One should teach only someone who is smart, unassuming, of good lineage, and wealthy.” The school of Hillel disagreed, saying, “One should teach anyone, for there were many sinners in Israel who were brought close to the study of Torah, and whose children became righteous, pious, and good people.”

This article was recently reposted at http://www.rabbihorowitz.com/PYes/ArticleDetails.cfm?Book_ID=1151&ThisGroup_ID=262&Type=Article&SID=2
There are some interesting comments thee as well.