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NEWS
Call to Principals and Parents to Keep Pictures and Albums
Out of Schools
by A. Cohen
Rabbonim and educators have issued calls to principals,
teachers and parents to prevent talmidim from
bringing pictures of rabbonim and the associated albums to
their respective talmudei Torah due to the spiritual
corruption and decline manifested among children in recent
years as a consequence of this practice.
Citing directives from HaRav Shmuel Wosner and HaRav Nissim
Karelitz, a number of rabbonim and educators asked Yated
Ne'eman to alert the public to the serious problems
associated with collecting pictures of rabbonim.
Principals say that although it may appear that the practice
offers certain educational benefits, their experience shows
that the children show no real interest in the pictures
themselves, but instead are concerned only with their
monetary "value," which is based on availability among fellow
collectors.
Involvement in picture trading can lead to bitul
Torah, loss of interest in studies, large amounts of
wasted money, deceitfulness and developing a penchant for
commercial enterprise at a tender age, they warn.
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