Especially in Baltimore.
Everyone knows that I don't keep my mouth shut, so why should today be any different? I have so many thoughts so read all the way through before you get your panties in a knot.
While we all knew Rambam was closing, it is still hard to digest the actuality of the matter. As almost all of you know, we are former Rambam parents, and I was a proud Rambam parent and happily served on the PaTA for a few years. I was involved in so many ways. When the school started its demise, something happened (no need to get into that now), and I was made to feel like we were not wanted. This happened to so many families for various reasons. We moved on and are very happy with our children;s schools as are many other former Rambam families. THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE SCHOOL ITSELF. The ideas that Rambam was founded on, may have slightly changed over the years, but overall it was the same schoool. An amazing school. Happy children, parents and staff walked the halls for years. Every child was loved, and made to feel loved. The children received a great education. Rambam was a great school for so many reasons. It is so sad that people were not able to do right by the children and make sure that the school could stay open forever. Whatever the reasons, whatever happened, it is still a sad day for the children and families of Yeshivat Ramabm.
A few thoughts have been going through my head for a while. Why didn't the school abandon ship earlier, and start something new. Without all the "negative" feelings and thoughts people have about "Rambam". They could of had a fresh start, no debt, no thoughts of "this is not the way our school was", just a fresh start. Perhaps we would have sent our children there. It is not too late to start something new. There is obviously a place and need for it in this community. Tova Taragin wrote a great letter this morning in Baltimore Jewish Life. she made a great point, that Rambam closing does not just effect the families that sent their children there, it effects the community as a whole. Which leads me to my next thought. One of the reasons I do not like living in Baltimore, is the amount of judgment that people have. If you go to one school you are better then the next, if you wear short sleeves, or pants, you are looked down upon. I could go on and on....It breaks my heart. Is this what Hashem wants for Klal Yisroel? The Jewish people are often their own enemy. Will the hatred and judgment ever stop?
Baltimore is such a huge and diverse community, how is it we are so limited on our school choices? The truth of the matter is there is actually limited space in so many of the schools. Where are all these children supposed to go? I think that the money the Associated was giving to Rambam, should be divided up between BY, TA and Beth Tefilah and those school should add classrooms even if it means bringing in trailers. I think everyone in the community, no matter who you are, needs to call their Rav, or the Vad Ha'chinuch and implore them to do something. What kind of community and Jews would we be if we let our children go to public school because there is no choice.
These are just my random thoughts....
May we all daven that there is an answer for this.
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