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When School and Family Don’t Match

JL;DR SUMMARY School and family misalignment is a significant factor influencing students' religious identity within the Orthodox Jewish community, as highlighted by a study from Yeshiva University. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationOrthodox JudaismEducationReligious IdentityBullyingParental InfluenceCultural ExpectationsMisalignmentYeshiva University StudyLearning Trauma

Places mentioned

New Jersey, United States
"On paper, the school Mrs. T. and her husband had selected for their daughter was perfectly aligned with their familys valuesa right-wing Yeshivish school in northern New Jersey."
Monsey, New York, United States
"Growing up in the early 1990s in New City, a small town north of Monsey, Jordan Soffer watched two of his siblings graduate from a Conservative day school and move on to a Modern Orthodox high school where all students were expected to be shomer Shabbat."
Sharon, Massachusetts, United States
"Soffer recalls, his parents never considered that an issue. At the time it was quite common for families to send to Orthodox schools while knowing that they were living very differently. Our next-door neighbors were doing the same thing. Softers parents and their contemporaries wanted their children to learn about their heritage."
New York, United States
"Adolph Schreiber has carved out a place for itself in Monseys diverse and expanding community by taking on that role, with a student body that includes everything from right-wing Modern Orthodox to ex-Chassidish families where Shabbat observance isnt a given. Reifer, principal of the boys division, notes that while the school never compromises on halachah, she sees diversity as a bonus rather than a threat."
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