The Unspoken Option-By Avi Solomon

There is no need for me to begin this article by trying to convince readers that Lakewood has a problem with teens at risk, yidden using drugs, and people just bumming around. I believe that recent events as well as not so recent events in Lakewood have established this fact. I’d like to get right down to the point and remind readers of a possible solution to these problems that isn’t spoken of in publicly in Lakewood. College isn’t for everyone and it is definitely an option that needs to be discussed with personal rabbanim. However, I do believe that college is an option for some people. It is my opinion that one of the things that causes good Jews to fall into the wrong circles and feel like a failure is that they were brought up in the yeshivish system with no one willing to admit that the yeshivish system wasn’t for them. Not everyone is meant to learn 24/7 and not everyone can. (Read more)