The annual melave malka organized by the Dutch branch
of Agudas Yisroel took place recently in Holland. A crowd of
well over 100 people gathered on motzei Shabbos Shira
to hear Dayan Y. Lichtenstein of the beis din of the
Federation of Synagogues in London speak about "Facing the
Challenges in Today's Chinuch."
The evening was chaired by Shmuel Katz, coordinator of
activities of Agudas Yisroel in the Netherlands. Hechover
Nechemia Roosen, president of Agudas Yisroel in the
Netherlands, spoke about the activities of the branch. He
especially expounded upon the many international activities
the organization is involved with. The dais was
further graced by av beis din Rav F. J. Lewis and Rav
R. Evers of the Federation of Jewish Communities in The
Netherlands.
Dayan Lichtenstein painted a picture of a strengthening of
the chareidi community the world over on one hand, with
alarming numbers of youth looking for ways of life which do
not demand so much of them on the other. "It is the task of
parents and teachers to create a strong bond with the
adolescents they are involved with, and it is of the greatest
importance to show them love and affection," said Dayan
Lichtenstein.
This was actually the dayan's second public appearance
of the day. In the morning he spoke to the Buitenveldert
community on the topic: "Moshe Rabbeinu, A Man who Lived Up
to the Expectations of Others."
