Hundreds of parents and other relatives as well as local
rabbonim and Chinuch Atzmai and Lev L'Achim heads
participated in a moving year-end atzeres at Nesivos
Moshe, the Torah-based school in the town of Kadimah in the
Sharon region founded a few years ago following a trip to the
US by HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman and the Admor of Gur and
named after Rabbi Moshe Sherer, late leader of the American
Agudas Yisroel.
The event centered around addresses offering chizuk
and encouragement to the parents who showed a desire to
provide their children with a pure Torah education in spite
of the ugly incitement campaign and ceaseless persecution by
an organization known as Kadimah Chofshit--including a recent
High Court appeal to close the school.
Nesivos Moshe was originally founded in the town of Tzoran,
located in the heart of the Sharon, but after persecution by
local residents and secular entities, a decision was made at
the beginning of 5760 (1999) to move the school to the nearby
town of Kadimah, where local council figures and Kadimah
Chofshit have continued schemes to close the school's
doors.
Despite their efforts enrollment increased during the past
year, strengthening the school's hold and increasing its
influence in the area, which further goaded anti-religious
residents most of whom belong to Shinui and disseminate
deceitful propaganda against the school and its projects.
The speakers included principal Rav Yosef Knepplemacher; Rav
M. M. Tobias, the local rov who has provided the school
constant backing; Rav Yaakov Estreicher of Arachim; Chinuch
Atzmai heads Rav Avrohom Lazerson, Rav Meir Luria and Rav
Tzvi Boimel, who is also one of the heads of the Nesivos
Moshe Foundation; Rav Eliezer Sorotzkin, director of Lev
L'Achim; and Mr. Yehoshua Cohen, chairman of the parents'
committee.
