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Yeshivat He'Atid - Veering Away From its Founding Mission

It pains me to write this as one of the founders of the school, but I'm afraid that they have abandoned one of the key principles on which the school was founded. Yeshivat He'Atid was started a decade ago by a dedicated group of parents who saw a need for a different type of Yeshiva Day School. The founding principles were threefold: 1) Affordability 2) Differentiated Learning 3) Sensitivity to Working Parents Unfortunately, they seem to have forgotten that third principle and as a result I can no longer support their mission. From an e-mail sent on Friday: The last day of Pesach vacation is Monday, April 5th.  We will have a full Zoom schedule for April 6th and 7th, and return to our building for in-person learning on Thursday, April 8th. This enables us to celebrate the second days of chag with our family and friends, and confirm that no one we were with develops any symptoms before returning to our building. Our goal is to minimize unnecessary quarantining of classes and gra