By Shaina Rosenfeld – Shlucha to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Editors note After receiving an overwhelming amount of responses to the Op-Ed “The Forgotten Girls” we’ve chosen to run the following Op-Ed in response.
With personal interest, I read the latest Op-Ed on CrownHeights.info. I myself worked for shluchim in an out-of-the-way city in the USA for two years. On many, if not all, points, I have a hard time identifying with the author of this article. Instead of relating directly to the authors complaints, let’s discuss the general issue.
Why do girls go out to work for shluchim, out of all things?
Hopefully, the answer is to join in the Rebbe’s shlichus. If it’s anything else- to pass the time till they get married, to make some money, to do something fulfilling with their time, to get out of Crown Heights, ‘cuz it’s the ‘in’ thing to do…..