Presence

I'm amazed that there was little to response to my post on Yeshivat Rambam. Not because I thought it was such a great post, but because so many people brought it up to me offline. At least half a dozen people came over to me or emailed to discuss the situation, which is much more than usual.

I certainly don't mind people talking to me about things I write here, but I think there's greater value in adding your thoughts to the public conversation. Anonymity is never a problem, if you're concerned about that type of thing. So please, join the conversation and let your voice be heard, because there are people that need to hear it.

[Note to Rambam: Not to put the pressure on, but my assessment is that many, many more families than even you currently estimate would give serious consideration to switching their kids to your school, if the co-ed situation was different. There are many, many families that are very interested in providing a well-balanced education to their children, just not in a co-ed environment; it may be dumb to put one before the other (so is choosing a school based on whether or not they require the boys to wear hats during davening), but that's just the way it is.]