Rav Mendel Slomovitz Shlit”a Leads Delegation To Eretz Yisroel To Resolve Shidduch Crisis

A delegation of American roshei yeshivos led by Rav Mendel Slomovitz shlit”a of Lakewood are currently in Eretz Yisroel to confer with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a regarding a potential ameliorator to the shidduch crisis.

As first reported by Israeli frum media site B’Chadrei Chareidim, the delegation consists of R’ Slomovitz along with R’ Mottel Dick shlit”a, Rav Yehuda Svei shlit”a, and the Novominsker Rebbe shlit”a.

The roshei yeshivos are considering eliminating one year of high school or bais medrash, and possibly the primary grade in elementary school, thereby having bochurim by default enter shidduchim at a younger age and hopefully lessening the infamous age gap. However, none of the roshei yeshiva want to take on the awesome responsibility of causing such changes, thus they are turning to Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch.

“We have a real problem here and we have to solve it,” an unnamed administrator of an American yeshiva told B’Chadrei. “Roshei Yeshivos held meetings a number of times in order to discuss the issue but nothing has really succeeded yet in solving the problem.”

“Roshei Yeshivos decided that the phenomenon of learning at a later age in Eretz Yisrael needs to end but they don’t want to take responsibility alone for such a fateful question. Therefore, a decision was made that a number of leading Roshei Yeshivos will travel to Eretz Yisrael for a few hours and consult with the one who leads the yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch [who is originally from the US], and whatever he decides is what will happen.”

In an incredible instance of “you can’t make this up,” a local individual wrote “exclusively” about this non-exclusive meeting that he “helped” bring it to fruition. But, time for a reality check: This individual has actually sued R’ Mendel Slomovitz, the leader of the rosh yeshiva delegation, in arkaos, and most assuredly had nothing to do with this meeting happening.

Coincidentally, Lakewood Alerts published a mailbag letter earlier Wednesday from an individual who noted that a “shtadlan” is someone who does what he can and doesn’t need the credit; an “askan” is someone who doesn’t actually do anything but takes credit anyway. How apropos.