Letter of Support from the Chofetz Chaim to the community of Pritsik, February 19, 1933

Letter of Support from the Chofetz Chaim to the community of Pritsik, February 19, 1933 Response of Please God. The 23rd of Shevat, 5693 [February 19, 1933] To the honorable heroes, who love and appreciate Torah, who are fearful of the word of God, in the city of Pristik. When I heard that people who are fearful and tremble before the word of God have volunteered to establish in their city a "Beit Ya'akov" school to teach Torah and fear of Heaven, good character and the proper behavior that is Torah, to the daughters of our brothers, the Children of Israel, I said regarding their good works, may God strengthen their efforts and establish their handiwork. For it is a great thing and necessary in these days, where the stream of heresy, God forbid, is mighty and powerful and the secular of all kinds are ambushing and hunting our brothers, the People of Israel. Anybody who has the fear of God in his heart has a mitzvah to send his daughter to study in this school. Regarding those who are worried and concerned about the prohibition of teaching his daughter Torah, there is no such concern for this at these times, and this is not the place for lengthy explanations. For the current generation is not like our generation. In the earlier generations, each family in Israel had a tradition of fathers and mothers to follow the path of Torah and religion and to read the book Tze'ena URe'ena on each holy Shabbat. But, in our great sins, that is not the case today, and for that reason we must try with all our strength and effort to increase such schools and save whatever we can save. Writing for the sake of the honor of Torah and religion, Israel Meir HaKohen (Chofetz Chaim) [Translation by Atid]