8900 —על ארגונים פוליטיים בבתי ספר רשת חב"ד

B"H, 14 Iyar, 5725.

Brooklyn.

Havavac"h iy"a nu"n his work is the work of Heaven etc. Yehoshafat.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your message regarding the condition of your wife, may Hashem fill the days of her pregnancy properly and easily, and may she give birth to a healthy and viable child at the right time, properly and with ease. With blessing.

In response to your question—it is obvious that there is absolutely no place for the activity of any political organization whatsoever in the network schools. It is astonishing that any party would make such a request, even though Chabad's position on this has been well known since its founding—especially in Eretz HaKodesh (the Holy Land). [Additionally, aside from being secondary, it is not even to the benefit of the party itself, since allowing it in one school and for one party would permit it in all network schools and for many parties, and this is clear.] The leaders of the party you mention have explicitly stated—many times—that political matters should not be involved at all in these schools. It is even more astonishing that this request was not immediately rejected. As for what you write about threats, etc.—from the time Bnei Yisrael became a nation and from when Avraham was alone—there have always been those who threatened and pressured them, etc., and "the deeds of the fathers are a sign for the children."

Summary

The Rebbe firmly states that political organizations have no place in Chabad network schools. He emphasizes maintaining clear boundaries between education and politics, regardless of external pressures or threats.