When Mesivta 404 applied for the Kohelet Prize in 5778, we were a small prototype of
Crown Heights “at-risk boys” striving to design our ideal school. It is amazing how
much has changed in just one year!
We are now an official mesivta. But this has not made our job of constantly continuing
to build our ideal school any easier. In fact, sometimes it feels as if forces that are
pushing us to become normative seem to be even harder than those that seemed to
push against our original formation.
Here is Part II of our story, “From Mesivta 404 to Lamplighters Mesivta.” Join us, as we
struggle with discovery and change in this new iteration of our student and staff co-
designed yeshivah. Make sure to click when you see the youtube logos to watch video from this ebook.
When you met us
last year...