Mesivta 404 Mesivta 404: Our Story of Risk-Failure-Opportunity | Page 7

Stories of 404 students about their education journeys
In many ways, our community’s education structure for
boys needs an overhaul. Speak to just a few high school
students and you will hear stories of feeling controlled,
shamed, hemmed. You will also realize how many are just
not realizing their thinking or spiritual potential. Judaism
values the unique mission of each of us...yet our schools
struggle to allow for that discovery.
A student’s connection to Torah and his desire to adopt
our community’s values are at risk. Equal to a boy’s
feeling of accomplishment and belongingness is his chance
at finding his place among our people. But departing from
the path of least resistance is hard. Taking the risk to do
something different might just have to come from
desperation. That is the origin story of 404.
Decisions, decisions...