# 3/7/26 – Shiur 551 – Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions?

From **Halacha Headlines** by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.

- **Published:** Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:29:53 -0500
- **Duration:** 1:42:13
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Can a family member who is less qualified be hired before a more qualified candidate?
Must admissions be based on merit?
When is nepotism allowed?
Can the Menahel/Principal keep any donations (bribes?) made to him personally? What if they are non-monetary, like expensive liquor, a new megillah, etc.
Can the son of the Menahel sell access to his father?</p>
<p>Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q &amp; A on the Job</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz – Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Toronto – 15:48
with Mr. Chaim Book – Senior Partner at Book Law LLP in New York – 48:30
with Benjamin A. Goldburd – Partner at Goldburd McCone LLP – 48:30
with Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Schick – president of GOAL Consulting Group – 1:15:20</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusions and takeaways – 1:33:54</p>


<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href='https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8x3gk66y3c8tyh2q/shiur_551_Yeshivos-Acceptance-Nepotism.pdf'>מראי מקומות </a></p>

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