אֵיכָה הָיְתָה לְזוֹנָה קִרְיָה נֶאֱמָנָה... צֶדֶק יָלִין בָּהּ וְעַתָּה מְרַצְּחִים

כשאין דין למטה – יש דין למעלה

Time does not forget. Neither does Hashem.

לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט - עינוי הדין
Time since Beis Din was asked to hear the monetary claim

Beis Din proceedings chaired by Rabbi Chanoch Ehrentreu, with Dayanim Rabbi Hirschman and Rabbi Aaron Miller.

Monetary claim filed on March 3, 2025. (Before Purim!) Still unheard.

וּשְׁפַטְתֶּם צֶדֶק בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין אָחִיו
Time since we requested a meeting with the Vaad (2 weeks before Chanukah)

The Vaad Hachinuch Rabbi Mordechai Kanner, Rabbi Kaufman, received a formal request for dialogue. As of now, no meeting has been granted while the other side held several meetings.

School Board at the time: Frank Hauer, Gary Spivak, Ron Abish, Pinny Stern, Yonah Seliger, Tzvi Hofman, Eli Kazarnovsky.

שָׁמֹעַ בֵּין אֲחֵיכֶם וּשְׁפַטְתֶּם צֶדֶק....והעושה כן הרי זה רשע ערום - מאירי סנהדרין
Time since we asked Rabbi Mordechai Kanner on his unilateral psak on withholding salary

Rabbi Mordechai Kanner was asked to provide halachic justification for his unilateral ruling on salary withholding.

No explanation or source has been provided to date.

לֹא תָלִין | לֹא תַעֲֲשֹׁק אֶת רֵעֲךָ | וְלֹא תִגְזֹל | בְּיוֹמוֹ תִּתֵּן שְׂכָרוֹ | וְלֹא תָבוֹא עָלָיו הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
Days of withholding salary × 5 לאווין

Each day of withholding salary violates 5 biblical prohibitions (לאווין):

1. לֹא תָלִין - Do not delay payment
2. לֹא תַעֲֲשֹׁק - Do not withhold
3. וְלֹא תִגְזֹל - Do not steal
4. בְּיוֹמוֹ תִּתֵּן שְׂכָרוֹ - Pay wages same day
5. וְלֹא תָבוֹא עָלָיו הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ - Before sunset

Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Toronto, BYES, Toronto Jewish school board, Rabbi Chanoch Ehrentreu, Rabbi Y.M. Hirschman, Rabbi A. Miller, Rabbi Pinny Stern, Ron Abish, Tzvi Hofman, Frank Hauer, Eli Kazarnovsky, Gary Spivak, Yonah Seliger, Ben Friedman, Benzion Friedman, withheld salary, Beis Din delay, Din Torah, Psak Halacha, Chinuch leadership, Torah Umesorah governance, halachic breach of contract, Toronto Vaad Hachinuch dispute, unjust termination, Jewish education leadership scandal, lack of transparency, rabbinic silence, broken contracts, ignored testimony, Beis Din withholding judgment, Klei Kodesh mistreatment, Torah Umesorah Code of Practice, women in leadership, Jewish school employment rights, halachic employment dispute.
This site tracks the delays and failures in addressing critical halachic and employment issues between Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Toronto and its former Head of School. Despite repeated outreach to the Beis Din under Rabbi Chanoch Ehrentreu, as well as outreach to Torah Umesorah leadership, the silence has persisted. Among the board members involved are Frank Hauer, Gary Spivak, Ron Abish, Pinny Stern, Yonah Seliger, Tzvi Hofman, and Eli Kazarnovsky. The case involves claims of withheld salary, breach of contract, and the denial of Torah-mandated process.