The Bnei Baruch Directorate Letter to the Global Garden Parents

What This Document Is

This is a response sent in the name of the “Bnei Baruch Directorate” after the first letter about the crisis in the Global Garden. The letter stated that women in the Laitman family had long been troubled by what was happening in the kindergarten, which their young son had attended for the previous year and a half, and that they had tried to bring their concerns to the kindergarten management.

The document also separated Michael Laitman from the details of the letter. It said that he was concerned about the kindergarten’s condition, but had not taken part in checking the specific points and had not been aware of the content sent in his name. It also stated that the letter had been written and sent by his daughter and secretary, Rachel.

Instead of an outside review, the document proposed an open parents’ meeting at the kindergarten, where the situation would be discussed inside the parent and organizational environment.

Full Text of the Document

Dear parents,

In light of the letter that was sent yesterday regarding the Global Garden, and following many conversations and inquiries that were conducted, the “Bnei Baruch Directorate” carried out an initial review of the sequence of events.

Below are the conclusions we reached:

• For a long period, the women in the Laitman family have been troubled by the conduct of the kindergarten that their young son has attended for the past year and a half.

  They approached the kindergarten management in different ways in order to bring to its attention the failures that, in their view, exist in the kindergarten. After they felt that “the water had reached the soul,” they decided to take an action that would draw the public attention of all the parents, out of concern and a desire to change things for the better.

• As a result, the women gathered a series of failures: some they saw in practice, and some they heard about from various rumors. It is important to note that some of the cases described in the letter were things they heard from other women, and they did not necessarily see or check the matters fully.

• Rav Laitman was not involved in the details at any stage of the review. He is indeed troubled by the kindergarten’s condition and very much wants its situation to improve, but he was not aware of the items that appeared in the letter.

• The letter was written and sent by Rav Laitman’s daughter and secretary, Rachel. As stated, Rav Laitman knew in general that the kindergarten’s condition required improvement, but at no stage was he aware of its details.

• During the day, many parents contacted us and spoke of their satisfaction with the kindergarten and the way it is run. They also asked for the help of the “Bnei Baruch Directorate” in clarifying and helping organize the situation in the kindergarten.

  Therefore, in consultation with a large number of the parents and with the kindergarten management, we ask to convene tomorrow evening, at 8:15 p.m., an open meeting at the kindergarten in a good spirit. At the meeting we will clarify the current situation together, and above all the steps required to lead the kindergarten toward a better future.

• We see the situation that has arisen as an opportunity to create for the children a high-quality and warm kindergarten that is also managed responsibly and efficiently.

  We see tomorrow evening’s meeting as a meaningful opportunity to build a shared and successful future for our children.

• At the parents’ request, and in preparation for tomorrow evening’s meeting, we are attaching an email address to which you are invited to send letters, ideas, proposals for streamlining and improving the kindergarten’s situation, or anything else you feel the need to share with us on this subject: vaadathorimgan@gmail.com

With blessings and thanks,

“Bnei Baruch Directorate”

How to Read This Document Alongside the AMI Article

This document is a source appendix to the article about the closed complaint surrounding the Global Garden. It shows how the Bnei Baruch leadership publicly described the origin of the first letter, separated Laitman from the details, and proposed an internal parents’ meeting as the next step.

The fuller account of how the correspondence, the police, and the later isolation of the Kogan family relate to one another remains in “Closed Case: how the Bnei Baruch kindergarten story reached the police and was stopped”.