Karlin-Stolin has announced a new uniform policy for boys in all of its educational institutions in Israel, joining a broader trend already embraced by many Hasidic communities. The decision was announced in recent days and will begin taking effect gradually in the 5787 school year, after first being promoted by the Bnei Torah of the Boyan Hasidic court and later adopted widely elsewhere.
The stated goals are to reduce competition over clothing and appearance, preserve standards of modesty, and ease the financial burden on large families. Community organizers said they worked in recent weeks to secure discounted prices from clothing companies so parents could buy higher-quality uniforms at subsidized rates.
According to the published plan, the new rule will start as a recommendation only from the opening of the school year until Hanukkah, to give families time to prepare and purchase the clothing. From Hanukkah onward, it will become a mandatory requirement in all Karlin-Stolin Torah schools.
The policy will apply across the movement’s schools in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Modiin Illit, and Tiberias. The article notes that in girls’ schools in the ultra-Orthodox sector, uniform dress has already been standard for decades.
