A BT's main goal is to do mitzvos and feel positive about it, to get his or her life started, to find a spouse, to make sure that he or she can afford the cost of being Orthodox. Middle America is a good place for all that. NY is not. Israel is even worse.
Here's a list of the best 15 medium-sized cities – all with populations between 100,000 and 499,000. 4 are in the Midwest. 9 are in Texas!
- 15. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 14. The Woodlands, Texas
- 13. Laredo, Texas
- 12. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 11. McKinney, Texas
- 10. Frisco, Texas
- 9. Round Rock, Texas
- 8. McAllen, Texas
- 7. Sugar Land, Texas
- 6. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- 5. League City, Texas
- 4. Cary, North Carolina
- 3. Fishers, Indiana
- 2. Pearland, Texas
- 1. Carmel, Indiana
So why are BTs from Texas pushed to go study in New York or Israel? It's because the handlers are nearly all Yeshivists. They don't view the BT as a person, don't question if going to Israel or New York is right for him. They value only pilpul and operate under an assumption that you have to go to NY and then Israel for that. They don't grasp that a BT needs to find a way of doing mitzvos. All they know is study, and they see the BT only in that context, meaning they don't see a person. They don't know what a neshama is. They don't understand human needs, don't understand the challenges of becoming frum. In their crazy minds, study will magically fix everything. And what about all those that try this path and wind up walking away from everything? Those people are condemned and then forgotten. That's because one of the mitzvos that Yeshivists ignore is teshuvah. Fanatics are not capable of remorse.
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