We have to fight on the spiritual level, not on the political level. Otherwise, we'll fail. The board is already exploring education television and Internet options to reach them. Whatever their personal preferences, the Karmiel students learn together. The teachers are drawn from Orthodox, Conservative and Reform.
Instruction is in Russian.
The denominational differences are spelled out in panel discussions with speakers from the three streams. As part of the Ne'eman package, the Chief Rabbis agreed to set up special, relatively liberal, conversion courts, though they have not yet named the judges. The unanswered question is whether these dayanim will convert the Karmiel graduates. The curriculum is the same as the Orthodox curriculum. We don't take one step without consulting the Chief Rabbis.