Chassidishe bochurim and cell phones

amother

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:05 am

Do most chassidishe bochurim, in mainstream yeshivos, have their own (kosher) cell phones?

nchr

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:07 am

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Amelia Bedelia

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:07 am

nchr wrote:

Definitely no.
Very big red flag if a bachur has a cellphone.

Huh?
And I was going to say yes!
My bochurim have their their own phones, both the one in yeshiva gedola and the one in yeshiva ketana. I believe most of their friends do. They even have texting. Of course, it's not allowed in yeshiva.

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nchr

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:09 am

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amother

Red

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:10 am

nchr wrote:

Where I come from girls don't have cellphones either after school but I know some younger parents allow it now but it's a type.. A bachur with a cellphone is an oisvarf come on. No normal yeshiva or parent would allow that.

I work in a chassidish school in bp. Every assistant age 18 has a kosher flip phone. Every.

nchr

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:17 am

I guess it depends on the community then. Definitely not allowed in mine, even for girls except for a type.

I will edit my comment to remove that word since I wouldn't have written it if I knew she was speaking about her son.

professor

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:17 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Do most chassidishe bochurim, in mainstream yeshivos, have their own (kosher) cell phones?

I think so.

ETA to those who say no, no way... Our family used to have one phone called the "kids phone" which was shared by 4 teens. But now, since corona-school, each kid has a phone

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amother

Copper

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:17 am

My 7th grade daughter has a phone, as do most of her classmates (chassidish). She doesn’t take it to school.

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cnc

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:20 am

Fave wrote:

My 7th grade daughter has a phone, as do most of her classmates (chassidish). She doesn’t take it to school.

Her own phone? Or an extra spare “ house cell phone “?

nchr

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:21 am

Fave wrote:

My 7th grade daughter has a phone, as do most of her classmates (chassidish). She doesn’t take it to school.

OK we don't even allow 7th graders to have a camera or mp3 (although some classmates do not all) so this is just really not relatable for me.

amother

Tangerine

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:26 am

Yes, since Covid when everyone was home people stocked up on 3-4 kosher phones for phone learning.
This caused all the bucherim to keep their own phone until now.

Up until last year it was quite frowned upon For young bucherim.

(These are not allowed in yeshiva, only for the house)

amother

Hotpink

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:27 am

My two bucherim have a kosher flip phone with no text.
They don’t take it to yeshiva
They’re chasssidish (awesome!) boys.

Ages 15 and 17

amother

Hotpink

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:28 am

nchr wrote:

OK we don't even allow 7th graders to have a camera or mp3 (although some classmates do not all) so this is just really not relatable for me.

So interesting! My eight year old son loves his mp3!

amother

Powderblue

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:32 am

Fave wrote:

My 7th grade daughter has a phone, as do most of her classmates (chassidish). She doesn’t take it to school.

What do they need a cellphone for? Sounds like an unnecessary expense to me.

Amelia Bedelia

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:39 am

amother [ Powderblue ] wrote:

What do they need a cellphone for? Sounds like an unnecessary expense to me.

I'm guessing it's used mostly as an extra phone line in the house. (Or while running errands for mom.) In my days, most families had at least two phone lines. Today, it's one phone line plus cell phones.

amother

Lavender

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:47 am

No, I don’t know any chassidish boys that have their own phones. Yes during corona I got an extra 2 kosher flip phones, no text, for learning but now only one is activated for the spare family phone to do errands or a spare for at home. Any kid can use it, though during bein hazmanim my bucher uses it most of the time. I’m neutral chassidish, not any specific chassidus.

silverlining3

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:47 am

Its definitely getting more and more common.

Some parents allow with text while others only talk.

amother

Amethyst

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 7:53 am

nchr wrote:

OK we don't even allow 7th graders to have a camera or mp3 (although some classmates do not all) so this is just really not relatable for me.

What are you talking about? Is this something new?
I was in 8th grade 12 years ago and most of my class has digital cameras.
I am from Williamsburg.
In high school many girls had MP3s.
Family Cell phones where starting to come in then, and all my classmates had one by the time I graduated.
Most Yeshiva Gedola boys have cell phones today. ESPECIALLY since Covid.
Maybe ask your teenage brothers about it.

nchr

Tue, Apr 13 2021, 8:05 am

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