Dear Readers,

Due to the recent controversy surrounding an article in a recent issue of The Beacon, I have chosen to step down from my position as Co-Editor-in-Chief. I accepted this position because I felt that The Beacon is a necessary forum for student self-expression and discussion between people with different viewpoints. The Beacon decided to part ways from the university when it felt that this mission could no longer be accomplished to its fullest extent as a university-sponsored publication.


This being said, I have felt a good deal of inner conflict about the many editorial dilemmas with which I am confronted on a regular basis as an editor of a publication of this nature, especially when I see both sides of an issue, and recent events have amplified these difficulties significantly. The publicity surrounding this incident was a result I neither desired nor anticipated, and I fear that some of this publicity may have put YU in a negative light.  I have thus become uncomfortable remaining at the forefront of The Beacon, though I still firmly believe in The Beacon’s mission of promoting dialogue within the university community. I have a great deal of respect for The Beacon’s staff and Simi Lampert, its Editor-in-Chief, and I have faith that they will carry out The Beacon’s mission admirably. I hope that The Beacon will continue to be a source of light for all the students of Yeshiva University.

Sincerely,
Toviah Moldwin, YC ‘13