sˈɪns mˈoʊst əv ðə stˈuːdənt bˈɑːdi wɜː nˌɑːt fɹʌm ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks hˈoʊmz, ɹᵻbˈiːboʊ kˈɑːmd pˈɛɹənts fˈɪɹz ðæt ðɛɹ tʃˈɪldɹən wʊd bˈiː "kənvˈɜːɾᵻd" tʊ ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi baɪ sˈɛɾɪŋ ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi ɐksˈɛptɪŋ tʃˈɪldɹən fɹʌm ˈɔːl stɹˈiːmz ʌv dʒˈuːdeɪˌɪzəm.
Since most of the student body were not from Orthodox homes, Rebibo calmed parents' fears that their children would be "converted" to Orthodoxy by setting a policy accepting children from all streams of Judaism.