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Brooklyn
Rockland
Kiryas Joel
Lakewood
Yeshivas
Haredi Life
Culture
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Get refusal
June 29, 2024
Kalman Yeger withheld get, demanded ex-wife sign ‘draconian’ nondisclosure agreement
On Election Day, following social media pressure, Yeger’s ex-wife finally got her Jewish divorce.
Elections
June 26, 2024
Yeger, Wieder clear major hurdle in paths to Albany
The candidates are running to represent assembly districts in Brooklyn and Rockland.
Safety
June 5, 2024
Five girls taken to hospitals after Monsey Trails bus crash
Two girls suffered serious injuries.
Crime
March 19, 2024
Man sentenced to decades in prison for attempted murder of Midwood rabbi
Matthew Karelefsky received 25 years to life for setting fire to the home of Rabbi Jonathan Max, a teacher at Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Elections
March 4, 2024
Councilman Kalman Yeger to run for Assembly, after Helene Weinstein announces retirement
Yeger has already been endorsed by various community leaders, including Weinstein, whose seat he is seeking, and David Greenfield, CEO at Met Council for Jewish Poverty
Community
February 22, 2024
Yarmulke-wearing NYPD inspector Richie Taylor promoted to deputy chief
Yeshivas
January 22, 2024
‘Where’s our presence in the streets?’ Mayor Adams tells yeshiva leaders to get outraged
“You’re making a big mistake,” the mayor told an audience at Agudah’s annual “Yeshiva Summit,” adding, “I am not going to be a silent friend”
Politics
January 19, 2024
Councilmember Kalman Yeger loses chair on Ethics and Standards Committee
“It’s good to change things, it’s good to reorganize, it’s good to get new energy behind different desks,” Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said
Roundups
December 29, 2023
Roundup: Tunnels at 770, Williamsburg development’s uncertain future, and more Haredi news this week
This week's most notable Haredi news in other media
Roundups
December 1, 2023
Roundup: Skverer rebbe to visit Poland, Shmira expands, and other Haredi news
The most notable Haredi news from the last two weeks
Shomrim
September 20, 2023
UJA-Federation of New York to fund Shomrim, controversial Haredi safety patrols
Two recipients, Boro Park Shomrim and Williamsburg Shomrim, have been criticized for vigilantism, corruption, and abuse cover-up
Elections
March 23, 2023
A Shtetl Guide to This Year’s New York City Council Races
This year voters in each of the 51 New York City Council districts will get to decide who to elect to represent them.
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