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Shtetl Briefs
Brooklyn
Rockland
Kiryas Joel
Lakewood
Yeshivas
Haredi Life
Culture
Opinion
Politics
Yeshivas
May 23, 2023
Yeshivas may soon need to fingerprint employees
The bill mandating fingerprinting in non-public schools has languished for 16 years.
Yeshivas
May 12, 2023
In speech, Mayor Eric Adams says public schools should "duplicate" yeshiva achievements
Adams said religion should be in schools “anywhere possible.”
Antisemitism
April 4, 2023
New York State halts polio immunization ad campaign over antisemitism concerns
Nearly identical ads in Haredi newspapers continued
Politics
March 31, 2023
It’s participatory budgeting season. Here’s how to make your voice heard.
This week, New Yorkers as young as 11 can help decide where city funds go.
Yeshivas
March 29, 2023
Satmar grand rabbi heard bragging about deceiving state lawmakers on education bill
“To ensure that it passes, a schvartze senator introduced it”
Politics
March 23, 2023
How Haredi Priorities Get Heard in Albany
Activists, lobbyists, politicians and others make their voices count
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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