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Brooklyn
Rockland
Kiryas Joel
Lakewood
Yeshivas
Haredi Life
Culture
Opinion
Yeshivas
Education
November 13, 2024
New Hunter College program seeks to serve as bridge between yeshiva and college
Initiative seeks to demystify the process of reaching higher education for students hampered by poor secondary secular education.
Elections
November 1, 2024
The Dems dilemma: Get Haredi votes or ensure secular education in yeshivas
Haredi leaders have all but assured themselves a win-win situation for the 2024 election.
Rockland
November 1, 2024
East Ramapo school bus system audit reveals systemic safety problems
The state ordered an audit after school buses killed two young Haredi children and seriously injured another between January and March.
Williamsburg
September 13, 2024
Hasidic yeshiva latest organization to get caught up in dispute over Williamsburg’s oldest Orthodox synagogue
A judge ruled that for now, Yeshiva Ohel Elozer cannot move into the Rodney Street building, which they leased from one of the synagogue's factions.
Education
September 5, 2024
Bill aims to make family court judges consider secular education requirements
It's the newest front in the battle to compel Haredi Yeshivas to comply with New York State's "substantial equivalency" laws.
Lakewood
August 22, 2024
Book, whose author discussion was canceled because of “Zionism,” includes analysis of Haredi community
Joshua Leifer claims wealth has weakened Lakewood’s resistance to secular values.
Lakewood
August 15, 2024
Yeshiva teacher accused of grabbing a 10-year-old student by the neck and dragging him up stairs mulls deal
Prosecutor: Lakewood yeshiva abuse case must be free from “undue pressure or threats” from rabbis.
Yeshivas
August 4, 2024
PEARLS requests permission to appeal yeshiva education case to NY’s highest court
Can the state withhold aid to a private school found to offer inadequate secular education?
Israel
July 17, 2024
‘Earthquake in the Haredi education system’ Some yeshivas in Israel will start offering more secular education
The Mamach curriculum comes with government funding, but avoids subjects that are considered taboo.
Education
July 16, 2024
New York State adopts emergency regulation aimed at combating fraud in special education, despite Haredi opposition
The State Education Department cited "questionable practices" uncovered in a review of due process hearings for special education services.
Education
July 15, 2024
Departing YAFFED director says work ‘triggered’ her and ‘made rest almost impossible’
Beatrice Weber is the mother of 10 children who attended Hasidic schools.
Rockland
July 10, 2024
Rockland yeshiva sued former deputy dean, claimed he stole funds
The school’s head claimed the alleged thief offered to return the money in return for a promotion.
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