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August 10, 2023

Roundup: Schumer and Jeffries in Boro Park, Hasidic woman judge, and more

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

August 7, 2023

New proposed village would give Vizhnitz community its own local government

The community of 140 families says it wants more sidewalks and better lighting, but others are concerned about density

August 7, 2023

Defamation case against agunah dismissed

The judge found that Lonna Ralbag did not defame her ex-husband’s family

August 6, 2023

‘This is a secular nation,’ Catskills villagers say, fighting Hasidic involvement in small town governance

The tiny village of Fleischmanns is embroiled in a series of legal disputes as the community fights over Hasidic summer residents’ influence

August 4, 2023

Haredi leaders, activists react to former Shomrim leader’s guilty plea in child sex abuse case

“It’s an isolated incident, if it was whatever it was,” said rabbi Berish Freilich, who works with Shomrim

August 4, 2023

Roundup: Mayor's advisory panel meeting at ADL, Agudah statement on Israel judicial reform, Haredi NYPD valedictorian, and more

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

August 3, 2023

What you need to know about the new state guidelines affecting Haredi schools

The guidance "seeks to address several questions which are likely to arise," but some questions remain.

August 3, 2023

Haredi artists join multifaith exhibition

The artistic melting pot spanned sects and continents, presenting at churches and a Conservative Jewish seminary

August 2, 2023

The yeshivish satire of ‘Rabbi Greenspan’

The anonymous comedian delivers parodies that take on the vagaries of Haredi authority figures

July 28, 2023

New York State Education Department releases guidelines on private school regulations

The guidelines will be used to help determine compliance of Haredi schools

July 28, 2023

Hasidic comedian interviews convicted child sex offender, receives polarized response

Follow up interviews with experts on sexual abuse apply a critical lens to the perpetrator’s story

July 28, 2023

Roundup: Yeshiva funding in New Jersey state budget, RFK Jr. Visits Ohel, kosher meat prices headed higher, and other Haredi news

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week