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Brooklyn
Rockland
Kiryas Joel
Lakewood
Yeshivas
Haredi Life
Culture
Opinion
Education
Antisemitism
May 12, 2024
What do public school students in NYC learn about Haredi culture?
So far, very little
Yeshivas
April 21, 2024
Efforts to delay Yeshiva oversight failed to make NY budget, despite push from Haredi political operatives
Per regulations passed in 2022, private schools have to demonstrate during the 2024-2025 school year that they offer adequate secular education
Borough Park
April 12, 2024
Second teen suicide in under three weeks rocks Brooklyn Hasidic community
In a tearful eulogy, Satmar rebbe of Williamsburg, Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, called on the community to reflect on these tragedies, and for each community member to also “make an individual accounting” on what must be done to prevent such incidents
Yeshivas
March 28, 2024
Judges hear oral arguments in state’s appeal against yeshiva advocates
At issue is whether the state can institute enforcement mechanisms for the regulations it sets for nonpublic schools, including yeshivas
Yeshivas
March 28, 2024
Haredi leaders call for ‘major day of prayer’ against state intervention in Haredi schools
Oral arguments are set to take place today between the state government and Haredi advocates
Courts
March 26, 2024
Chabad special ed teacher sued for child sexual abuse, banned from school premises
The teacher, who worked at Crown Heights yeshiva Darchai Menachem, has been accused of repeatedly abusing an 11-year-old boy in 2001
Legislation
March 20, 2024
New Jersey bill to help with private school tuition via tax credits and a scholarship fund
Under the proposed legislation, donations to a state-chosen scholarship fund for private school students would get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit
Health
March 4, 2024
Kiryas Joel school to pay $300,000 fine for admitting unvaccinated students
After facing possible fines in tens of millions of dollars, school officials reached an agreement with the DOH by promising increased cooperation
Elections
February 29, 2024
Rockland Hasidic legislator Aron Wieder, a Democrat, to run for state Assembly
A Wieder win would flip the district from Republican to Democratic, and place a second Hasidic lawmaker in the Assembly
Health
February 23, 2024
Kiryas Joel school could be fined up to $61 million due to unvaccinated students
The school allowed 121 students to attend school unvaccinated for nearly a year, carrying a maximum penalty of $2,000 per student per day
Education
February 20, 2024
YAFFED seeks funding to offer Haredi teens and young adults a high school equivalency program
The proposed program would be “culturally responsive,” such as gender-segregated classes and a schedule that accommodates Jewish holidays
Yeshivas
February 12, 2024
YAFFED and Agudah, usually at odds, find common ground in request for more yeshiva funding
The two organization both seek to expand Mandated Services Aid, government funding meant to reimburse schools for costs related to legal compliance
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