Yeshivas

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

July 9, 2024

Satmar schoolteacher dragged 10-year-old boy up flight of stairs by the neck

Police said that Mendel Furst, a teacher at a Satmar yeshiva in Lakewood, left the boy with “scratches and bruising” before the boy fled home for safety.

July 5, 2024

Speaker Johnson to New Square: We’ll fight for religious education ‘with every ounce of energy we have’

Johnson visited New Square alongside Congressman Mike Lawler ahead of the upcoming general election.

July 3, 2024

New Jersey private schools awarded increased funding in budget signed by Governor Murphy

Funding is for transportation, security, remediation, and school nurses. Earlier this year, legislators scrapped a bill that would’ve helped fund private school tuition.