NY ‘badly mistaken’ if it aims to ‘secularize’ Jewish schools, yeshivahs say in federal complaint New York State and City have “engaged in what can be described as ‘lawfare’ against yeshivahs,” a leader in the Bobov Chassidic community told JNS. Vita Fellig Jan. 14, 2025
Degrees or direction? We need values just as much as we need facts. It’s more important to be a mensch than to have a master’s. Rabbi Yossy Goldman Dec. 11, 2024
In 3-0 vote, court rules California violated law by discriminating against Jewish students “It was always wrong to cut Jewish kids off from getting disability benefits solely because they want to follow their faith,” said Eric Rassbach, vice president and senior counsel at Becket Law. Izzy Salant Oct. 29, 2024
Torah scroll stolen from New York City yeshivah returned to owners Burglars took a safe that contained the sacred object, estimated at $50,000. Aug. 28, 2024
NJ Supreme Court rules religious schools can choose faculty based on values The court found in favor of an Orthodox Jewish school sued for defamation by a rabbi who had been fired. July 25, 2024
Yeshiva students in workforce despite prohibition, study finds Up until the age of 22, yeshiva students must commit to studying full time and are legally barred from taking employment. July 18, 2024
Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess The opposition is gleefully contemplating the fall of the government and early elections. Amichai Stein June 26, 2024
Building a stronger teacher pipeline for day schools and yeshivahs Educators don’t just spring up but must first have fertile soil, so we need to create the best environment for them to grow. Sharon Freundel and Marc Wolf June 14, 2024
‘I’m gonna kill all the Jews’: New York man tries to drive into students near yeshivah No one was injured in the attacks, which occurred in Brooklyn, N.Y. May 29, 2024
