Beatrice Weber is a former Hasidic rebbitzen and the mother of 10 children.
Beatrice Weber
By Beatrice Weber
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Opinion I understand why some Orthodox Jews hate The New York Times’ yeshiva report. But ignoring our failures doesn’t help Hasidic boys like mine
Virtually every Hasidic child is taught that outsiders and even non-Orthodox Jews are to be feared, writes one parent of ultra-Orthodox children.
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Opinion Hasidic boys like mine don’t receive the education they deserve
In a scathing report, the New York Supreme Court ordered the city and state to determine whether yeshivas are providing their students with an adequate academic education.
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