New York set to strengthen oversight of secular studies at Orthodox schools
The Board of Regents' vote on new regulations that would require private schools to meet substantial equivalence instruction has ignited a heated debate
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‘I am coming’: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announces forthcoming Israel trip
Hochul planned to spend Thanksgiving in Israel in 2021 but postponed it in wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation
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U of Wisconsin apologizes to Jewish students after ‘Zionism is genocide’ graffiti pops up around campus
Graffiti in seven different locations included references to “Zionist” organizations at the university, which administrators called “antisemitic.”
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YU can block LGBTQ club for now, Supreme Court rules
A lower court in June ruled that the university's refusal to recognize the student group violated New York City's anti-discrimination law
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Lox block: UWS congregation takes smoked salmon off the menu, citing environmental concerns
“We know that for some this is a heretical move,” wrote a synagogue official
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Following scandal, kosher Chinese restaurants in Brooklyn move to distance themselves from NJ establishment
After a New Jersey Kosher Chinese restaurant closed, other restaurants under the same certifier in Brooklyn distanced themselves from it all
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Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96
British Jewish leaders echoed figures from around the globe in pronouncing the 'end of an era.'
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New York Hasidic community denounces upcoming New York Times report on yeshivas
Ahead of Regents vote on state oversight of private schools, summary of report sparks ire in Orthodox circles
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ADL will review its education materials after Fox News calls them ‘far-left’
The conservative network accused the Jewish anti-hate group of teaching 'concepts from critical race theory'
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Israel to measure inequality between Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews with new statistics
The idea that ethnic difference among Jews would disappear in the Israeli melting pot has not been borne out, experts say
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In rare and delicate statement, Russia’s Chabad rabbis call to ‘end the suffering’
The plea comes amid praise by other clergy for the war that Vladimir Putin has vowed to continue
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