Hasidic education
Group Fighting Secular Education At Yeshivas Deploys Misinformation, Holocaust Imagery
“This is using the most dramatic, over-the-top verbiage in order to frighten their constituency into supporting a movement.”
Hassidic Communities Are Built On Charity - Thanks To Their Schools
The Jewish value of charity is a core tenet of yeshiva culture and education.
Letter | There’s A Sweet Side To Haredi Schools That’s Too Often Ignored
My sons were nurtured at their Hasidic Boys Schools
Critics Of Haredi Schools Are Not Liars. But The Research Shows They Are Wrong.
Critics of Haredi schools are not liars, but the research says they are wrong.
The Renegade Street Photographer Of Boro Park
He sees himself as the modern-day Roman Vishniac.
What Yeshiva Kids Are Actually Studying All Day
I have been researching ultra-Orthodox education for 15 years. Here’s what I’ve found.
NYC Is Cracking Down On Yeshivas — And The Satmar Rebbe Has Declared War
In a thundering speech, the rebbe expressed his displeasure with the education law: “We will battle for our rights using all means available to us.”
Brooklyn Hasidim Lost A Vote — Which Might Save Their Children From A Life Of Poverty
In the November 2018 election, Democrats took back control of the New York State Senate — and with it, a large chunk of Hasidic power.
6 Things Orthodox Girls Schools Should Do In The #MeToo Era
If a girl is taught to use a measuring tape to assess her value, then her sense of self is already fractured at a tender age.
What Makes The Hasidic Community Choose Tribe Over Offspring?
I, too, once believed in the moral righteousness of saving children from their own parents, to ensure they do not fall prey to the secular world.