I was a secular English teacher in an Orthodox school
Teaching Arthur Miller and Sherman Alexie to a group of yeshiva bokherim made for more than a few challenges
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Yiddish World Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish
The Gray Lady has likely never published an entire story in the language
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Fast Forward 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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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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Fast Forward Ahead of a New York state deadline, Jewish groups weigh in on oversight of yeshivas
The state will accept comments through May 31 on a proposal to set standards for secular studies at private schools
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Fast Forward Brad Lander, NYC’s next comptroller, says he will push Orthodox yeshivas to teach secular subjects
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Brad Lander, the incoming New York City comptroller, vowed to do everything in his power to coax Orthodox yeshivas to teach a secular curriculum. Lander, who is Jewish and a Democrat, discussed the issue Thursday night in a virtual Q-and-A with the New York Jewish Agenda, a progressive…
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News Poll: Democrats support secular education requirements at yeshivas
The vast majority of registered Democrats support requirements for secular education at religious yeshivas, according to a new poll commissioned by the advocacy group YAFFED that was released Wednesday. The poll, of 570 people reached from May 21 through June 6, found that more than 80% of New York City’s Democrats either strongly favor or…
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Fast Forward Quebec court rejects ex-Hasidic couple’s suit over lack of secular education in yeshivas
Read this article in Yiddish A lawsuit brought by a Canadian ex-Hasidic couple who testified in court that they suffered years of underemployment after receiving a substandard secular education in suburban Montreal Hasidic schools has been tossed out, according to a report in the National Post. On Thursday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay rejected…
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