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Fast Forward In a first, New York state declares a Hasidic school’s education inadequate
The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by a mother who sent three sons to the school.
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Yiddish World Who translated The New York Times’ yeshiva report into Yiddish? It’s a closely guarded secret
The widely read work may undermine Hasidic leaders — and put the translator at risk
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News How the Jewish establishment helps fund Hasidic yeshivas
UJA-Federation of New York steers 400 schools in the region toward millions in public money
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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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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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Opinion I read a secret transcript of Hasidic sex advice. I’ve read worse.
TV shows like ‘Unorthodox’ skewed my understanding of a real Hasidic wedding night
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Culture In Satmar Williamsburg, even the Legos wear yarmulkes
Frieda Vizel left the Satmar world at 25 — but she still visits twice a week to give tours of Hasidic Williamsburg
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Yiddish World The spa resort where European rebbes spent their summer vacations
Before World War I, the Marienbad resort had hotels for the rebbes, replete with glatt kosher restaurants and ritual baths
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