New York State adopts ban on corporal punishment proposed in wake of yeshiva probe
Hasidic leaders denied the New York Times’ findings that the practice was widespread in their schools
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Fast Forward Yeshiva’s refusal to enroll a 10-year-old pits a Hasidic father against a non-Hasidic mother
The fifth-grader has not attended school this semester
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Yiddish World New Hasidic song slams yeshivas that reject students who don’t fit in
The Yiddish rap song is presented from the perspective of a father who wants his son to be accepted for who he is
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Yiddish World I was sure the sun revolved around the Earth. That’s what they taught us in yeshiva.
To get a secular education, my grandmother had to tutor me in basic English and math
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Fast Forward New York says 18 yeshivas provide inadequate education. Advocates say they’re not the only ones
An Orthodox-led reform group encouraged further investigation after the NYC Department of Education found inadequate secular education in private yeshivas
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Fast Forward Haredi Jews are more prone to nearsightedness. Scientists have an idea why
Researchers found that their religious test subjects almost literally kept their noses in books
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Opinion The ADL is wrong to attack the NYT’s brave investigative reporting on Hasidic yeshivas
Saying these articles contribute to antisemitism is the ultimate case of blaming the messenger
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Fast Forward Man whose firm provides special education services to yeshivas charged with embezzlement
The company implicated serves New York City’s Hasidic community
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