The tunnel, beneath the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitcher movement in Brooklyn, prompted a confrontation that led to several arrests this week.
Tag: Hasidism
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Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests
Videos showed a tumultuous scene as young Hasidic men clashed with the police in the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitcher movement in Brooklyn.
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Corporal Punishment in Private Schools Is Outlawed in New York
The measure was proposed in response to a New York Times investigation that revealed widespread use of such punishment in Hasidic Jewish private schools.
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18 Hasidic Schools Failed to Provide Basic Education, New York City Finds
An eight-year investigation determined that the religious schools were breaking the law by not offering thousands of students adequate instruction in English and math.