The proposals from state legislators come in response to a New York Times investigation that reported the use of slaps and kicks to keep order in some Hasidic Jewish schools.
Tag: Hasidism
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How Public Money Goes to Support a Hasidic Village’s Private Schools
Created for a New York Hasidic group in 1989, the Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District has directed millions of dollars to the community’s network of private schools.
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For Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands
For the first time, an exception to the prohibition against “carrying” on the day of rest includes most of the borough, allowing, among other things, children to be pushed in strollers.
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I Promised God It Was the Last Time
After years of suppressing her gay desires, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman reaches her breaking point.
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Education Firms That Serve Hasidic Schools Are Barred Amid Fraud Inquiry
New York City education officials will block payments for some companies that have billed the government to provide special education, primarily for students in yeshivas.