City and state education officials say an "unregulated industry" is driving a dramatic spike in reimbursement claims, some of ...
Calls for secular education at Hasidic schools are likely to withstand constitutional challenge — within limits, writes the chair in law and religion at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law.
The Blooming Grove area has seen a growing Hasidic population in recent years, and there are about 20 days in the average school year when the Hasidic schools their children attend are open ...
The landmarks of the Hasidic neighborhood, the prayer house (the shtibl), ritual bath (mikveh), studyhouse (besmedresh), rebbe's residence, and school, are usually all within walking distance of ...
A favorite Hasidic saying states, "A Jew speaks Jewish," and a prominent Yiddish sign at the Bobover girls' school reads "A proud girl speaks Yiddish." Most American Hasidim have little use for ...
Two journalists reflect on why the story they wrote seven years could be redone with few changes today. We found the same thing, back in 2015, when we undertook a six-month investigation into the ...
In 2022, the New York Times reported that Hasidic schools were significant recipients of taxpayer money for special education, even though some of the services were not needed or provided.