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Watch: NYC Mayoral Candidates Debate Enforcing Curriculum Requirements On Yeshivas

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“Is it time to actually resolve the issue rather than continue talking?” At a mayoral candidate forum at B’nai Jeshurun on June 8, 2025, moderator and NY1 reporter Errol Louis asked the candidates what they would do to address the systemic crisis of educational neglect in Hasidic and Haredi yeshivas and if they would be […]

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Tracking NYC’s Failing Yeshivas: A Deeper Dive into Data from YAFFED’s Research

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This Blog post is the first in a series where we’ll share a deeper look into some of the qualitative research and quantitative data that we’ve gathered and analyzed on the yeshiva sector.  We’ll soon have the ability to map out in a much clearer fashion just how well New York’s yeshivas are performing, allowing us to

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“No longer deemed a school”: NYSED takes unprecedented action on failing yeshivas

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February 18, 2025 Last week, the New York State Education Department issued letters to three Brooklyn yeshivas who have obstructed the department’s ongoing school review process that they are no longer designated schools that teach compulsory education, an unprecedented and important first step that we hope serves as a wakeup call for other noncompliant schools. 

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Watch: YAFFED’s Beatrice Weber Takes Stand for Yeshiva Students at Albany Budget Hearing

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YAFFED Senior Advisor Beatrice Weber testifying at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing – Elementary Education/Secondary Education on 1/29/25. Testimony of Beatrice Weber, Senior Advisor, YAFFEDJoint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Elementary & Secondary EducationJanuary 29, 2025 Good morning, Chairs Krueger, Pretlow, Benedetto, Mayer, and members of the committee. Thank you for

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YAFFED Executive Director Adina Mermelstein Konikoff in amNY – Protecting education standards for all students

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by Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, YAFFED Executive Director The following appeared as an Op-ed in amNY on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 When Chaim left his Hasidic yeshiva at 16, he entered New York City public schools far behind in essential subjects like math, science, and history. Catching up was a monumental challenge, made even harder by

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Mid Island Y-JCC Jewish Learning Series – Our Children, Our Responsibility: The Jewish Community’s Role in Hasidic Education

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Our Children, Our Responsibility: The Jewish Community’s Role in Hasidic Education Presented by Beatrice Weber, Yaffed Senior Advisor   Tuesday, October 29, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Mid-Island Y-JCC 45 Manetto Hill RoadPlainview, NY 11803  

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Here’s what critics are getting wrong about regulating yeshivas

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Advocates against yeshiva oversight like Law Professor Michael A. Helfand are missing the mark on what should happen next after a Court ruling affirmed regulations to yeshivas  By Christopher Hazen, Attorney, Counselor at Law, YAFFED On July 22, 2024 Professor Michael A. Helfand at Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California authored an

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Watch: Beatrice Weber and Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz from Uri L’Tzedek discuss public advocacy and every Jew’s responsibility for each other

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Beatrice Weber joins Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz from Uri L’tzedek, an Orthodox social justice organization, for an interview to discuss how the value of כל ישראל ערבים זה בזה (every Jew is responsible for one another), is crucial in advocating for Hasidic children to receive a basic education. Watch the recording here or listen to it

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NY Appeals Court rules in favor of State Education Department on enforcement of yeshiva regulations 

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The Appellate Division issued a ruling on Thursday, June 27th, that makes clear the State’s ability to enforce regulations over yeshivas.  The case, which was heard in March at Albany Law School, was an appeal of a decision last April to strike down two provisions of the regulations that would have allowed the New York

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