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YAFFED Staff Member Ben Tocker Testifies at New York City Council Oversight Hearing

YAFFED Communications and Development Manager Ben Tocker testified at the New York City Council Oversight Hearing (Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District), on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Here is a video and a complete transcript of his remarks: Committee on Oversight and Investigations – Oversight Hearing – Special Commissioner of […]

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Today is a national day celebrating education, inspired by yeshivas. Some of those yeshivas refuse to educate.

By Ben Tocker

The United States Congress and the President honor yeshiva education today on Education and Sharing Day. For some yeshiva grads, who were denied a basic education as children, the celebration is a cruel irony. By Ben Tocker, Communications and Development Manager, YAFFED On April 19, 2024, the United States Congress and the President will celebrate

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YAFFED Executive Director Beatrice Weber addresses the 2023 City & State “Education In New York” Summit

By Ben Tocker

Video of a presentation on August 17, 2023 at City & State’s Education In New York Summit by YAFFED Executive Director Beatrice Weber about the progress that YAFFED has made over the last year and the continued work necessary to ensure that all children in Hasidic and Haredi schools receive an education.

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WATCH: Beatrice Weber on CUNY TV – Keeping Relevant

By Ben Tocker

Beatrice Weber describes the inadequate secular education being provided to thousands of children in New York City. As executive director of YAFFED, Ms Weber talks about her own experiences: her desire for an education, her case against a New York City school for failure to provide a secular education – which she won – and

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It’s June 30th: DOE, Your Homework Is Due

By Ben Tocker

Today is a monumental day in the fight for a sound basic education in all Yeshivas. Per orders from State Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) must submit by June 30th, 2023 the completed report of its investigation into the quality of secular education offered at 28 NYC

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WATCH: Jewish Education Justice – Why All New Yorkers Should Care

By Ben Tocker

YAFFED Executive Director Beatrice Weber, Human Rights Attorney Julie F. Kay, and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander discuss education and family justice in Hasidic and Haredi communities. Moderated by Former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger. Recorded March 21, 2023, at The 92nd Street Y, New York

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Shavuot and the Torah’s commandment to provide children with an education

By Ben Tocker

On the holiday of Shavuot, which starts tonight on the evening of May 25, Jewish people all over the world celebrate the acceptance of the Torah and its commandments. Among the many teachings within the Torah, there exists a significant Mitzvah (commandment) that is essential to ensuring the success of future generations: the commandment to

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