Tag: Yeshivah
Jewish groups urge public funding for private schools ahead of Supreme Court case
Several Jewish groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of a case that could determine whether public funding could be given to parochial schools for secular education.
In Carson V. Makin, parents of parochial-school students argued...
With government approval, Israel’s gap-year programs set to reopen with challenges ahead
Even as the coronavirus continues to spike—interrupting work and school plans for both those in Israel and those aiming to enter the country—Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced last week that Israel would begin approving...
Justice Department files suit against New Jersey township for ‘religious discrimination’ towards Orthodox Jews
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township in Ocean County, N.J., accusing its planning board with “religious discrimination” and “antisemitic conduct” towards Orthodox Jewish...
Yeshivahs distribute medical equipment, turn gym into field hospital for patients
Two yeshivahs in New York state have found unique approaches to helping medical professionals combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv in Nassau County assembled what is being described as a “field hospital” for coronavirus patients...
If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school
When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well.
“For the coming school year, we have a...
Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, administrators urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase security funding
Hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and yeshivahs descended on the Pennsylvania’s state capital in Harrisburg recently as part of the Orthodox Union’s Teach PA delegation to advocate for increased security funding for nonpublic schools...
New York City to yeshivahs: Vaccinate or face closure
Amid a measles outbreak that first began when an unvaccinated child got the disease while visiting Israel, New York City has told yeshivahs in the Brooklyn section of Williamsburg that students must be vaccinated or else face...
Physics Olympiad in Jerusalem spotlights religious scientists of the future
The talents of religious scientists of the future were on display last week as more than 100 Israeli yeshivah students participated in Jerusalem College of Technology’s sixth annual Physics Olympiad.
Held in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services and Ministry...
Israel’s ‘secular yeshivah’ opens first American branch in California
Operating four secular yeshivahs in Israel, BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change is now opening its first branch in the United States.
From Feb. 13 through May, the organization will offer its 90-minute egalitarian and pluralistic classes at...
New Jersey doubles school security funding to yeshivahs, other private schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law on Tuesday, doubling security funding for nonpublic schools, including Jewish ones.
The legislation, passed unanimously in the state legislature last month, allocates $22.6 million for...