Tag: Yeshiva Education

In the film "Stay With Us," comedian Gad Elmaleh, often referred to as the French Jerry Seinfeld, explores his real-life interest in Catholicism and its impact on his Jewish family.
The recent New York Times investigation into Hasidic yeshivas has sparked a debate about the ethics of covering the Hasidic world, the accountability of private institutions receiving government funds, and the rights of religious minority communities.
This text explores the author's father's relationship with Jewish law and observance.
Tom Suozzi, a Democratic Congressman from New York, is running for governor of New York and sees it as a moment of fate.
In the New York City mayoral primaries, the Orthodox Jewish community has shown its historic influence by coalescing around two candidates: Eric Adams and Andrew Yang.
The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor has seen a battle for Orthodox Jewish support between Andrew Yang and Eric Adams.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Robyn, a Reform rabbi who works with interfaith families, and her son Benji, who now identifies as Orthodox and learns in the Mir Yeshiva, discuss the challenges and rewards of religious diversity within their family.
The upcoming mayoral race in New York City presents a critical test for the city's Orthodox Jewish voting bloc, which has historically been influential in local elections.
Kathryn Garcia, former New York City sanitation chief and current mayoral candidate, emphasizes her experience and problem-solving abilities as qualifications for the role.
Scott Stringer, the former New York City comptroller running for mayor, has rebranded himself as a leading progressive candidate in a crowded primary.
Andrew Yang, a candidate for mayor of New York City, has stated that he would not interfere with yeshiva education if elected.
Pinchas Peli, a renowned writer and professor of Jewish thought, played a significant role in popularizing the ideas of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
Gilad Halpern and Naomi Zeveloff from TLV1 and The Forward discuss three vital topics, culminating in a heartwarming anecdote about something positive in Israel.
The text portrays a figure known as Rav Aharon, a revered Torah scholar at Yeshivat Har Etzion, who was initially seen as stern and aloof but was discovered to possess a gentle and caring nature.
Morris Dickstein's memoir "The Life of the Flying Aperu" provides an insightful account of his sentimental education, focusing on his Jewish identity and intellectual journey at Columbia University in the 1960s.
In the late 19th century, the rise of the Yiddish press shed light on the lives of ordinary Jews, challenging the traditional focus on intellectual elites.