Yeshiva students
School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal cheered by Orthodox groups
The proposal — which would create scholarships of up to $5,000 per student — marks the farthest that proponents of school vouchers have ever gotten toward expanding school vouchers nationwide.
NY state budget weakens oversight over yeshiva learning in blow to secular education advocates
Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas
Katz rejects proposal to extend yeshiva students’ military service
Magen David Adom warns of blood shortage in Israel, calls for public donors
Donation stations will be deployed across Israel for the next two weeks for public donors.
"No being can stand in their presence": Torah scroll dedicated in memory of Binyamin Achimeir z”l
Netanyahu’s English saves his coalition? Rabbis drop draft ultimatum in private call
By Sunday evening, an understanding was reached: the ultra-Orthodox factions would not issue an ultimatum over the draft law at this time.
Three more New York City yeshivas lose status and funding over secular education standards
The schools will lose their legal status and will not receive any public funding for meals, transportation, textbooks orother programs after June 30.
Taking from Israel and refusing to serve: Why haredim draft refusal is hard to swallow - editorial
Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.
The IDF needs soldiers but Israel is paying yeshivas to dodge the draft - opinion
This might have been possible to tolerate before October 7 but definitely not now, at a time when the IDF is missing over 10,000 soldiers to fulfill the missions it already has.
Bus carrying Yeshiva students overturns in New Jersey, one in critical condition
While the student in critical condition was initially thought to be dead, Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali said the boy “now has a pulse” in a post on X at 9:30 p.m.
Daycare subsidies for children of military-age yeshiva students officially ends
The ending of the program will be a financial blow to some 7,000 haredi families.
Agudat Yisrael accused of instructing yeshiva students to evade IDF draft sanctions
Recordings published in Ynet last week revealed that Agudat Yisrael party officials were instructing yeshiva students to open fictitious small businesses.
Fire injures seven near Chabad HQ, Brooklyn, one in critical condition
The fire was reportedly caused by a radiator plugged into an electrical outlet resulting in the apartment being completely engulfed in flames and the personal belongings of 19 students being burned.
Haredim hold prayer meeting in Stamford Hill in protest of bill threatening Yeshivas
Haredi campaigners have expressed fear that the Bill would lead to state interference in yeshivas and force them to teach secular subjects.
