2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules
A yeshiva school bus drives through Broolyn on Sept. 12, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
February 19, 2025
(JTA) — The New York State Education...
56% of American Jews changed behavior in the past year over antisemitism fears, survey finds
Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of Israeli hostages, on the National Mall in Washington, DC,...
A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools
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By Asaf Elia-Shalev
February 10, 2025
(JTA) — After Oklahoma approved...
‘I’m not waiting until they come to round us up’: Transgender Jews and their families search for safety as Trump takes aim at their...
A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
January 31,...
Edit wars over Israel spur rare ban of 8 Wikipedia editors — from both sides
A woman browses Wikipedia website on her laptop. (Photo Illustration by Serene Lee/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
January 25, 2025
(JTA) — Eight Wikipedia...