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Yeshiva University approves Orthodox LGBTQ student group alternative
By Kathryn Post — October 24, 2022
(RNS) — The new undergraduate LGBTQ student group will be grounded in 'Halacha and Torah values.'
Jewish LGBTQ nonprofit will fund Yeshiva University clubs as school halts them
By Kathryn Post — September 20, 2022
(RNS) — The move comes days after the university halted student groups to avoid recognizing the YU Pride Alliance.
SCOTUS says Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ club as legal battle continues
By Kathryn Post — September 15, 2022
(RNS) — Yeshiva University must first pursue relief through the state courts before the Supreme Court can intervene.
New York poised to strengthen oversight of nonpublic schools
By Carolyn Thompson — September 13, 2022
A Board of Regents committee unanimously approved guidelines Monday to make sure instruction at the state's private and religious schools is equivalent to that of its public schools, following years of complaints that some ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools were not meeting basic academic standards.
Supreme Court blocks recognition of LGBTQ club at Yeshiva University
By Kathryn Post — September 12, 2022
(RNS) — 'We are pleased with Justice Sotomayor’s ruling which protects our religious liberty and identity as a leading faith-based academic institution,' said Yeshiva University's president.
Israel’s parliament passes law requiring yeshiva students’ army service
By Michele Chabin — March 12, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) The yeshiva student exemptions have created a deep rift in Israel, where nearly all men and women are drafted for up to three years of military service.
Jews worry about Purim’s endorsement of alcohol
By Tracy Gordon — March 6, 2012
(RNS) Too many times, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb has seen the high cost of Purim's darker side, the "ugly and despicable behavior" of young yeshiva students who drink to excess on a day that is equal parts Halloween and Fat Tuesday. By Meredith A. Bennett-Smith.
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