Orthodox Judaism is not known for being particularly progressive—women and men are typically not allowed to sit next to one another if they aren’t married; women abide by strict dress codes; women ...

In June 2023, when Rabbi David Leybel gave a speech suggesting that ultra-Orthodox parents should be able to choose the educational framework for their children, mentioning both Haredi state schools ...

(New York Jewish Week) — The first sign that things were changing at Schechter Queens came when the school began receiving requests from parents to let students hold an Orthodox prayer service. As the ...

(JTA) — Families sending their children to yeshivas and other Jewish schools nationwide would be eligible for tuition assistance through a federal tax credit proposed in federal budget legislation.

(JTA) — A sweeping new school choice subsidy and the first of its kind at the federal level is now law, after President Donald Trump signed his tax and spending package known as the “One Big Beautiful ...