Category Archives: Yeshiva

Knick fans Stewart Rahr and Jona Rechnitz make a big score for charities

New York Daily News May 10, 2013: With the game winding down and the Knicks losing, Rechnitz asked for a consolation prize — $100,000 from Rahr if the Knicks lost, to give to charity. Stewart [Rahr] “looked at me and … Continue reading

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How an Orthodox High School Takes Spammers to Court — and Reaps Rewards

This is a wonderful way for Jews to be a light unto the nations — by fighting back against spammers. Forward: Sometime in the late morning of November 27, 2012, a fax machine rang at a high school for Orthodox … Continue reading

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FBI Fraud Probe Extends To NYC Yeshivas

The Jewish Week: The FBI raided charedi Orthodox yeshivas and technology vendors that serve them in Brooklyn and in New York’s Rockland County, but declined to state publicly the details of the investigations. In a large operation Wednesday afternoon, dozens … Continue reading

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Yeshiva Kids On Pot

About 25% of YULA kids are on pot, about 10% of Shalhevet kids. At YULA, you have yeshivish rabbis teaching MO kids, who don’t pay them much mind. At Shalhevet, you have MO rabbis teaching MO kids, so there’s more … Continue reading

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Jewish School Offers Fake Report Cards To Those Who Want To Raise Their Kids’ Self-Esteem

It is wonderful to see Jewish schools leading the way! I fear this news will be used by anti-Semites to propulgate the slander that Jews tend to be less than 100% honest. Chaim Amalek writes: “If it helps little Menachem … Continue reading

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