Category Archives: Yeshiva

Yeshiva Of Central Queens

I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: * Mark Landsman: $161,055

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Hebrew Academy Of Cleveland

I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: * Eli Dessler: ~$167,000 * Simcha Dessler: ~$152,000

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What’s Going On With The Rabbinical College Of Telshe?

Here are some 990 IRS declarations from the Telshe Yeshiva in Ohio, which used to be one of the primary places of Haredi Torah learning in the United States. Here Here Here Seems that R. Levitansky has alleged to have … Continue reading

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Was The Yeshiva The Great Equalizer?

In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: As with most gadolim, Chaim Ozer comes from a rabbinical family. This notion that people have that the great equalizer is … Continue reading

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Racist Statements In Torah

DF writes to Marc B. Shapiro: You assert that some things, viz, negative comments about non-Jews or blacks, should be kept out of school. But there are many such statements, about both categories, in rabbinic works down throughout the centuries. … Continue reading

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