84. Yeshiva Education Failure (with Manny Vogel)

This week: A New York Times investigation has all the Jews talking about education in hasidic yeshiva schools — specifically, about the poor secular education in subjects like English and Math. So I speak with Manny Vogel, who grew up attending a hasidic yeshiva in New York City, about his experience and thoughts on the issue.

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https://www.newsweek.com/2016/03/11/child-abuse-allegations-hasidic-ultraorthodox-jewish-community-brooklyn-432688.html

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New York Times story: https://t.co/VH605xUUZr

NY Jewish Week/WNYC: https://www.jta.org/2015/09/08/ny/dont-know-much-about-history

Recent regulations on private schools: https://www.jta.org/2022/09/12/ny/new-york-finalizes-rules-requiring-private-schools-including-yeshivas-to-prove-they-meet-standards

Chaim Walder: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-11-14/ty-article/chaim-walder-acclaimed-israeli-author-accused-of-sexually-abusing-ultra-orthodox-girls/0000017f-e4ba-d75c-a7ff-fcbf2ef60000

https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-months-after-the-walder-abuse-scandal-broke-has-the-haredi-world-seen-change/

The Forward: https://forward.com/news/518079/how-the-jewish-establishment-helps-fund-hasidic-yeshivas/

https://forward.com/forverts-in-english/517577/why-the-new-york-times-translated-its-hasidic-yeshiva-investigation-into-yiddish/

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H6lZfjeZcSP8tacIDUg6kezsVjyiiGvB8sz7AvlBRVY/edit?usp=sharing