Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Word in the Shtetl: ‘Cruelty & neglect… while teaching at Satmar Yeshiva,’ emergency rule to stop fraud in special education services, & more

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Our top story in this newsletter is about a shocking incident of violence by a teacher in a Yeshiva against a 10 year old boy, and it was apparently all caught on camera!


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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Word in the Shtetl: Councilman withheld ‘get,’ demanded NDA; two kids drowned; setback for Yeshiva defenders; & more

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Our top story in this newsletter is about Haredi NYC councilman, and soon-to-be New York State assemblyman, Kalman Yeger. According to sources and documents reviewed by Shtetl, Yeger had withheld a get, or Jewish divorce, from his ex-wife for a few years, demanding that she sign an NDA first.


The topic of "get refusal" has gained a lot of attention in recent years, and various organizations and initiatives have sprung up to address it. In Orthodox Judaism, only the man can finalize a divorce and free the woman to marry another man, a situation that many believe has led to some men making unrealistic or outrageous demands on the women, whether it pertains to custody, finances, or non-disclosures.


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