City Asks State to Help Investigate Yeshivas

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 22, 2018

Josh Nathan-Kazis, staff writer for The Forward, breaks down a letter from the city that claims some Yeshivas are resisting investigation into whether they provide adequate instruction in subjects mandated by state law. Naftuli Moster, founder and executive director of YAFFED, and Rabbi David Zweibel, member of the board of PEARLS and executive vice president of Agudath Israel of America, discuss the investigation with perspective from inside the Orthodox community.

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