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Public School Parents Sue NY State Department Of Education And Board Of Regents Over Haredi-Controlled Scandal-Plagued East Ramapo School Board

Parents of public school children in East Ramapo Central School District have filed a petition in State Supreme Court in Albany, asking the court to direct the New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department (SED) to take concrete remedial action to safeguard their children’s right to a sound basic education as guaranteed by the New York State Constitution.

Rabbis Again Claim King David’s Tomb Threatened By Government, Say Temple Artifacts And Davidic Kings’ Graves In Danger

"In the history books about King Herod, it is written that, at the time, he and his soldiers tried to enter the tombs of King David and a heavenly fire consumed them. How is it that there is no protest? This is a scandal and a disgrace to dig among the tombs of the Davidic kings. There is a hidden hand here that is trying to hide it all - maybe someone is trying to win favors with the Christians."

Sullivan County Ends Fight To Block Hasidic Votes

The Sullivan County, New York Board of Elections has ended its fight to disqualify votes cast by newly registered hasidic residents of the tiny village of Bloomingburg.

Montreal Suburb Zoning Change Has Fast-Growing Hasidic Community Outraged

“They shouldn’t try to portray this as economic revitalization for [the main shopping streets of Outremont]. We’re being pushed into a corner.‘Here, stay in the corner.’ That’s exactly how we feel."

Pig’s Foot Hung On Hasidic Synagogue In Arad

Gur hasidim in the southern Israeli city of Arad went to their new shul today and were shocked to find a pig’s foot hung up over the synagogue’s main entrance.

Satmar Village Land Annexation Approved

Voters who live in the 164-acre parcel of land the Satmar hasidic village of Kiryas Joel, New York wants to annex from its neighbor, the town of Monroe, voted for the annexation by a better than 3 to 1 margin yesterday.

Court Rules Bloomingburg Mikvah Is A "Place Of Worship"

A New York State appeals panel has ruled that Bloomingburg's former day spa that developer Shalom Lamm wants to turn into a mikvah is a place of worship and that a local zoning board there must allow it to be used by hasidim as a mikvah because the local zoning law allows places of worship on that site.

Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School District’s Superintendent Resigns Under Fire

East Ramapo school superintendent Joel Klein, a man who has previously made allegedly derogatory remarks about Hispanics (and then took an inordinate amount of time to apologize for them) and has done much els to alienate public school parents, has finally resigned.

Residents File Religious And Ethnic Discrimination Complaint Against Monroe Board Members Over Kiryas Joel Annexation

Four residents of Monroe, New York have brought an ethics complaint against four of the five members of the town board accusing them of religious and ethnic discrimination in the vote for limited annexation of town land by the adjoining Satmar hasidic Village of Kiryas Joel.

Chabad Messianists Lose Fight To Retain Control Over Most Of Rebbe's Books

Chabad messianists lost a their battle against Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky and his Merkos Chabad to retain control over the the sichot (printed talks) of the late Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson when a federal judge dismissed most of their claims. However their claim for control over the late rebbe's Haggadah commentary will proceed to trial.

21 New COs Issued For Controversial Satmar Hasidic Development In Bloomingburg, NY

Twenty-one new certificates of occupancy were issued today for Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm’s controversial high-density Chestnut Ridge housing development in Bloomingburg, New York.

Did The Haredi-Controlled Scandal-Plagued East Ramapo School District Break NY State Freedom Of Information Law?

Did the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo Central School District break New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) in an attempt to cover up the educational background of the school district's treasurer, Israel Bier?

Picture Of The Day: The Chabad House Of Uman

Never a group to miss out on an opportunity, Chabad opened a Chabad House in the Breslov hasidic stronghold of Uman, Ukraine, where Rabbi Nachman of Breslov is buried. Chabad has always strongly opposed Breslov – the animosity between the two groups goes back to their founders, Chabad's Schneur Zalman of Liadi and Breslov's Rabbi Nachman. But apparently the only two hasidic groups who follow dead rebbes now have so much in common because of it that some of that old animosity against Breslov from Chabad has begun to fade, at least in Chabad open messianist circles. And this is what that fade looks like.

Ramapo Residents File Suit Over Allegedly Tainted Election That Favored Haredim

The suit alleges Ramapo officials allowed unregistered voters to cast ballots at certain polling places but failed to tell other polling places to do the same. This allegedly allowed haredi and other voters aligned with town officials who opposed shifting to a ward-based election system to have greater and therefore unequal access to voting while proponents of the ward system who were unregistered were often turned away from the polls by election officials.

Video: School Daze In Ramapo – How Many Non-Jews And Non-Orthodox Jews View Haredim

A video recap of just some of the bad behavior of haredi political and religious leaders in Rockland County and Orange County, New York, and of a Modern Orthodox developer and his hasidic allies in nearby Sullivan County helps explain why so many non-Jews and non-Orthodox Jews in the suburbs north of New York City are so opposed to haredim and other Orthodox Jews.

Bobov 45 Members Attempt To Have Federal Court Overturn Beit Din Decision Against Them

Bobov 45 members are suing to have the beit din ruling that gave exclusive use of the name "Bobov" to the Bobov 48 faction overturned for technical reasons. The suit is filed pro se, meaning it is filed without an attorney, and appears to have little chance of success. But in this 11-year succession battle, rational thought, halakha and secular law have most often taken the backseat – if they even played any role at all.

Lawsuit Over Hasidic Construction Dismissed

"Enough is enough.” That’s what Sullivan County, New York Judge Stephan Schick said today when he dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Town of Mamakating against Village of Bloomingburg and its building inspector Joseph W. Smith, Sr.

A Message To The Haredi-Controlled East Ramapo School Board

"…Now, I see what has become of this once fine school system, and I am appalled. I see that the perpetrators of this are largely my own people; people who were the subject of those unspeakable horrors at Dora and places like Dora. Is this how you repay the community to which you came? Is this why the people of this community fought and died- so that 70 years later, you could grind under your heel their grandchildren, as well as the next group of downtrodden immigrants?…"

Town Of Monroe Rejects Proposed 507 Acre Annexation By Kiryas Joel, Approves Smaller 164 Acre Annexation

In a defeat for Satmar hasidim, the board of the town of Monroe, New York has approved the annexation of approximately 163.8 acres of its land by the neighboring Satmar hasidic Village of Kiryas Joel.

RICO Lawsuit Against Shalom Lamm To Be Dismissed

The federal civil RICO lawsuit filed by the Town of Mamakating, New York and its neighbor, the Village of Bloomingburg, against Modern Orthodox real estate developer Shalom Lamm will be dismissed, a federal judge said last week.

Was The Election Rigged? Haredi-Opposed Ward Referendum Defeated, Supporters Cry Foul

"We believe if the town had acted honestly and not tried to deceive, the propositions would have passed."

As Spanish-Speaking Parents And Students Speak, Haredi-Controlled School Board Doesn’t Listen To Simultaneous Translation

State monitor Dennis Walcott sat on the dais with the board and listened attentively as a large number of public school students, parents and activists complained about the district schools and the board. When Spanish speakers got up to speak, Walcott put on headphones to hear a simultaneous translation. But board members, almost all haredim, did not.

Bobov Succession Fight Back In Federal Court

Bobov 48 (i.e., the real Bobov) petitions a federal court asking the court to force Bobov 45 (i.e., the splinter faction) to follow the beit din ruling / arbitration agreement that mandates Bobov 45 not claim to be "Bobov."

Hasidic Development In Bloomingburg Gets Certificates Of Occupancy – Even Though Buildings And Streets Allegedly Fail To Meet NY State’s Fire Code

24 of the 396 units in Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm’s high-density Chestnut Ridge housing development – better known in the hasidic community as a prospective Satmar  "shtetl" called Kiryas Yetev Lev – in semi-rural Bloomingburg, New York were issued certificates of occupancy Thursday morning, even though some civil authorities say the property does not meet New York State fire code and has other violations.

NY State To Appoint Toothless Monitor For Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School District

"A monitor who can advise a board that has historically refused to listen is not a solution. In some ways, it may feel like we're marching in place, given that Hank Greenberg [a special short-term monitor appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year to asses the state of the school district] also studied the district, made recommendations, and concluded, 'at a minimum, there must be a vehicle to override, in real time, unreasonable decisions by the Board and Superintendent.'"

New Lawsuits Filed Against East Ramapo School Board Members

Backed by the pro bono law firm Advocates for Justice, the group of public school parents of this Rockland County enclave just north of New York City appealed to the state Education Department to remove all members of the school board for breach of fiduciary duty for hiring "excessively expensive" attorneys to represent individual board members in a federal class action civil rights lawsuit brought by parents. Some of the board members reportedly tried to flee as parents served them with the legal papers.

Mamakating To Sue Bloomingburg Over Modern Orthodox Developer’s Hasidic Development

The Town of Mamakating, New York decided Monday night to go to court if necessary to stop the adjoining Village of Bloomingburg from issuing certificates of occupancy for completed units in Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm’s 396-unit high-density hasidic townhouse development.

As Haredim Harass And Assault Non-Jewish Tourists At King David’s Tomb, Israel Police Fail To Act

In one incident, a tour guide escorting two tourists was shoved by a haredi man wielding a shtender (lectern). He also blocked the entrance to the prayer room as he screamed at the tourists. The visitors reportedly fled in terror.

Did Satmar Hasidim Bribe NY's Governor?

A network of limited liability companies tied to a Kiryas Joel developer has given Governor Andrew Cuomo $250,000 in 2015, more than any other source. These donations were made less than a week after the governor vetoed a bill leaders of the hasidic village described as restricting its development.

Kiryas Joel Anti-Annexation Poster

An anti-annexation poster/flyer scattered all over the Satmar hasidic Village of Kiryas Joel, New York last night, likely by village dissidents.

Governor Vetoes Bills That Would Have Made It Harder For Satmar Village To Annex Land, Angering Thousands Of Hudson Valley Activists

Two bills that likely would have led to the failure of the Satmar Village of Kiryas Joel’s proposed annexation of land from the adjoining town of Monroe in upstate New York were vetoed late Wednesday night by Governor Andrew Cuomo less than two hours before they would have become law.

Controversial Hotheaded Attorney Finally Terminated By Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School Board

The East Ramapo school board has finally done what it promised to do two years ago – terminate its relationship with the law firm headed by the hotheaded and obnoxious (and very expensive) Albert "Al" D'Agostino.

Chabad Missionaries Doused With Paint In Kiryas Joel

Chabad hasidim trying to sell Chabad books from a table on the street opposite the main synagogue in the Satmar village of Kiryas Joel, New York were doused with paint – presumably by an angry Satmar hasid.

Modern Orthodox Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Gets 5-Year Job Extension, But Not Because Haredi Chief Rabbis Wanted To Give It To Him

After Israel’s haredi-controlled Chief Rabbinate tried to strip him of his job, primarily over his moderate views on conversion and over his liberal views on women’s public roles in Orthodox religious life, Modern Orthodox Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s tenure as chief rabbi of Efrat was renewed today – but not without a fight.

NY State Schools Chancellor Merryl Tisch Calls On Haredi-Controlled School Board In Scandal-Plagued East Ramapo To Fire District’s School’s Superintendent

“It’s time for the board of East Ramapo to stop living in this fantasy where the world doesn’t see them as being misguided in their treatment of these public school children, and do something to show…they are going to try to act to repair a very damaged relationship” with the wider community.

Gur Hasid Ordered To Pay Compensation To Victim Of Vicious Hasidic Gang Assault

The beating was part of a chain of attacks and counter attacks over control of the Batei Warsaw houses in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem between Gur (which is widely viewed in the haredi world as being too close to Zionism) and the vehemently anti-Zionist Edah Haredit umbrella organization and its linked army of street thugs known as the Sikrikim (or the Sicarii gang). Criminal charges against the Gur hasid resulted in a sweetheart plea deal that saw him serve no time in prison.

Kiryas Joel Dissidents Lash Out At Village Leadership Over Allegedly False Claims Of Anti-Semitism

In an ad published in the Times Herald-Record, dissidents in the Satmar hasidic Village of Kiryas Joel, New York lash out at village leaders claims that annexation opponents are driven by anti-Semitism.

Bill Authorizing State Monitor For Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School District Passes State Assembly

After a three-hour debate described as "heated," the New York State Assembly passed a bill that would see a state monitor with veto power put in place to provide fiscal and other oversight for the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo school district.

Official Kiryas Joel Letter Warns Residents Not To Speak With Media Or Annexation Opponents Or Take Their 'Missionary' Literature

"…The presence of the media and news agencies [at tonight's annexations hearing] is expected, therefore we ask everyone that no one should talk or give any statements to the press! Every extra word can only make things worse rather than better.…"

Bill To Give County Veto Power Over Satmar Land Annexation Passes State Assembly

Legislation that could end up scuttling plans by the Satmar hasidic village of Kiryas Joel to annex 507 acres of land from the adjoining the Town of Monroe passed the New York State Assembly today.

Haredi-Controlled Scandal-Plagued School District Loses Appeal

The haredi-controlled scandal-plagued East Ramapo public school district in Rockland County can’t challenge New York State’s ruling that the district had violated federal law in its dispute resolution process for disabled students, an appeals court ruled yesterday.

Haredi-Controlled School District Needs A State-Appointed Fiscal Monitor And Enhanced State Oversight, Head Of Board Of Regents Says

"…When there is overwhelming evidence that a local school board has persistently failed to act in the best interests of its public school students, the state must act. The Legislature will adjourn on June 17, so time is running out.…"

Haredim Again Try To Prevent Christians From Entering Complex That Houses King David’s Purported Tomb

For the second day in a row, a group of haredi yeshiva students tried to block Greek Orthodox Christians from entering the compound that houses both the purported tomb of King David and the room where the Last Supper was purportedly held.

At King David's Tomb, Israeli Police Illegally Allow Haredim To Limit Legally-Protected Christian Prayer

Many Jews may find it distasteful that Christians are given (very restricted) access to pray at King David's purported tomb just outside the Old City of Jerusalem. But the religious status quo and Israeli law allows it. Yet rather than arrest hundreds of haredim who blocked Christian access yesterday, police allowed those haredim to set demands on the Christians, who were not allowed to enter until they agreed.

UPDATED – As Part Of Alleged Haredi Housing Scam, Haredim Told To Only Sell Homes To Jews

Yiddish email calls on Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and surrounding areas to only sell apartments and homes to other Jews, not to non-Jews, which it refers to as the "uncircumcised." But what the email really reveals is a scam to defraud the government, a source says.

Satmar Aaron Faction Equates NY State Lawmaker With Hitler, Satmar PR Flack Yossi Gestetner Agrees

"Pharaoh, Haman, Hitler, etc. Didn't succeed in curbing growth of Jews so will Assemblyman @KarlBrabenec not succeed…"

Modern Orthodox Developer's Outlandish Lawsuits Causing Local Town Officials To Quit Government

“[Town boards members] are quitting on us in droves. We have pretty much lost half of our boards over the last year — the planning board, town board, zoning board and ethics board — and we are having trouble filling those seats because of the constant threat of personal lawsuits."

Video: Hasidic Lawmaker Aaron Wieder Lashes Out

Aaron Wieder again implies it is anti-Semitism and bias – not years of haredi mismanagement of East Ramapo's school district, repeated violations of New York State open meetings laws, abuse of public school parents and activists by the haredi-controlled school board and its attorneys, several attempts to sell public school buildings to haredi yeshivas at well below the market rate, and so much more abuse against the public schools, public school parents and activists – that is behind the move to pass state bills putting a fiscal monitor in place to watch over the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo school district.

Resolution To Support State Bills Calling For Oversight Of Scandal-Plagued Haredi-Controlled School Board Dies In Committee, Despite Wide County Legislature Support

Despite having overwhelming support from members of the Rockland County, New York legislature, a resolution expressing support for a state bill (Senate Bill 3821 and Assembly Bill 5355) to appoint a formal state fiscal monitor to oversee the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo school district has died in committee after Aaron Wieder (right) rallied support from like-minded committee members to block it.

Audio: East Ramapo Schools Oversight Protest In Albany

There was a protest in Albany, New York today demanding New York State oversight of the scandal-plagued haredi-controlled East Ramapo school district. Here's audio.