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Happy Birthday Yael! Hope you have a terrific day. Would it be as impolite to ask a lady's age in Hasidic culture as it is elsewhere?

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Happy birthday Yael, welcome to a new decade. Also, I love cheesecake on Shavuot, I also love the holiday cuz after studying all night many many years ago, my husband proposed

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יום הולדת שמח! Love your podcast! שבת שלום וחג שבועות שמח 💐🌻

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Happy birthday, Yael! I read the Book of Esther after your Purim episode. Will be turning to Exodus this weekend for this Mount Sinai situation.

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Jun 12, 2022·edited Jun 12, 2022

Hey all, not to air the fam’s dirty laundry but I just came across this article about (some) Yeshivas in nyc not complying with secular education laws. The case was brought by a mother whose divorce settlement stipulated that her son go to a specific school (that is not compliant). I haven’t looked for a Jewish media source because I thought this was a good place to start. Has anyone been following? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/the-fight-for-secular-education-at-new-york-yeshiva-schools.html

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