Hasidic village makes parents choose: Smartphone or children’s education New York’s Kiryas Joel sent a notice to families detailing strict parental prohibitions on smartphone use as a prerequisite for their children’s enrollment at the yeshiva.
Microsoft buys haredi-founded tech firm The founder and president of New Jersey-based FieldOne is a Satmar Hasid who taught himself several computer languages.
Kiryas Joel synagogue employee charged with stabbing worshipper A 56-year-old custodian at the Charidim Synagogue in the New York State Hasidic village allegedly stabbed the worshipper with a screwdriver.
