NYC mayoral candidate hints at hands-off approach to yeshivas
Yang is perhaps the first in a crowded field of candidates to broach the yeshiva issue, which has embroiled the haredi Orthodox community since the administration of Mayor Bill De Blasio.
NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, asked about improving secular education at yeshivas, said "we shouldn’t interfere with their religious and parental choice as long as the outcomes are good.”(photo credit: YANG FOR NEW YORK)ByHANNAH DREYFUS/JTA
