S4E16 - Why I left activism for Hasidic education | Naftuli Moster
Published: June 15, 2025
Duration: 1:10:31
Link to video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/IRTvj1_4_14
In this interview, Naftuli Moster reflects on his years as the face of a controversial campaign to reform secular education in Hasidic boys’ yeshivas. As the founder of YAFFED (Young Advocates for Fair Education), Moster positioned himself as a critic of the yeshiva system in which he was raised, arguing that Hasidic schools fail to meet basic educational standards required by state law.
Over the years, he became a polarizing figure — praised by some for challenging religious insularity, and criticized by others as antagonistic to the...
In this interview, Naftuli Moster reflects on his years as the face of a controversial campaign to reform secular education in Hasidic boys’ yeshivas. As the founder of YAFFED (Young Advocates for Fair Education), Moster positioned himself as a critic of the yeshiva system in which he was raised, arguing that Hasidic schools fail to meet basic educational standards required by state law.
Over the years, he became a polarizing figure — praised by some for challenging religious insularity, and criticized by others as antagonistic to the...