Yated Ne'eman (United States)
Encyclopedia
Yated Ne'eman is a weekly Haredi
newspaper/magazine that is based in Monsey, New York
and published in English and distributed mostly in the New York City metropolitan area where large communities of Haredi Jews reside.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/455408931.html?dids=455408931:455408931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+31%2C+2003&author=Herb+Keinon%2C+Gil+Hoffman%2C+Melissa+Radler&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Seven+days&pqatl=googlehttp://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/685248811.html?dids=685248811:685248811&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+29%2C+2004&author=&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=As+the+torch+goes+out&pqatl=googlehttp://www.jweekly.com/article/full/13991/biblical-farming-law-creates-modern-controversy/ It was established in 1987, and has an extremely wide variety of features in issues of up to 200 pages.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1361490/Rabbi-Eliezer-Schach.html
and Agudath Israel's leadership body the American Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
("Council of Torah Sages.") Its views on Orthodox
Jewish education
are based upon the activities and educational policies of the rabbi
s that guide Torah Umesorah - National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
.
) . In addition, the American Haredi rabbis were searching for an alternate mouthpiece for their views since the widest read Orthodox Jewish weekly in the New York area, The Jewish Press
was privately owned, too independent, and expressed more of a pro-Israel
Religious Zionist
and Modern Orthodox
point of view, and the widely read UJA supported The Jewish Week
was open to non-Orthodox articles and editors, who were often opposed to the views of Haredi Judaism. In the 1990s the United States
edition of Yated severed its relationship with the Israel
i edition over perceived conservative religious-leanings at the Israeli paper.
The current publisher is Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, who resides in Monsey
, New York
.
world, through institutions such as Beth Medrash Govoha
(Lakewood yeshiva) in New Jersey, and other institutions in Brooklyn such as Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
and Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
, and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore along with many other Haredi educational, charitable, communal, and political organizations that advertise and ensure that their leadership, activities and accomplishments are conveyed in print.
i news extensively, keeping track of social trends, political developments, and military affairs that concern the State of Israel. In its political stance it tends to follow the party line of the Degel HaTorah
partyhttp://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2004/08/06/news/world/aaa.txt as is evidenced by the frequent publication of photos extolling the activities of Degel HaTorah's three main present-day leaders, Rabbis Aharon Leib Shteinman, Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
and Chaim Kanievsky
.
(1899 - 1985) and comes from Isaiah
22:23, "ותקעתיו יתד, במקום נאמן", translated as "And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place", or as "I will drive him like a peg in a firm place".
Haredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism, often referred to as ultra-Orthodox. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
newspaper/magazine that is based in Monsey, New York
Monsey, New York
Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...
and published in English and distributed mostly in the New York City metropolitan area where large communities of Haredi Jews reside.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/455408931.html?dids=455408931:455408931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+31%2C+2003&author=Herb+Keinon%2C+Gil+Hoffman%2C+Melissa+Radler&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Seven+days&pqatl=googlehttp://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/685248811.html?dids=685248811:685248811&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+29%2C+2004&author=&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=As+the+torch+goes+out&pqatl=googlehttp://www.jweekly.com/article/full/13991/biblical-farming-law-creates-modern-controversy/ It was established in 1987, and has an extremely wide variety of features in issues of up to 200 pages.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1361490/Rabbi-Eliezer-Schach.html
Editorial policies and views
Its editorial views, opinions, and policies strictly reflect the positions and policies of Agudath Israel of AmericaAgudath Israel of America
Agudath Israel of America , is a Haredi Jewish communal organization in the United States loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel.-Functions:...
and Agudath Israel's leadership body the American Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah refers to the supreme rabbinical policy-making council of any of several related Haredi Jewish organizations....
("Council of Torah Sages.") Its views on Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Jewish education
Jewish education
Jewish education is the transmission of the tenets, principles and religious laws of Judaism. Due to its emphasis on Torah study, many have commented that Judaism is characterised by "lifelong learning" that extends to adults as much as it does to children.-History:The tradition of Jewish...
are based upon the activities and educational policies of the rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
s that guide Torah Umesorah - National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
Torah Umesorah - National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools is an Orthodox Jewish organization that fosters and promotes Torah-based Jewish religious education in North America by supporting and developing a loosely affiliated network of 760 independent private Jewish day schools catering to more...
.
History
The origins of the American Yated are to be found in the history behind the establishment of its direct Israeli counterpart, Yated Ne'eman (Israel) (which was itself established over differences of editorial opinion with HamodiaHamodia
Hamodia is a Hebrew language daily newspaper, published in Jerusalem, Israel. A daily English language edition is also published in the United States, and weekly English-language editions in England and Israel. A weekly edition for French readers debuted in 2008. The U.S. version is the first...
) . In addition, the American Haredi rabbis were searching for an alternate mouthpiece for their views since the widest read Orthodox Jewish weekly in the New York area, The Jewish Press
The Jewish Press
The Jewish Press is an American weekly newspaper, geared toward the Modern Orthodox Jewish community. It describes itself as "America's Largest Independent Jewish Weekly." The newspaper has a politically conservative viewpoint and editorial policy....
was privately owned, too independent, and expressed more of a pro-Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
Religious Zionist
Religious Zionism
Religious Zionism is an ideology that combines Zionism and Jewish religious faith...
and Modern Orthodox
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Modern Orthodox Judaism is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world....
point of view, and the widely read UJA supported The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week is an independent weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. The Jewish Week covers news relating to the Jewish community in NYC and has world-wide distribution.-Editorial staff:...
was open to non-Orthodox articles and editors, who were often opposed to the views of Haredi Judaism. In the 1990s the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
edition of Yated severed its relationship with the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i edition over perceived conservative religious-leanings at the Israeli paper.
The current publisher is Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, who resides in Monsey
Monsey, New York
Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Significance
The publication and survival of the Yated reflects the rise and strength of a unique English-speaking Haredi community in the United States that sees itself as independent from the non-Orthodox instititions of previous Jewish generations. Its articles, editorials, photos and advertisements are all strictly controlled to reflect and promote the growth of the American yeshivaYeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
world, through institutions such as Beth Medrash Govoha
Beth Medrash Govoha
Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi yeshiva located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is commonly known as BMG, or Lakewood Yeshiva....
(Lakewood yeshiva) in New Jersey, and other institutions in Brooklyn such as Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas is a yeshiva located in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.- History :...
and Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin or Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, is a Haredi Lithuanian-type yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904 as Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim, it is the oldest yeshiva in Kings County...
, and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore along with many other Haredi educational, charitable, communal, and political organizations that advertise and ensure that their leadership, activities and accomplishments are conveyed in print.
Link to Israeli politics
The American Yated reports IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i news extensively, keeping track of social trends, political developments, and military affairs that concern the State of Israel. In its political stance it tends to follow the party line of the Degel HaTorah
Degel HaTorah
Degel HaTorah is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel. For much of its existence it has been allied to Agudat Yisrael under the name United Torah Judaism.-Ideology:...
partyhttp://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2004/08/06/news/world/aaa.txt as is evidenced by the frequent publication of photos extolling the activities of Degel HaTorah's three main present-day leaders, Rabbis Aharon Leib Shteinman, Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
Yosef Shalom Elyashiv is a Haredi rabbi and posek who lives in Jerusalem, Israel.At the age of , Elyashiv is active and remains the paramount leader of both Israel and the Diaspora Lithuanian-Haredi community, and many Ashkenazi Jews regard him as the posek ha-dor, the contemporary leading...
and Chaim Kanievsky
Chaim Kanievsky
Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, , is an Israeli rabbi and posek. Kanievsky is considered a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society.-Biography:...
.
The name
Directly based on its Israeli counterpart, the name of the Yated is based on the Hebrew phrase "yated ne'eman" which literally refers to a peg strongly anchored in the ground, and is used figuratively to describe a secure connection or something which can be relied upon. The name was supposedly given by Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael KanievskyYaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon , was a rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and posek .-Biography:...
(1899 - 1985) and comes from Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
22:23, "ותקעתיו יתד, במקום נאמן", translated as "And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place", or as "I will drive him like a peg in a firm place".