Brad Lander, New York City’s chief financial officer, warned Yeshiva University Monday it might be “at risk” of losing future city funding if the Orthodox Jewish institution fails to recognize the YU Pride Alliance, a student-led LGBTQ+ club.
Leaders at the university say the group’s agenda violates Torah principles, while the group says Yeshiva has authorized a similar organization for its law school students, and has a gay student cohort at the undergraduate level.
Yeshiva, battling a ruling by New York’s State Supreme Court that says it must recognize the group, has received “some $8.8 million in City funding since 2010,” Mr. Lander said in a letter to school President Rabbi Ari Berman, an average of $676,923.08 per year.
In the letter, Mr. Lander told Rabbi Berman that Yeshiva’s “students are alleging that your current practices are discriminatory and in violation of the New York City’s Human Rights Law. I must urge your institution to change course and offer a secure environment for your LGBTQ+ students and staff to create a supportive space to rightfully express their full selves.”
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