New York City schools and many Yeshivos will be closed Thursday as blizzard and winter storm warnings were issued for parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with predictions up to 6 to 12 inches of snow for some spots and punishing wind gusts as high as 55 mph, capable of toppling power lines and tree limbs.
The winter storm warning for New York City, as well as Westchester, Fairfield and Nassau counties, runs from 1 a.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday. The blizzard warnings for Suffolk County on Long Island, and Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey cover the same timeframe.
The following list will be updated as additional Yeshivas announce their closures:
BROOKLYN:
Bais Yaakov of Boro Park
Magen David
Yeshiva Of Flatbush
BYA – All Divisions
Bnos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva
IVDU
Barkai
Yeshiva Gesher Yehuda
Bnos Yisroel
Chaim Berlin
Lev Bais Yaakov
Yeshiva Ahavas Torah
Bais Yakov d’Rav Meir
Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel
Yeshiva Toras Emes
QUEENS:
Bais Yaakov of Queens
Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe
Yeshiva Ketana of Queens
Ezra Academy Of Queens
Bnos Malka
Bnos Bais Yaakov – Far Rockaway
Yeshiva Shaarai Zion
Yeshiva of Central Queens
Five Towns:
TAG
MAY
South Shore
Shulamith
HALB
HAFTR
To have additional Yeshivos added to this list – please contact YWN.
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8 Responses
Have 3 sons and there yeshivas are closed
Satmar
Pups
Belz
My girls are off
Bais ruchel
Bais tziprah as well
So we hope we will have a great time with kids at home!!!
I guess all the schools in Lakewood are open 😉
It’s curious that not one Chassidishe Yeshiva is on this list! I wonder why!!!
@ Yaapchik- see comment #1
Why is BBY in “Queens” and TAG in “5 Towns?”
Well pd , Lakewood needs to shtieg even if the snow is above ur chin -it’s a must otherwise ur not called a be Torah!
Yeshivas Here In CH are open.