Hasidic
Fire damages historic Sadigura synagogue in Chernivtsi, suspect mentally unstable
Local rabbi says suspect also tried to torch a church last month, stresses community does not feel rising antisemitism in the city.
Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn man who abused child may see 103-year sentence reduced - NYT
NYC’s yeshivas can offer a well-rounded education. Will Mamdani help them get there? - opinion
NY state budget weakens oversight over yeshiva learning in blow to secular education advocates
Hasidic Jews are the real counterculture in gentrified Brooklyn
There’s a variety of reasons why they end up becoming distanced, and they see it as a way of protecting themselves and their community from negative influences.
Israel has a major societal disconnect and it must be fixed
First Meron, then Givat Ze’ev. All after a year of Covid chaos. It's time for our Haredi brethren and community leaders to shape up, but also for secular society to stop the baseless hatred.
Two killed, 184 injured in bleachers collapse at Hassidic synagogue
Disaster at Karlin Stolin synagogue in Givat Ze'ev comes following reported warnings by Fire and Rescue Services that site was not safe
Quebec's Hasidic Jewish community submits challenge on COVID-19 curfew
The council noted that the filing of the claim was driven by the Quebec government's unwillingness to change the current curfew rules to accommodate religious communities.
Arab nurse recites Shema Yisrael prayer for dying Hasidic patient
The Shema Yisrael prayer is considered by many the most essential prayer in Judaism.
Hasidic boys’ choir sings tribute to Donald Trump
“The economy is growing like never before,” they sing against the backdrop of a stock ticker.
Thousands attend Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn, many from Europe and Israel
The wedding is the latest example of the lack of compliance in Hasidic communities with protocols meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus
Hasidic man faces prison, lack of education used as leniency plea
It’s not the first time that advocates for a Hasidic Jew convicted of a crime have pointed out a defendant’s minimal secular education as part of a bid to reduce a prison sentence.
NY A-G recuses herself from vaccine-fraud investigation into ParCare
“In order to avoid even an appearance of conflict, the attorney general has personally recused herself from this matter,” James’ office said in a statement.
‘We are not Americans,’ says Satmar grand rabbi
Despite these comments, Satmar hassidim, including the grand rabbi himself, were overtly political during the recent presidential election.