Hasidic
Anti-Zionist Hasidic man faces deportation to Israel after US protest arrest
Yehonatan Ovadia, an anti-Zionist Hasidic Jew detained by ICE after joining protests against Israel in New York, is now facing deportation back to Israel after his US visa extension was denied.
The critics saw hassidim, but the White House saw American Jewish leaders - opinion
Trump meeting brings estranged Satmar Rebbes face to face for first time in decades
Editor's Notes: The man who decides which Jews the president hears - comment
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.
Leader of Bobov Hassidic sect tests positive for COVID-19
According to an Instagram post by BoroPark24, a local news site in the Brooklyn neighborhood where the Hassidic group is based, Unger tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
