Hassidim

New Israeli drama Ambiguity explores secret lives of disbelieving haredim in Jerusalem - interview

The series is about a secret society of haredim (ultra-Orthodox) who have stopped believing and meet clandestinely with others who feel as they do.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Thousands of haredim protest against draft law in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.
Tyler Oliveira interviews residents of Lakewood, New Jersey, in his YouTube video titled "I Exposed New Jersey's Jewish Invasion..."

As a YouTuber targets Orthodox communities, the right wrestles with its antisemitism problem

Tyler Oliveira's latest video on Lakewood, New Jersey, amplifies antisemitic tropes, drawing backlash from the Orthodox community and sparking debates over his intentions and impact.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter (1865-1948) with his entourage.

Góra Kalwaria: The legacy of Poland’s ‘New Jerusalem’ and Gur hassidim

In the footsteps of the Gerrer hassidim and their illustrious rebbes: A look at Góra Kalwaria in Poland.

|ByGIL ZOHAR
‘MIRIAM’S MIRACULOUS WELL,’ from a synagogue at Dura-Europos, located in modern-day eastern Syria.

A biblical legend: Yom Kippur and the mystery of Miriam's Well

So powerful was the tradition of Miriam’s Well in Jewish folklore that even after the spring disappeared into Lake Kinneret some 3.5 millennia ago, it occasionally miraculously briefly appeared.

|ByGIL ZOHAR

Remembering Joe Manasseh: A wandering Jew who came home

My grandfather, Joseph Manasseh, was a special man.

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByEMANUEL MILLER
Joseph Manasseh

The Besht and Torah: Reconstructing the legacy of the Baal Shem Tov

Providing a baseline for considering how hassidism has evolved over the ages.

OCTOBER 21, 2021ByLEVI COOPER
THE BESHT’S tomb at the old Jewish cemetery in Medzhybizh, Ukraine.

Why do good things happen to bad people? New book tracks answers

Thinking about Good and Evil - Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity by Rabbi Wayne Allen summarizes all the Jewish views on theodicy.

OCTOBER 14, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM
THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah by François de Nomé (called Monsù Desiderio), c. 1593-1650

Israeli health minister: Room for COVID optimism as ‘R’ drops to 0.85

Health Ministry: 696 people in serious condition Saturday night, positivity rate at 6.57%

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Health care workers take test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus in Jerusalem, on September 09, 2021.

Bennett: Severe measures against Uman travelers who faked COVID clearance

According to the government's new decree, any such person may face criminal charges of fraud, deception and intentional dissemination of a disease.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021ByHADAS LABRISCH
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Israeli killed, 10 hassidim injured in car crash in Ukraine

A car crash on a road leading to an airport left one Israeli dead and 10 injured.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The rented minibus involved in an accident that killed 1 Hassid and injured 10

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Uman struggle to get COVID-19 test results

Around 30,000 hassidim traveled to Uman this year to pray near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage, some 10,000 of whom arrived early.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims wearing protective face masks walk in front of the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Uman, Ukraine September 19, 2020.

Holiday treats to make for the family

Here are some honey cakes to try this year. Shana tova!

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021BySYBIL KAPLAN
Israeli beekeeper Paz Raziel check a honeycomb in a field near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai

Fireworks thrown at hassidic yeshiva students in upstate New York - report

The incident occurred on the Fourth of July, US Independence Day, which is traditionally celebrated with fireworks. However, it does not seem likely that this was the motivation for the incident.

JULY 7, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fireworks catch fire over the Fourth of July weekend in Brooklyn, New York, NY, US, July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021.

The Maggid of Melbourne: Opening doors with writing

Menahem Mendel did not leave any writings; according to one tradition, he burned his Torah notes together with the hametz before Passover.

JUNE 6, 2021ByLEVI COOPER
A sofer writes verses from the Shema prayer on a 'klaf' with a quill pen