Satmar
Satmar Ahronim rift: Leaders endorse Cuomo after another backs Mamdani
Following the endorsements, both Cuomo and Mamdani responded, thanking the community's leaders and promising to make New York better for all.
Zohran Mamdani is not antisemitic, Satmar's Brooklyn leadership says
Thousands of haredi ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft in New York City
Israeli-American charged with spying for Iran, documenting Israeli officials' homes
I blew the whistle on the 10,000 person Satmar wedding. Here’s why
My motivation for reporting such irresponsible behavior outweighs the unpleasantness of the online harassment, although I am unfortunately well aware that it could escalate to physical violence.
NY synagogue scraps wedding due to 'unwarranted' COVID violation claims
The synagogue supposedly took precautions to ensure the wedding would abide by regulations and not attract 10,000 attendees, but “nobody verified our plans before attacking us.”
10,000 expected to attend Satmar wedding in New York despite coronavirus
The sheriff's department has ordered the wedding be postponed or canceled, should it not be limited to 50 people.
Satmar leader who called to follow health rules, dies of COVID-19 at 70
Mayer Rispler, 70, died Friday, according to Vos Iz Neias, an Orthodox news site.
Major Satmar Hasidic leader critically ill with COVID-19
Flyers circulated online Wednesday morning calling for prayers for Mayer Rispler, a community leader in the Aronim faction of the Satmar community.
Brooklyn Satmar rabbi to skip Rosh Hashanah due to rising COVID-19 cases
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum will remain in Kiryas Joel for Rosh Hashanah because of new cases of COVID-19 in his upstate town, according to an announcement from a local synagogue shared on social media.
‘Unorthodox’ – a too-tasteful version of reality
Most of the scenes set among the hassidim are completely in Yiddish.
Satmar rebbe of Kiryas Yoel diagnosed with coronavirus
All Satmar institutions of both Kiryas Yoel and Williamsburg ordered shut by respective grand rabbis in US and Israel.
The real reasons coronavirus is spreading in my Hasidic community
Shutting down synagogues and schools inevitably brings up dark memories in a community that consists primarily of descendants of Holocaust and persecution survivors.
Netflix returns to Jewish content with release of 'Unorthodox'
The show, about a young woman leaving hasidic orthodoxy for a new life in Germany, is the platform's first Yiddish language show.
