A Chasidic teenager who firebombed the home of a neighbor over a religious disagreement was sentenced to seven years in prison. (JTA) — A Chasidic teenager who firebombed the home of a neighbor ...

He was “Chasidic royalty”, writes Adam Kirsch in his superb introduction. His mother was the granddaughter of the Baal Shem Tov, and his uncle Baruch was an important rabbi in his own right.

(JTA) — Dozens of Ukrainian nationalists protested the annual pilgrimage of Jews to the grave of a Chasidic rabbi in Uman. Sunday’s protest, organized by the nationalist Svoboda Party ...

The world premier of “Babka” directed and written by Serena Dykman, a New York-based filmmaker will be shown at 5:20 p.m. April 2 at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland as ...