Hasidic Judaism, a vibrant branch of the Jewish faith, holds a distinctive place in the mosaic of religious traditions. Its rich tapestry of beliefs and practices is woven from centuries of ...
Matisyahu’s personal and religious journey — from non-religious stoner teen to Hasidic reggae rocker to non-Orthodox Jewish symbol — has been tracked closely in the media. On Friday night ...
A former student at a prominent Brooklyn yeshiva says he was sexually abused by a fellow pupil "nearly daily" for half a year when he was 11 years old, according ...
Courtesy Frieda Vizel, An insider speaks up about Hasidic female head-shaving & more, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NWewukpsg. In many Hasidic Jewish ...
(JTA) – The front page of the June 26 issue of Der Yid, one of the most widely circulated Yiddish newspapers among New York’s Hasidic Orthodox communities, made the point loud and clear.
A LIFE APART aims to present many aspects of American Hasidic life on film, exploring underlying struggles such as tensions between modernity and traditionalism. We aim to convey the Hasidim's ...
An outsider visiting a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn is likely to be struck immediately by just how Hasidic it looks. The Hasidic parts of Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Boro Park are lively ...
Tzippy Landau, a survivor of sexual abuse within the hasidic community who now works to raise public awareness at Amudim, invited people to join Run4Amudim teams participating in the annual Miami ...