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Gerrer Hasid accused of massive fraud extradited to the US
After years of delays and legal proceedings in Israel, Michael Fein landed in New York and will stand trial in Missouri on suspicion of forging data and inflating budgets to obtain giant loans.
The Admore Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Bolsters the Antwerp Community
Hasidic Jews are the real counterculture in gentrified Brooklyn
Holocaust survivor Kaliv Rebbe passes away at 96
Rosh Hashana in Uman: A Jewish anarchy
An account of a merry trip to one of Rosh Hashana’s most famous destinations.
Disturbing undercover video of Hasidic principal prompts sex abuse probe
Even for those who argue that this is not a case of sexual abuse, it’s impossible to say the school administrator’s behavior is in any way acceptable, Moster told JTA.
American Reform leaders see Kotel deal as foundation for further gains
Fox’s Israeli counterparts were looking at marriage equality and “rights for recognition for conversion” among other issues, he said.
Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Amar questions lucidity of haredi rabbinic leadership
Denounces deal over Western Wall with ‘evil’ and ‘corrupting’ non-Orthodox movements.
Fugitive Israeli Rabbi Eliezer Berland may have surfaced once again in South Africa
Berland’s travels took him to the Netherlands, Miami, Zurich, Morocco, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, all the while accompanied by the same small coterie.
Pig’s foot found in hassidic synagogue in Arad
The growing Gur hassidic community in Arad has fought a legal battle with the municipality for over a year regarding premises for a synagogue.
Hassidic man who burned neighbor over synagogue dispute set free
Neighbor attacked due to his decision to pray outside of the town’s central synagogue.
For Orthodox Jew who consults for Google - Black hat and beard mean business
The 35-year-old Jerusalem resident attends synagogue daily and spends hours every morning learning Torah, but by afternoon, evening and night, he's a marketing consultant to more than 100 clients.
Satmar hasidic school bans mothers from owning smartphones
Women are strictly forbidden from using a smartphone and may only own a “basic phone.”
Hasidic rebel
The saga of Shulem Deen, who was expelled from the Skverer Hasidim after he stopped believing in God