Hasidic

Gur Hasidic community in Arad instructs students to ride busses according to gender

The notice instructed passengers to board through the rear door and sit at the back of the bus “in order to allow the students to travel separately.”

An Egged bus driving through Jerusalem
Igor Tulchinsky in The Jerusalem Post Studios.

This quant billionaire uses AI but turns to Hasidic thought for meaning

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

Fire damages historic Sadigura synagogue in Chernivtsi, suspect mentally unstable

Fire damages historic Sadigura synagogue in Chernivtsi, suspect mentally unstable


NY Governor Hochul endorsed by Satmar Jewish community

Hochul has regularly toured Orthodox day schools and synagogues, fought to add more funding for Holocaust survivors.

 New York Governor Hochul and former Mayor Bloomberg visit 9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of 20th anniversary of attacks in New York

Progressive rabbis demonstrate for workers’ rights, Hasidic-owned company listens

The rabbis ended up spending about 90 minutes with a representative of the Hasidic-owned Best Super Cleaning.

STORES IN the hassidic section of New York’s Williamsburg, seen here, reached a settlement with the city over their dress code for customers.

Hasidic family returns lost wallet containing $1,400 to Bronx man

In a weekend marred by an act of hate-filled violence, a Jewish family from Brooklyn did their part to heal the world. 

 Chris Collins lost his wallet, but Assemblymember Simcha Eichensatein helped link him up with a Hasidic family who found it last Thursday.

How toy makers and publishers created an alternative Jewish universe

For Orthodox parents and educators, the test of a children’s product is whether the creator has the right intentions.

 A "Shabbos Table" set from Kids Play depicts a typical haredi Orthodox family at home. The designer, Shlomi Eiger, says the brand is part of a "contemporary trend of Haredi children's toys and games designed from within the community."

Two Israelis shot in Nablus, Joseph's Tomb vandalized again

Right-wing MKs say they intend to visit the tomb on Monday night, against orders of IDF.

An Israeli soldier prays together with other worshippers inside Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank

Ex-Hasidic trans activist Abby Stein photographed by Annie Leibovitz

Abby Stein is an activist for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Jewish communities and beyond.

US photographer Annie Leibovitz poses for a photograph during a press preview of her exhibition 'WOMEN: New Portraits' at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in London, Britain, January 13, 2016.

Ex-Hassid who advised ‘Unorthodox’ comes out as trans

Lili Rosen, the ex-Hasidic Jew who advised popular Netflix series 'Unorthodox,' came out amid her translating a children's sexuality guide into Yiddish

 “God knows that if I as a teenager had access to this, it would have been inordinately helpful and beneficial to me in my journey. I may have even come out 20 years ago, or 30 years ago,” Rosen said.

How Satmar Hasidim used liberal values to create an American theocracy

Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic village in Upstate New York, is an enclave of Satmer Hasidim that has their own legal traditions and customs.

Satmar Hasidim in the Yetev Lev D’Satmar synagogue in the town of Kiryas Joel, New York

The struggles and spirituality of the TikTok hassid

In just 250 pages, Oshman, a mother of four who lives with her family in London, tells her life story, from her childhood growing up in Israel, through her IDF service and professional success.

 VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE donated goods for delivery to families of building collapse victims in Surfside, Florida, in June. The author believes in the power of such positive religious action even when negative things happen.

Ultra-Orthodox mayor arrested in connection with two unsolved murders

Authorities suspect that the hasidic sect Shuvu Banim, led by convicted sex offender rabbi Eliezer Berland, was involved in the crimes.

Rabbi Eliezer Berland (left), a convicted sex offender.