Hassidim

IDF, Shin Bet arrest eight Palestinians suspected of assaulting Israelis in West Bank village

Separately, Israel Police on Thursday arrested a resident of the West Bank town of Tarqumiyah suspected of being involved in the criminally motivated kidnapping of an IDF soldier.

The IDF arrests eight Palestinians in Mukhmas suspected of attacking Israelis, July 3, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative.

Arad residents protest alleged Gur Hassidic ‘takeover’ of city amid rising violence

MENTEE & MENTOR: Israeli logotherapists Batya Yaniger (L) and Teria Shantall.

Silence before speaking: Logotherapy helps process trauma, evil after October 7

Thousands of haredim protest against draft law in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.

New Israeli drama Ambiguity explores secret lives of disbelieving haredim in Jerusalem - interview


How to increase your reward for performing a commandment


Nigun Quartet: Reviving the soul of jazz with hassidic melodies

Experience the Nigun Quartet's unique blend of jazz and Hassidic melodies at HaEzor, Tel Aviv, on August 21.

 THE NIGUN Quartet – jazz and hassidut.

Kiryat Belz: Unveiling Jerusalem’s Hassidic gem

Neighborhood corner: Kiryat Belz stands as a beacon of peace and prayer in Jerusalem.

 THE SYNAGOGUE was built to reflect the splendor of the original structure built in 1843 by the first Belzer Rebbe, the Sar Shalom, in the town of Belz.

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An Orthodox Jewish worshipper prays at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City

The Maggid of Melbourne: Praying for peace

The prayer is a new composition in its own right.

DOVE STATUE at Jerusalem’s Mamilla Mall.

Leading Chassidic Rebbes and Rabbis Meet with Rabbi Yoel Pinto


'Why are your mercies a fist?': A look at Breslov hassidim's music scene

Breslov musicians are on the vanguard of original Hebrew music, the author says.

SHULI RAND in Jerusalem’s Music Museum.

We must fight for hostages but know we cannot imagine what they're going through - opinion

The tale speaks to the value of personal experience, suggesting that reading, hearing, or knowing about an event cannot replace the unmediated moment of personal experience.

 Illustration of a hostage being taken.

Public transport strengthened for private wedding at Goldknopf's request

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf asks for additional bus from ultra-Orthodox cities to Jerusalem for Gerer Rebbe's grandson's wedding.

Yitzhak Goldknopf

Hassidic rabbis can help release Gaza hostages - this is how

Ettinger and Mikhalzohn recounted tales about hassidic master Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sasów (ca. 1745-1807) and his efforts to fulfill the mitzvah of pidyon shevuyim – securing the release of captives.

 The importance of releasing captives and saving hostages in Judaism (Illustrative).