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


Exploring Jewish genealogy: The roots of a person and a people

For biblical scholars, it is of the utmost importance to familiarize themselves with all these names and their place in the human mosaic of their times.

 Your roots are not just who you are, but part of the history of a people (Illustrative).

What would a Times investigation reveal about ultra-orthodox schools in Israel? - opinion

If a change does not occur, Israel will not be able to continue to fund these vital systems and the burden will fall on the shoulders of working people, who will have to pay higher taxes.

 An Orthodox Jewish boy walks by a Yeshiva school bus, as New York City, April 9, 2019.

The war that never was within the United Torah Judaism - analysis

Yeshiva students will not be drafted. There will be no significant reduction in state budgets for ultra-Orthodox education.

 UNITED TORAH JUDAISM members register their list for the November election, at the Knesset, earlier this month.

'The Choice': A feminist novel on Brooklyn hassidic Jewry - review

From the most down-to-earth subjects to the most pristine spirituality, The Choice is some ride.

 BROOKLYN HAREDIM protest coronavirus restrictions in New York City, 2020. The author delves into the entanglements, rivalries and complexities of the Brooklyn hassidic community.

Hassidic yeshiva investigation: NYT, your bias is showing - opinion

The New York Times so-called exposé is a crass, ill-informed swipe at a community whose value system, educational beliefs and religious duties are directly opposed to the publications' policymakers.

 RABBIS DANCE at a banquet of the Chabad-Lubavitch International Conference of Shluchim (emissaries), in Suffern, NY, in 2018. ‘These hassidim do teach their children proper English because they are missionaries.’

Jewish rapper Nissim Black teams up with American singer Dustin Paul

Nissim Black recorded first verse in Israel, newly-formed duo teamed up in NYC to finish production

 NISSIM BLACK (left) and Dustin Paul in their video for ‘Human Greatness 2.0.’

New York’s ultra-Orthodox schools go under the microscope

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Every student failed a round of standardized testing done in 2019 to students at the Central United Talmudical Academy.

 CHILDREN GET OFF a yeshiva school bus in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Shlepping Nachas: The four man Jerusalem hassidic reggae music band

After putting out several viral music videos in recent months, Shlepping Nachas is currently touring the US and has high hopes for the future – if that’s the divine plan.

 SHLEPPING NACHAS takes the stage.

The wedding that linked the Belz, Vizhnitzer hassidim together

According to the press, 10,000 invitations had been sent out. This was to be the wedding of a generation – perhaps one for the ages.

 THOUSANDS OF Belz Hassidim take part in the wedding ceremony of the Belz Rebbe’s grandson, in Jerusalem, 2018.

Baruch Lebovits, convicted Hassidic child abuser, dies at 71

Baruch Lebovits, a cantor from a prominent Hasidic family whose child abuse conviction shook up both his community and Brooklyn politics has died.

 The body of Baruch Lebovits, a convicted child abuser, is visible at his funeral in Jerusalem, July 4, 2022.