Satmar
Sohlberg issues injunction against Satmar org. accused of bribing voters to abstain from election
A petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government alleged that a Satar-affiliated organization offered payments of NIS 200 to haredim who vowed not to vote in the upcoming Knesset elections.
The critics saw hassidim, but the White House saw American Jewish leaders - opinion
Trump meeting brings estranged Satmar Rebbes face to face for first time in decades
Editor's Notes: The man who decides which Jews the president hears - comment
‘We are not Americans,’ says Satmar grand rabbi
Despite these comments, Satmar hassidim, including the grand rabbi himself, were overtly political during the recent presidential election.
NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings despite COVID rules
Members of the Hasidic community say the weddings aren’t likely to stop, in part because cases are not translating into the large number of hospitalizations and deaths seen in the spring.
NYC fines Satmar $15,000 for mass wedding
New Satmar wedding takes place in upstate Satmar town of Kiryas Yoel Monday night
Satmar wedding ‘disrespectful, deceitful, illegal,’ says NY Gov. Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York City should do ‘robust investigation’ of incident and ‘bring the full consequence of legal action to bear.’
Secret Satmar wedding bypasses COVID restrictions in NYC - watch
According to video obtained, there were thousands of men seated within the bleachers of the 7,000 person capacity synagogue, singing and dancing into the night.
‘Ways of the evil’: Satmar rabbi denounces Borough Park protests
“None of you should be seen at these protests,” the Satmar leader told a crowd. “Praise unto the person who doesn’t follow in the ways of the evil.”
I blew the whistle on the 10,000 person Satmar wedding. Here’s why
My motivation for reporting such irresponsible behavior outweighs the unpleasantness of the online harassment, although I am unfortunately well aware that it could escalate to physical violence.
NY synagogue scraps wedding due to 'unwarranted' COVID violation claims
The synagogue supposedly took precautions to ensure the wedding would abide by regulations and not attract 10,000 attendees, but “nobody verified our plans before attacking us.”
10,000 expected to attend Satmar wedding in New York despite coronavirus
The sheriff's department has ordered the wedding be postponed or canceled, should it not be limited to 50 people.
Satmar leader who called to follow health rules, dies of COVID-19 at 70
Mayer Rispler, 70, died Friday, according to Vos Iz Neias, an Orthodox news site.