Hasidic

Yeshiva students light 138 Hanukkah menorahs in honor of hostages

Students at the Erlau Hasidic Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood have arranged 138 Hanukkah menorahs in honor of the hostages who cannot light their menorahs this year.

07/12/2023

Israeli citizen arrested in Uman, facing deportation from Ukraine - report

This is the second arrest of an ultra-orthodox Jew in Uman in two days.

Could tense Israel-Ukraine relations cause a humanitarian crisis in Uman?

Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush has appealed to the prime minister to help avoid a humanitarian crisis in Uman.

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Performing Hasidic music, these women are transcending gender and the Orthodox-liberal divide

The often wordless songs are traditionally sung exclusively by men, and are central to the synagogue experience — itself a primarily male domain in the Orthodox tradition. 

By JESSICA RODA/JTA
10/08/2023

18 NYC yeshivas do not adequately teach secular studies, investigation finds

The letters show that city investigators confirmed what journalists have twice documented and advocates have long argued: that many yeshivas barely teach secular subjects.

By BEN SALES/JTA
04/07/2023

Skver Hasidic sect bans artificial intelligence: 'Abomination, heresy'

The Skver community is based in the village of New Square, New York, and is considered particularly traditionalist.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
02/05/2023
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Netflix’s ‘Rough Diamonds’ shows the drama of Antwerp’s Orthodox diamond district

Until the past decade, Antwerp was home to over 80% of the world’s annual uncut diamond trade, and much of it was dominated by haredi Orthodox Jews.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
24/04/2023

Special ed care provider for NYC yeshivas charged with $2.8m. embezzlement

Martin Handler was accused of overbilling the government for services, stealing funds and other crimes amounting to $2.8m in damages.

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