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One million dollars for house visit: Hassidic spiritual leader launches US fundraising tour

Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, leader of Gur Hasidic dynasty, embarks on fundraising tour aiming to replace state stipends frozen by court order, securing tens of millions from wealthy donors to sustain community’s institutions

Shilo Freid | 06.09.25

'Despicable and unacceptable': Hasidic child assaulted in Brooklyn | Watch

A Hasidic boy was struck in the face without warning while playing with friends in Brooklyn’s Borough Park; The attacker was quickly arrested, as city leaders condemned the assault amid rising concerns over antisemitic violence across the United States

Itamar Eichner | 06.09.25

מועצת גדולי התורה של אגודת ישראל בכינוס חריג של כל האדמו"רים לרגל המשבר הקואליציוני

Senior Hasidic rabbis call for immediate dissolution of Knesset over draft law

Declaration comes amid growing tensions in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, which has faced internal divisions over efforts to formalize exemptions for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from mandatory military service

Shilo Freid | 06.05.25

Hasidic New York developer sentenced to 7 years in prison for real estate fraud

Elchonon 'Elie' Schwartz defrauded over 800 investors out of $62.8 million through fake commercial property deals and used the funds for luxury purchases

Daniel Edelson, New York | 05.20.25

'More strict than the rest': A rare look at Israel’s most insular Hasidic sect

Dr. Sima Zalcberg-Blak spent years uncovering the hidden lives of ultra-Orthodox Toldot Aharon women, shedding light on their strict traditions, deep faith and quiet defiance in a rapidly changing world

Eliezer Hayun | 03.09.25

חסידי ברסלב מנסים לשפץ ולגדר את מתחם הקבר של הרב אש הנמצא בשטח לבנון

Dozens of Hasidim clash with IDF while attempting to cross into Lebanon

Group traveled to the area to visit the tomb of Rabbi Ashi in second similar incident within less than a week; four arrested facing remand; Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured

Yair Kraus | 02.19.25

Members of Hasidic sect cross borders, take risks to reach tombs of sages

At least 20 members crossed the Israel-Lebanon border overnight in order to pray at the grave site of a Jewish sage located in military zone; group also travels to the West Bank and other Arab countries

Shilo Freid | 02.16.25

עובדות רווחה מחזיקות נושאות ילדה שחולצה מהכת

Guatemala Supreme Court to hear Lev Tahor child abuse case

Authorities say women and children attacked social workers and law enforcement officers, leading them to require medical care; women refuse food or drink after being taken from extremist sect's compound

Itamar Eichner | 01.12.25

Hasidic music star's UK concert canceled over 'security concerns'

Benny Friedman’s London concert, scrapped by the Clapham Grand venue after tickets already on sale ; Organizers, facing resistance from venues unwilling to host Jewish events, vow to find a larger hall to deliver their message of unity and pride

Itamar Eichner | 12.17.24

Hasidic man married to 2 women gives one a divorce after pressure

Man from Kiryas Joel, the center of the Satmar Hasidic movement, granted a Jewish religious divorce to his first wife after 10 years of refusal following legal efforts and persuasion

Shilo Freid | 12.11.24

Authorities name five Israeli victims in Morocco car crash

Natan Shapira, Shimon Tefilinski, Yosef Tefilinski, Moshe Gallant and Israel Meir Shasha were on their way to a rabbi's tomb when their car lost control and overturned

Shilo Freid | 12.06.24

Hasidic man married to 2 women gets ultimatum from prominent rabbi

The Satmar Rebbe has intervened in a case in which a man has refused to divorce his first wife and married another; Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum has given the divorce-refuser 24 hours in which to free his first wife

Shilo Freid | 11.28.24

'We’re not alone': Brooklyn resident voices relief after police nab suspect in Jewish boy’s kidnapping attempt

Local describes Crown Heights community as vigilant yet resilient after attempted kidnapping, with locals heightening precautions; Eli Cohen commends strong relationship with NYPD, expressing confidence in authorities' commitment to safety

Sharon Kidon | 11.13.24

Masked man attempts to kidnap Hasidic boy walking to synagogue with father in Brooklyn

The incident took place in broad daylight in the Crown Heights neighborhood; Suspect was arrested; Watch footage of the kidnapping attempt

Ynet | 11.10.24

Jewish man brutally beaten in attempted robbery in Crown Heights

Hasidic man in his 50s reportedly hospitalized, suffering severe injuries; attack follows 3 other reported antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn neighborhood over past week, sparking concern among locals

Itamar Eichner | 11.07.24