My religious education was unparalleled — and that’s the problem What I learned — and didn’t learn — from my Hasidic education March 13, 2025 5 min (Video: Washington Post Staff ...

The latest installment of The New York Times' reporting on Hasidic schools is facing backlash with accusations that it is fueling antisemitism towards Orthodox Jews.

Wilbusch, 34, was born in Israel, the eldest of 14 siblings in a Hasidic (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish family; he spoke only Yiddish and Hebrew and didn’t see television or movies until he left his ...

From enduring bad haircuts to avoiding stunt people, the author of 'Unfortunately, I Was Available' details the dos and don'ts of life as a film and TV extra.

As many as 50,000 Jews traveled to a Hungarian town for the anniversary of a noted rabbi’s death, marking significant growth for the annual pilgrimage and generating what the town’s may… ...

But this is a challenge when anyone, including immigrants, or even secular Jews becoming Hasidic have to integrate into a new society and culture.

Orthodox Jews gathered in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of a rabbi who preached his vision of a joy-filled life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

To tighten its already stringent adherence to Jewish tradition, the leadership of the Satmar community has banned most secular education from its schools.

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...

For decades at Rosh Hashanah, Hasidic pilgrims have flocked to the grave of a spiritual leader who died in Uman, Ukraine, over 200 years ago. This year, the tradition lived on despite Russia’s war.

Texan who posed as Hasidic Jew and adopted 9 boys charged with sexually abusing kids Suspect changed name to Hayim Cohen, fabricated Jewish backstory, courted media attention and allegedly ...

New York’s Hasidic yeshiva controversy is an old story for a certain type of Jew.