Hasidic
Why Do Hasidic Men Button Their Shirts The Wrong Way?
Why many Hasidic men choose to fasten their clothing as women do — the right over the left.
Crown Heights Jews Feel ‘Invisible’ As Anti-Semitic Attacks Persist
“We’re paying high rent, and our wives are scared to push a stroller in the street.”
How Sephardic Culture Shaped Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Ashkenazi Hasidim use a Sephardi prayer book, and the bonfires and haircutting ceremonies on Lag B’Omer are distinctly Sephardi rituals.
Why Do Some Ultra-Orthodox Jews Defy Their Rebbes And Refuse Measles Vaccines?
“All humans are fallible, even rabbis,” said one ultra-Orthodox woman.
What Yeshiva Kids Are Actually Studying All Day
I have been researching ultra-Orthodox education for 15 years. Here’s what I’ve found.
Why Hasidic Jews Avoid The Torah On Christmas Eve
It is a common practice among Hasidic Jews to abstain from studying the Torah on Christmas Eve.
Man Charged With Hate Crime For Punching Hasidic Jew In Brooklyn
The man did not use any anti-Semitic slurs or racial epithets while attacking the victim, who was wearing a shtreimel, or traditional fur hat.
NYC Is Cracking Down On Yeshivas — And The Satmar Rebbe Has Declared War
In a thundering speech, the rebbe expressed his displeasure with the education law: “We will battle for our rights using all means available to us.”
WATCH: Hasidic Man Punched In Brooklyn, Perpetrator Yells ‘Blah!’
The incident occurred in the same area where two Orthodox Jewish boys got attacked last week, in separate cases.
2 Jewish Boys Attacked In Brooklyn In Separate Incidents
A passerby repeatedly punched a 9-year-old in the face on Sunday evening in Williamsburg, and another boy was attacked 30 minutes later.
