This is the Forward’s coverage of Hasidic Judaism, a sub-group of Haredi Judaism that adheres to the historical traditions of Eastern European Jews, including communicating in Yiddish.
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The Schmooze ‘Jesus Camp’ Creators To Release Documentary About Leaving The Hasidic Community
In “Jesus Camp,” the premiere documentary by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, we watched as three children dedicated their young lives to Jesus Christ and the teachings of their church: climate change as a hoax, the imminent return of Jesus as a given, and Christian heavy metal as a legitimate form of art. The duo…
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Fast Forward Arsonist Arrested for Torching Brooklyn ‘Mitzvah Bus’
A man with a history of arson has been arrested for torching an elaborately-decorated Jewish art bus in Crown Heights. Jackson Joseph, a 30-year-old Brownsville resident, was arrested Monday on charges of arson and criminal mischief, the website Vos Iz Neias reported. Joseph has a history of arson, DNAinfo reported. He was arrested at age…
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News Angry Brooklyn Protesters Disrupt Hearing On Broadway Triangle Rezoning
“El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!” The people united will never be defeated! Protesters chanted loudly as police led them away from a public hearing this week on rezoning a portion of Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle to make room for a controversial new development on a rare slice of available land in the booming borough. Seven…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Community Gets A Start-Up Fund
Israel’s first investment fund exclusively for ultra-Orthodox startups is about to close its first round of funding. With major investments from people like the head of Facebook Israel, the fund’s creator, Moshe Friedman, is hopeful it will reach its $5 million goal by August 1st. “We think our $5 million will bring $50 million and…
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News Orthodox Push For Eruv Sparks Fierce Backlash In New Jersey Suburb
More than 200 residents of the New Jersey suburb of Mahwah packed a local park Monday night to celebrate what speakers called a victory against a potentially negative influence on the wealthy town. It wasn’t an upsurge in crime or some kind of unwanted real-estate development that had them so riled up. It was the…
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Fast Forward B&H Faces Boycott Push Over Union Fight
A leftist activist group has called for a boycott against B&H Photo Video, the large Hasidic-owned New York City camera gear retailer, amid an ongoing labor dispute over the company’s plans to shutter two warehouses in Brooklyn. The boycott call, announced Friday by the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, comes after months of…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Now Make Up 30% Of West Bank Settlers
The growing demand for housing in Israel’s rapidly expanding ultra-Orthodox community has led to a paradox, according to the Times of Israel: the population of the two largest settlements in the West Bank is almost all Hasidic even though they do not have much nationalist zeal. According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, ultra-Orthodox Jews…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Winemaker Hopes To Sell Ultra-Orthodox On $100 Bordeaux
Yossi Izakovitch is betting that he can convince ultra-Orthodox Jews that his Bordeaux-style blend is good enough to justify its $100 price tag — and its $93 price differential with Manischewitz. Since its first vintage in 2011, Izakovitch’s Jerusalem winery, Metzuda, has gone from selling 1,500 bottles to 25,000 bottles last year. “Wine is not…
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