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Williamsburg Satmar yeshivas operating secret schools in apartments and synagogues
“It definitely puts everyone in danger, the kids going. I definitely believe that this is putting others at risk.”
Ex-Haredim Cannot Save Liberal Judaism
Exiters from Haredi Judaism don’t simply or completely jettison the attitudes of their upbringing regarding liberal Judaism.
Hasidic Village’s Massive Condo Development Will Be Denser Than Manhattan
Kiryas Joel, one of the poorest communities in the country, has seen its population more than triple since 1990.
Judge Ruchie Freier Is A Hasidic Role Model. I Wish I Had Her Opportunities.
Here’s what The New York Times missed.
What Makes The Hasidic Community Choose Tribe Over Offspring?
I, too, once believed in the moral righteousness of saving children from their own parents, to ensure they do not fall prey to the secular world.
This Hasidic Picture Book Teaches Children About Sexual Abuse
“Modesty was really important here. If the imagery was not congruent to the community’s standards, it could be a barrier.”
Housing War Pits Ultra-Orthodox Against Latinos In ‘Last Corner’ Of Booming Brooklyn
“People thought they were building for everybody,” one resident said. “But they were building for themselves.”
EXCLUSIVE: How A Hasidic Dynasty Handles A Succession Crisis
In this exclusive excerpt, the first Satmar Rebbe outlives his heirs, triggering a crisis of succession.
Is Fraud Arrest of Hasidic Fixer Sign of Probe Into Wider Scandal?
The Satmar political activist whom federal agents arrested Thursday on food stamp fraud charges had a side gig as a political fixer for rich Hasidim, the Forward has learned.
WATCH: Hasidic Day Campers Hurl Eggs in Mock Protest of ‘Heretical’ Israel
At day camps for young Satmar Hasidim, children hold mock protests — against the State of Israel. In video clips, captured this summer on cellphones and published by the religious website Yeshiva World News, campers are seen chanting “Israeli government, shame on you!”