(JTA) — A school in the Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel in New York was ordered to close after it was found operating with hundreds of students in its building. Orange County said in a statement ...
The landmarks of the Hasidic neighborhood, the prayer house (the shtibl), ritual bath (mikveh), studyhouse (besmedresh), rebbe's residence, and school, are usually all within walking distance of ...
Two journalists reflect on why the story they wrote seven years could be redone with few changes today. We found the same thing, back in 2015, when we undertook a six-month investigation into the ...
The Blooming Grove area has seen a growing Hasidic population in recent years, and there are about 20 days in the average school year when the Hasidic schools their children attend are open ...
A favorite Hasidic saying states, "A Jew speaks Jewish," and a prominent Yiddish sign at the Bobover girls' school reads "A proud girl speaks Yiddish." Most American Hasidim have little use for ...
Courtesy Frieda Vizel, An insider speaks up about Hasidic female head-shaving & more, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NWewukpsg. In many Hasidic Jewish ...