Hassidim
Arad residents protest alleged Gur Hassidic ‘takeover’ of city amid rising violence
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Silence before speaking: Logotherapy helps process trauma, evil after October 7
New Israeli drama Ambiguity explores secret lives of disbelieving haredim in Jerusalem - interview
As a YouTuber targets Orthodox communities, the right wrestles with its antisemitism problem
Breakaway hassidic leader greeted joyfully in US
Rabbi Shaul Alter broke away from the mainstream Gur community in 2019 and is now establishing institutions for his new hassidic community.
Disgraced hassidic leader Berland, already in jail, held for murder
Rabbi Eliezer Berland is currently serving his second custodial sentence for fraud, attempted tax evasion and other financial crimes.
Remembering Joe Manasseh: A wandering Jew who came home
My grandfather, Joseph Manasseh, was a special man.
The Besht and Torah: Reconstructing the legacy of the Baal Shem Tov
Providing a baseline for considering how hassidism has evolved over the ages.
Why do good things happen to bad people? New book tracks answers
Thinking about Good and Evil - Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity by Rabbi Wayne Allen summarizes all the Jewish views on theodicy.
Israeli health minister: Room for COVID optimism as ‘R’ drops to 0.85
Health Ministry: 696 people in serious condition Saturday night, positivity rate at 6.57%
Bennett: Severe measures against Uman travelers who faked COVID clearance
According to the government's new decree, any such person may face criminal charges of fraud, deception and intentional dissemination of a disease.
Israeli killed, 10 hassidim injured in car crash in Ukraine
A car crash on a road leading to an airport left one Israeli dead and 10 injured.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Uman struggle to get COVID-19 test results
Around 30,000 hassidim traveled to Uman this year to pray near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage, some 10,000 of whom arrived early.
Holiday treats to make for the family
Here are some honey cakes to try this year. Shana tova!
