Hassidim
Silence before speaking: Logotherapy helps process trauma, evil after October 7
Logotherapy emphasizes the importance of a meaning-centered outlook on life to help Oct. 7 survivors and family members work through trauma.
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
Góra Kalwaria: The legacy of Poland’s ‘New Jerusalem’ and Gur hassidim
Satmar’s micro-society: Kiryas Joel is a mirror of the American people
Do New York State’s public school curricular standards for English, history, mathematics, and science violate Satmars’ religious freedom?
Letters to the Editor January 24, 2022: Time is running out
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Hiking with the hassidim - opinion
My new hassidic friends and I became members of the Jewish people again, a people continuously redeeming itself from the petty bigotries of our righteous ignorance.
Grapevine: Good Shabbat
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Alesker hassidic dynasty grand rabbi dies age 79 in Brooklyn
Rabbi Yizchok Ashkenazi had suffered deteriorating health for years and reportedly lived in "pain and suffering."
The Lubavitcher Rebbe: A reluctant leader answering the call - opinion
Great leaders don’t set out to change history, but respond to history’s call for change when it comes knocking on their door.
In the wake of an earthquake: Meet Rabbi Avraham Dov
Avraham Dov survived the 1834 looting of Safed and the 1837 Galilee earthquake, but he died in late 1840 when a plague struck Safed.
Israel and the world’s best photojournalism on display
“The photographers work with respect for their subjects, and the subject matter,” said curator Galia Gur Zeev. “They reflect the events that are taking place."
Understanding haredi society: The hassidim
This is the second in a series on the different groups that compose the haredi sector.
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.
