The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hasidim/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:42:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hasidim | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hasidim/ 32 32 Ignoring warnings, Israelis take kids on Uman pilgrimage in war-torn Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/ignoring-warnings-israelis-take-kids-to-uman-on-a-pilgrimage-in-war-torn-ukraine/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:47:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3097457 Despite calls by Jerusalem and Kyiv to stay away this year, hundreds of devout Jews have brought their young children to the annual Rosh Hashanah celebration

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]]> Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim https://www.timesofisrael.com/barrier-busting-women-only-album-of-hasidic-tunes-gives-new-voice-to-aging-nigunim/ Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:20:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2960707 'Kapelya' marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men

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]]> In a NY town, increasing Haredi influence turns a school board into a battleground https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-a-ny-town-increasing-haredi-influence-turns-a-school-board-into-a-battleground/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:46:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2701480 A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils

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]]> Rabbi Art Green says the Hasidism that lasts finds sparks of holiness everywhere https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-art-green-says-the-hasidism-that-lasts-finds-sparks-of-holiness-everywhere/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 04:10:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410665 At 79, the scholar focuses on his legacy, loving one's neighbor, and his forthcoming translation of 18th-century 'Light of the Eyes,' to cap a busy decade of making meaning

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]]> Hasidic rabbi who had COVID rips into Haredi violations: ‘How did we get here?’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hasidic-rabbi-who-had-covid-rips-into-haredi-violations-how-did-we-get-here/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:09:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2409479 Karlin-Stolin leader Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet laments 'contempt for lives' in the ultra-Orthodox community, invokes Jewish obligation to safeguard life

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]]> Haredi health pioneer: COVID-19 defiance fuels anti-Semitism, sullies God’s name https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-health-pioneer-covid-19-defiance-fuels-anti-semitism-sullies-gods-name/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:40:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2406453 Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says many ultra-Orthodox are fighting virus, but a worrying number refuse and won't reconsider even as death toll rises and hatred of community spreads

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]]> Young NY Hasidic woman reboots life in secular Berlin in Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-ny-hasidic-woman-reboots-life-in-secular-berlin-in-netflixs-unorthodox/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:56:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2263241 Airing March 26, the unprecedented German-produced, based-on-true-life, mini-series in Yiddish is powered by Israeli actress Shira Haas and an explosive female creative team

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]]> Post-WWII Torah ark built by US soldiers in DP camp sparks battle between rabbis https://www.timesofisrael.com/post-wwii-torah-ark-built-by-us-soldiers-in-dp-camp-sparks-battle-between-rabbis/ Sun, 15 Sep 2019 20:46:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2148394 Days before auction, unique religious artifact from Krumbach DP Camp pulled from sale, after original owner's son claims Brooklyn's Living Torah Museum has no right to sell it

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]]> Model goes nude in Williamsburg, is chased by angry Hasidic mob https://www.timesofisrael.com/hasidic-mob-chases-nude-model-through-williamsburg/ Mon, 27 May 2019 16:36:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2083969 Marisa Papen, who posed naked in front of the Western Wall last year, says she was trying to 'push the envelope' with Purim stunt

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]]> Hasidic leader known for Holocaust commemoration push dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/hasidic-leader-known-for-holocaust-commemoration-push-dies-at-96/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:53:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2065032 Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub, an Auschwitz survivor, eulogized by prime minister, president for championing the spiritual resistance of WWII victims

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]]> Former Satmar Hasidic Jew now tours world to expose sect’s dark underbelly https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-satmar-hasidic-jew-now-tours-world-to-expose-sects-dark-underbelly/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 01:35:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1881685 In an insular ultra-Orthodox enclave, Ari Hershkowitz says he endured sexual assault, substandard education, addiction and loss of faith -- yet he remains defiantly optimistic

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]]> On the Rebbe’s yahrzeit, the oath https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/on-the-rebbes-yahrzeit-the-oath/ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:35:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871589 Even when all seemed lost, we knew we had a mission: to improve the world, and usher in a time of peace and sanctity

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]]> Imagine the Orthodox world without vitriol https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-path-toward-unity-and-respect/ Thu, 03 May 2018 09:07:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1842785 If we regard alternate approaches to Orthodoxy as the best approach for each community, we'll judge favorably

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]]> Actress Amber Tamblyn says ‘Hasidic man’ tried to run her over https://www.timesofisrael.com/actress-amber-tamblyn-says-hasidic-man-tried-to-run-her-over/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1803997 Star of '127 Hours' denies anti-Semitism after asking for witnesses to incident where gray van tapped baby stroller

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]]> This eruv is more than a legal fiction https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/about-those-walls/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:34:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1674736 Will decency prevail in the ugly fight on the NY/NJ border over an abstract wall that lets Orthodox Jews carry on Shabbat?

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