The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satmar-hasidim/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Satmar Hasidim | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satmar-hasidim/ 32 32 After meeting Mamdani, leading NY rabbi says ‘deeply’ worried about next 4 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-meeting-mamdani-leading-ny-rabbi-says-deeply-worried-about-next-4-years/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:31:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710497 Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says he was 'pleased' to meet with mayor-elect, but remains concerned about his 'harsh ideological anti-Zionism'

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]]> Thousands of Haredim attend ‘Cry of the Exile’ rally in New York against IDF draft https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-haredim-attend-cry-of-the-exile-rally-in-new-york-against-idf-draft/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:16:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3669378 Organizers say 100,000 people protest outside Israeli consulate, heeding call of leading anti-Zionist North American rabbis including rival brother leaders of Satmar Hasidic sect

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]]> American-Israeli man charged with spying for Iran on Ben Gvir, ex-IDF chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-american-anti-zionist-suspected-of-spying-for-iran-on-ex-idf-chief-ben-gvir/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:35:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649791 Yaakov Perl, a Satmar Hasid who unsuccessfully sought asylum in the Islamic Republic, indicted on espionage charges after allegedly staking out the homes of top officials

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]]> Satmar head visits convicted sexual abuser Nechemya Weberman in NY prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/satmar-head-visits-convicted-sexual-abuser-nechemya-weberman-in-prison/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:50:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2900818 Sex abuse survivor says victims feel they are 'being stabbed' when they witness support by Hassidic community leaders, media for perpetrators of crimes

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]]> New York Times publishes Hasidic school investigation in Yiddish, too https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-times-publishes-hasidic-school-investigation-in-yiddish-too/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:21:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2834311 Likely the 1st time newspaper has published in Yiddish; article addresses major deficiencies in Hasidic education system that leave students unprepared for life in the US

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]]> NY governor endorsed by Satmar Hasidic movement, securing tens of thousands of votes https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-governor-endorsed-by-satmar-hasidic-movement-securing-tens-of-thousands-of-votes/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 03:46:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2782925 Both sides of divided community back Kathy Hochul, with Williamsburg faction citing her expansion of childcare, 'understanding of religious rights'

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]]> In Brooklyn, some rabbis ask followers to turn down free food from ‘Zionists’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-brooklyn-some-rabbis-ask-followers-to-turn-down-free-food-from-zionists/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:06:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2747241 A faction within Williamsburg’s Satmar Hasidic community is warning followers not to accept holiday charity from Met Council because it holds 'all the abominations of the world'

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]]> From Borough Park to Upper West Side: How Jews voted, and fared, in NY elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-borough-park-to-upper-west-side-how-jews-voted-and-fared-in-ny-elections/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:24:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2643577 Eric Adams elected mayor despite weak Hasidic support; Jewish Republican Inna Vernikov defeats Steven Saperstein in City Council race; Brad Lander to be next comptroller

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]]> Blue and White accuses Likud of blocking effort to boost COVID enforcement https://www.timesofisrael.com/blue-and-white-accuses-likud-of-blocking-effort-to-boost-covid-enforcement/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:40:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2472548&preview=true&preview_id=2472548 Claiming Netanyahu's faction is thwarting law to increase fines for rule violators, Gantz's party decides to hold up committee required to authorize lockdown extension

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]]> 17 arrested as police clash with ultra-Orthodox over virus lockdown violations https://www.timesofisrael.com/17-arrested-as-police-clash-with-ultra-orthodox-over-virus-lockdown-violations/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:17:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2472220 Officer injured in the head from stone thrown at cruiser; water cannon brought in to disperse crowds as cops close down Jerusalem school where dozens were illegally gathered

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]]> Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum, US Satmar Hasidic leader, tests positive for COVID-19 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-zalman-teitelbaum-satmar-hasidic-leader-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 02:56:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2457064 Teitelbaum said to have mild symptoms; his community has been accused of holding mass events with little regard for social distancing

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]]> Thousands again defy restrictions to attend Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox funeral https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-again-defy-restrictions-to-attend-brooklyn-ultra-orthodox-funeral/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 02:28:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2444343 Funeral for Satmar rabbinic court judge Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Menashe Friedman, 94, held at same Williamsburg synagogue where authorities barred a mass wedding in October

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]]> De Blasio fines Brooklyn Hasidic synagogue $15,000 for holding mass wedding https://www.timesofisrael.com/de-blasio-fines-brooklyn-hasidic-synagogue-15000-for-holding-mass-wedding/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:44:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436594 Invitations to Williamsburg ceremony were spread by word of mouth, with no posters advertising it on synagogue walls

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]]> ‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings https://www.timesofisrael.com/whos-not-going-to-go-ny-hasidic-jews-continue-to-hold-large-weddings/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:53:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436588 Defiant leaders of insular communities resent outside orders and are going to great lengths to keep holding mass weddings despite COVID-19 restrictions

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]]> Satmar Hasidim hid massive Brooklyn wedding from public view – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/satmar-hasidim-hid-massive-brooklyn-wedding-from-public-view-report/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 20:05:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2434841 Ceremony for grandson of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum attended by thousands, arranged to avoid detection by secular authorities, according to New York Post

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