The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satmar/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Satmar | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satmar/ 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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]]> 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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]]> Senior Satmar rabbi denounces Brooklyn anti-lockdown rallies https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-satmar-rabbi-denounces-brooklyn-anti-lockdown-rallies/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:04:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418080 Hasidic leader Aaron Teitelbaum speaks at event in Borough Park, tells crowd that 'none of you should be seen at these protests'

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]]> Major Satmar Hasidic leader in US critically ill with COVID-19 https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-satmar-hasidic-leader-in-us-critically-ill-with-covid-19/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:51:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2398969 Mayer Rispler, a prominent figure in the sect's Aronim faction, put on a ventilator amid rising infections in NY Orthodox communities

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]]> Satmar rabbi to skip traditional Brooklyn holiday visit because of virus spread https://www.timesofisrael.com/satmar-rabbi-to-skip-traditional-brooklyn-holiday-visit-because-of-virus-spread/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:23:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2390912 Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, 72, who contracted COVID-19 in March, won't travel to Satmar's Williamsburg community over Rosh Hashanah as authorities seek to stem new outbreaks

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]]> NY ultra-Orthodox school found with ‘hundreds of students inside’ amid lockdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-ultra-orthodox-school-found-with-hundreds-of-students-inside-amid-lockdown/ Mon, 25 May 2020 21:46:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2313757 Orange County orders closure of site in village of Kiryas Joel over lack of personal protective equipment, social distancing in violation of governor's orders

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]]> NYC mayor who blasted Hasidic funeral has close ties with community https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayor-who-blasted-hasidic-funeral-has-close-ties-with-community/ Tue, 05 May 2020 00:17:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298888 Bill de Blasio made friends among ultra-Orthodox leaders with position on controversial circumcision practice, but has been criticized for slow response to anti-Semitic violence

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]]> Satmar rebbe in Israel to donate to anti-Zionist institutions https://www.timesofisrael.com/satmar-rebbe-in-israel-to-donate-to-anti-zionist-institutions/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:03:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2188860 Zalman Teitelbaum distributes $5 million to 150 associations during 10-day visit; his Hasidic group believes Jewish state can only be established with coming of Messiah

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]]> New York City closes 10th Jewish school for violating vaccine order https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-city-closes-10th-jewish-school-for-violating-vaccine-order/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:47:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2092616 Williamsburg institution was still admitting students and faculty who were not immunized against the measles, city official says

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]]> Kiryas Joel residents vote to create first ultra-Orthodox city in US https://www.timesofisrael.com/kiryas-joel-residents-vote-to-create-first-ultra-orthodox-city-in-us/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:26:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1726578 Hasidic enclave in upstate New York to become own town by 2020, ending years of feuding with Monroe municipality over annexations

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]]> Body of NY ultra-Orthodox mom missing for 4 months found in Hudson River https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-ny-ultra-orthodox-mom-missing-for-4-months-found-in-hudson-river/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1686355 Police investigate cause of death of Malky Lebowitz, 21, a former member of the Satmar community

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]]> Upstate NY mikvah construction site vandalized with swastikas https://www.timesofisrael.com/upstate-ny-mikvah-construction-site-vandalized-with-swastikas/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:10:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1649195 Nazi symbol daubed on building in new Hasidic neighborhood in Bloomingburg

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]]> Rabbi, 38, dies at Hasidic Jewish camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-38-dies-at-hasidic-jewish-camp/ Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:35:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1648148 Exact cause of Pinchas Weinberger's death not made public, but police say it was 'not suspicious'

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]]> Satmar decree bars women from higher education https://www.timesofisrael.com/satmar-decree-bars-women-from-higher-education/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:08:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1450349 Yiddish-language injunction issued by New York leaders of the Hasidic sect warns of 'dangerous' influence of secularism in women's university studies

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