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Female emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement gather for a group photo in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on February 6, 2026. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
February 8, 2026, 9:20 pm
From far corners of the Jewish world, the women of Chabad gather in freezing Brooklyn
Annual gathering of female emissaries provides a respite for those on the front lines of religious life in far-flung communities, performing outreach and providing vital services
By Grace Gilson
Abe Kugielsky poses in front of his installation Humans of New York’s 'Dear New York' exhibition in Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, running from October 6 to October 19, 2025. (Courtesy Abe Kugielsky via JTA)
October 20, 2025, 3:50 am
How Abe Kugielsky’s photos of Hasidic Brooklyn ended up on display in Grand Central Terminal
The Modern Orthodox photographer is part of the ‘Dear New York’ exhibit curated by Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton, on display at Grand Central Station from Oct. 6-19
By Grace Gilson
Orthodox Jews dance at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, in the town of Uman, Ukraine, October 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 31, 2025, 10:12 am
Ukraine reportedly won’t let annual Uman pilgrimage proceed due to security concerns
Reports say Kyiv to enforce ban on mass gatherings enacted after 2022 Russian invasion; Ukraine, Moldova both said asking Israel to pay millions for security if religious visits take place
By ToI Staff
Haredi rabbis attend a conference against efforts to draft ultra-Orthodox youths into the IDF in Kibbutz Ma'ale Hahamisha, on July 30, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
July 31, 2025, 1:29 am
Top rabbis double down against any Haredi enlistment as IDF issues more draft orders
Ultra-Orthodox leaders vow not to be cowed by ‘sanctions and decrees, punishments and arrests’ as major rabbi declares ‘absolute prohibition against joining the army’ for Haredim
By Sam Sokol and Emanuel Fabian
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference, Feb. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
May 10, 2025, 4:39 pm
NY state budget weakens oversight of yeshivas in blow to secular education advocates
Deadline to comply with state education standards delayed to 2032-33; state to check how many students took unstandardized exams, but not how well they did
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Sex offender Gershon Selinger, in an interview with Hasidic comedian Mendy Pellin, July 2023 (Screen capture: Mendy Pellin on X. Used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 5, 2024, 3:06 am
Sex offender pleads guilty in NY to new charges after interview with Hasidic comedian
Gershon Selinger’s discussion of sexual deviance with Mendy Pellin in July led victim to recall abuse and press fresh charges; plea bargain to land convict in jail for 5 years
By Luke Tress
Police tape is seen in front of a utility police on which a grenade was taped, near a US Satmar synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey, November 19, 2023. (Screenshot X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 19, 2023, 11:44 pm
Bomb squad called to synagogue in Lakewood, NJ after grenade found nearby
US law enforcement says device placed near Hasidic house of worship ‘was found to be inert and nonexplosive’; ADL: Incident ‘stokes fear’
By ToI Staff
A boy watches three Israeli pilgrims sleep by their minivan in Palanca, Moldova on September 14, 2023. (Canaan Lidor / Times of Israel)
September 15, 2023, 8:47 pm
Ignoring warnings, Israelis take kids on Uman pilgrimage in war-torn Ukraine
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
By Canaan Lidor
Hasidic Jewish men seen in the street of Uman, ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday marking the Jewish new year, September 14, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2023, 2:45 am
7 Israelis on pilgrimage to Uman arrested in Ukraine over drug possession, car crash
Four said detained at crossing near Moldovan border; separately, three taken in for questioning by local police after fatal car collision kills Ukrainian woman
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Hasidic Jews pray near the gravesite of 'Wonder Rabbi' Yeshaya Steiner in Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, April 24, 2023. (Yaakov Schwartz/ Times of Israel)
May 7, 2023, 1:38 am
‘Wonder Rabbi’ pilgrimage brings feuds, fraud and huge potential for Hungary’s Jews
As some 150,000 Orthodox Jews flock annually to Yeshaya Steiner’s grave in Bodrogkeresztur, the village’s future is at risk even as Budapest seeks to become a top Jewish center
By Yaakov Schwartz
Illustrative: Young ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls seen in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City on March 21, 2012. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
From the WebDecember 29, 2022, 3:47 pm
How a windfall of special education funding benefited Hasidic schools in New York
NY Times: Vast sums claimed for services not always needed, or even provided; parents guided on applying; Yiddish-speaking kids listed as special ed due to language issues
In this September 20, 2013 file photo, children and adults cross a street in front of a school bus in Borough Park, a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York that is home to many ultra-Orthodox Jewish families. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
From the WebSeptember 11, 2022, 11:37 am
NY’s Hasidic schools fail to teach children secular studies, but take public cash
New York Times says the schools received $1 billion in government funding over past 4 years, but students fail standardized math, reading tests, and some suffer corporal punishment
Likud MK Nir Barkat seen praying at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav in Uman, Ukraine, September 9, 2022. (Twitter/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))
September 9, 2022, 5:03 pm
Likud MK Nir Barkat visits Uman despite warnings from Israel, Ukraine
Lawmaker seems to downplay warning from Foreign Ministry; was invited to visit by Ukraine’s chief rabbi, who has said Ukraine unable to guarantee pilgrims’ safety
By Tobias Siegal
Abdulla Almasmari, otherwise known as YouTuber Dulla Mulla, left, interviewing Orthodox men in Brooklyn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in a video deemed antisemitic. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 2, 2022, 6:55 am
Pro-Palestinian YouTuber called antisemitic for video baiting Haredi Jews on Israel
Abdullah Almasmari’s bid to get ultra-Orthodox in NYC to answer for allegations against Israel draws widespread criticism; Hasid who shrugged him off hailed as ‘expert level troll’
By Jacob Henry
An illustrative composite image of Felicia Berliner's new book, 'Shmutz,' and a Hasidic family in Brooklyn in 2013. (Courtesy; AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
July 19, 2022, 9:01 pm
Provocative novel peeps into the profane world of a Haredi woman’s porn addiction
In her debut work set in New York, pseudonymous author Felicia Berliner tells the story of a young Hasidic woman sucked into an obsession with ‘Shmutz’
By Amy Spiro
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