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Ultra-Orthodox men pray at the tomb of the 4th century scholar Rav Ashi, which is located on the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 7, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 7, 2025, 1:45 pm
IDF escorts hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews to pray at tomb straddling Lebanon border
Visit comes after weeks of incidents in which Hassidim crossed border barrier to try and reach apparent burial place of scholar from the Lebanese side, clashing with Israeli troops
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray outside the tomb of late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner, also known as Rebbe Shaya'le, at the Jewish cemetery in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, on April 23, 2023, during a pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews on the occasion of Rabbi Steiner's 98th death anniversary. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP)
April 25, 2023, 5:06 pm
Followers of ‘miracle rabbi’ transform sleepy Hungarian village
Arriving by bus, plane, and even helicopter, 50,000 predominantly male Hasidic Jews attend increasingly popular pilgrimage to grave of wonder-working Rabbi Shayele
By Peter Murphy
PROMOTED CONTENT
December 22, 2022, 1:36 pm
‘You’re So Brave’
A decision to leave the Orthodox community is frequently portrayed as a painful and heroic act. But leaving rarely works this way.
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December 14, 2022, 2:11 pm
Nebekh
Both the secular world and the Orthodox community have narratives about what it means to leave Orthodox Judaism. How does someone who actually leaves relate to these narratives?
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November 30, 2022, 1:42 pm
Shunning
There’s a widespread notion that people who leave Orthodox communities are shunned, completely cut off by family. It’s not true — but what really happens may not be less painful.
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November 21, 2022, 1:12 pm
Telling the Tale
Why do people who have no connection to Orthodox Judaism find ‘exit stories’ so interesting, and why does telling the story feel false even when it’s completely true?
The Grand Rebbe of the Bobov Hasidic movement from New York Mordechai David Unger (centre) attaches a mezuzah (a prayer scroll) to the main doorway of a brand new Bobov Synagogue in Lampard Grove, Stamford Hill, London. (In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images via JTA)
October 6, 2020, 12:59 am
Bobov Hasidic rabbi, hailed by NYC for mask-wearing, tests positive for COVID-19
A photo of Rabbi Mordechai David Unger wearing a mask in public before Yom Kippur went viral and was used to encourage others amid surge in cases; rabbi reports mild symptoms
By Shira Hanau
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and boys, a few mask-clad due to the coronavirus pandemic, stand along a street corner in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem a few hours before the start of Yom Kippur, on September 27, 2020 (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
September 29, 2020, 10:32 pm
PM talks with Hasidic leaders amid fear of virus spread at big Sukkot gatherings
TV report says some ultra-Orthodox communities planning holiday events; health officials say virus carriers were on 17 flights from Ukraine, Belarus
By ToI Staff
Members of the Vizhnitz Hasidic sect gather in the primarily ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak late on September 28, 2020 (Screen capture; Kan)
September 29, 2020, 5:00 pm
Many ultra-Orthodox flouting virus rules entirely, reports indicate
Dense crowds seen at Yom Kippur prayers in several cases; ‘capsule program’ for yeshiva students said neglected as thousands return home for vacation without testing
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis dance at a wedding in Beit Shemesh on March 18, 2020 (screenshot: Channel 12)
March 18, 2020, 11:50 am
4 arrested after ultra-Orthodox wedding violates coronavirus restrictions
Father of the groom, an American citizen, was meant to be in self-isolation, but attended along with some 150 participants
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Haredi demonstrators clash with police outside of a warehouse in the southern town of Arad on August 11, 2019. (Screen capture/Twitter)
August 11, 2019, 7:09 pm
Clashes erupt in Arad after police raid building that was turned into synagogue
Municipality says ultra-Orthodox invaded structure that belongs to Hebrew Scouts Movement; one Haredi demonstrator reportedly arrested
By ToI Staff
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