Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, 74, who took over as head of the Bobov Hasidic sect after the death of his father five years ago, died Wednesday at a hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. He became head of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn — The NYPD was ...

At a recent fundraiser for the Bobov Hasidic group attended by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, City Council member David Greenfield told the crowd that de Blasio “did not forget his friends.” Now, ...

History has a special meaning to Hasidim, as they explicitly ground themselves in the past--from their literal interpretation of the text of the Torah to the importance they place on traditional dress ...

A massive wedding for the son of a Hasidic grand rabbi took place in Brooklyn on Monday night amid the coronavirus pandemic — but law enforcement authorities said the festivities were all legal.

Key Hasidic groups are endorsing Republican Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) for governor over Gov. Kathy Hochul in the latest sign that the incumbent is struggling with historically Democratic constituencies ...

The picture of the Hasidim as members of a homogeneous closed community, people of one mind who turn their backs on the modern world, is inaccurate. There are deep differences between different groups ...

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox congregants attended an indoor prayer service in Borough Park on Friday in open defiance of Governor Andrew Cuomo newly imposed restrictions on religious gatherings in COVID ...

An Israeli news site published an article before the wedding about the secrecy involved in its planning, then replaced it with another version that said the affair would be small and in keeping with ...

A prominent Hasidic rabbi who tested positive for COVID-19 last week continued leading large indoor prayer services in Borough Park this weekend — even after the New York City Sheriff's Office issued ...

The film "The Hasidim" features Rabbi Kim Dzen as he returns to his synagogue in Brooklyn, reflecting on the spiritual journey of Jewish youth seeking identity and purpose. It discusses the ...