The sixth of Teves is the yahrzeit of Rav Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam, Shiniver Rov (1813-1898). The eldest son of Rav Chaim Halberstam, Sanzer Rov, he was born in Poland and at the age of fifteen he ...
The main synagogue of a Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect hosted yet another mammoth wedding celebration in defiance of COVID-19 rules Monday, with thousands of mask-free revelers in attendance.
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.