Hasidic Jews
Leaving the Hasidic Community Is Only Half the Battle
We talk to the filmmakers behind the powerful new doc 'One of Us.'
Seventy-Two Hours at the Hasidic Burning Man
Redeem your soul, stock up on groceries, or simply dance, dance, dance to the ecstatic music proclaiming God's—and Rebbe Nachman's—eternal greatness.
How Mentally Ill Hasidic Women Slip Through Cracks in the System
Isolated from secular society and often at the mercy of unlicensed therapists who can do more harm than good, it can be nearly impossible for women in New York's ultra-Orthodox world to find the help they need.
Why Some Hasidic Jews Are Loving Donald Trump's Campaign
Trump has been able to find support across all the American electorate — including in parts of the culturally isolated Hasidic community.
Who Is Watching All the Porn Marketed to Orthodox Jews?
"Frum porn" features supposedly Orthodox women in ankle-length skirts and head scarves having sex. But are ultra-religious Jews actually watching it?
We spoke with Mindy Pollak About Being Montreal's First Female Hasidic City Councillor
Pollak is working hard to create inter-cultural and inter-faith bonds in her Montreal neighbourhood.
Ultra-Orthodox Anti-Zionist Jews Held an Israeli-Flag-Burning Protest in London Yesterday
Mainstream Jews are worried that the protest against Israel might stoke anti-Semitism.
A Visit to Torah Animal World, the Largest Hasidic Taxidermy Museum on Earth
The first thing I noticed when I walked into Torah Animal World was the giant moose head on the front of the building. This is just one of the many strange and incongruous things I saw at this "spiritual taxidermy center" in the orthodox Jewish...
We Spoke to Deborah Feldman About Her New Memoir 'Exodus'
'Exodus' continues the story Deborah Feldman began in 'Unorthodox' about her escape from the Satmar Hasidic community.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Are Refusing to Join the Israeli Army
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crowded into the center of Jerusalem on Sunday to protest against mandatory armed service. As things stand, they are exempt from being drafted into the military so that they can pray a whole bunch, but a...
Celebrating Hasidic Mardi Gras in Crown Heights
The Orthodox Hasidic Jewish lifestyle seems grim and austere, but for a day during the weeklong harvest festival Sukkot, the streets of Crown Heights run wild with throngs of be-hatted and bearded Hasids drunkenly dancing in the street.