After disavowing her strict religious upbringing, Abby Stein came out as transgender. She is now the subject of a new play by ...

Hasidic Judaism, a vibrant branch of the Jewish faith, holds a distinctive place in the mosaic of religious traditions. Its rich tapestry of beliefs and practices is woven from centuries of ...

The funeral was held for the young Hasidic couple Nachman and Raizel Glauber, both 21, killed heading for the hospital to deliver their first child. Nachman Glauber and his pregnant wife ...

Winning the National Jewish Book Award for his debut novel 'The Last Dekrepitzer' at age 74, banjo-playing law prof Howard ...

Nechemya Weberman, a leader in Brooklyn’s Satmar Hasidic community, was convicted today of 59 counts of sexual abuse and now faces more than 30 years in prison, the Associated Press reports.

A Jewish-owned business grows in Manhattan, taking over a space that was once the flagship of yet another Jewish-owned ...

An outsider visiting a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn is likely to be struck immediately by just how Hasidic it looks. The Hasidic parts of Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Boro Park are lively ...

A LIFE APART aims to present many aspects of American Hasidic life on film, exploring underlying struggles such as tensions between modernity and traditionalism. We aim to convey the Hasidim's ...

That has been her go-to since she was a kid growing up Hasidic in Williamsburg. “At the end of the day, if you just ask me what I want, I will choose the food I grew up with,” said Stein when ...

Six New York City yeshivas lose school status, state funding over education standards. Yeshivas in Orange, Rockland counties are expecting similar actions.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Council of Jewish Organizations (COJO) of Staten Island says it will host “the largest pre-Passover ...