The wedding is the latest example of the lack of compliance in Hasidic communities with protocols ... JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong ...

The father of the bride, from the Breslov Hasidic sect ... ensure that a secret religious wedding ceremony is not held in the coming days or weeks. Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible ...

v=R3NWewukpsg. In many Hasidic Jewish communities, some married women shave their heads as part of a tradition rooted in modesty, spirituality, and religious law. This practice, which may seem ...

These songs are sometimes, at a wedding for example ... seeks to integrate Hasidic fervor with traditional Jewish intellectual endeavor. Chabad songs tend to be more of the dvaykus type, designed ...

The Jewish community, for example, was slow to respond to violence in Crown Heights, leading some to comment on the uneasiness Jews feel toward their Hasidic "brothers." On the other hand ...

According to reports, the attackers forcibly removed the man’s shtreimel, a traditional fur hat worn by married Hasidic Jewish men during Shabbat (the Sabbath), holidays, and other religious events.

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 ...