An AI-generated Hasidic ‘rabbi’ gained thousands of followers online before being exposed, sparking debate in Israel over trust, ethics, and transparency in religious digital content.

American YouTuber Tyler Oliveira has gone viral after a video that focuses on Kiryas Joel’s insular Hasidic community, its ...

While most hip-hoppers’ touring contracts include the artists’ preferred brand of high-end liquor, rapper Moshe Reuven’s list calls for rabbi-sanctioned dairy products. “And kosher nutritious meals,” ...

Hasidic Jews are being called a lot of things as people react to the defiance of social distancing rules by a few thousand people at a funeral in Williamsburg. Many of the things they’re being called ...

The chicken coop is located about 300 feet from Lubavitcher World Headquarters in Brooklyn. It’s part of The Crown Heights ...

Documentary filmmaker Peter Santenello has gained recognition for his immersive series exploring Hasidic Jewish life. Unlike many who approach marginalized communities with preconceived notions, ...

Over the past several months, The New York Times has published investigative stories focusing on Hasidic schools in New York which have been derided by critics including the Anti-Defamation League, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Viznitz Hasidic community's plans to incorporate an almost 1.5-square-mile village in the Catskills has cleared its first ...

For almost 130 years, New York State has required private and non-public schools to offer a curriculum “substantially equivalent” to those offered in local public schools. That requirement has been ...

An upstate judge’s recent ruling on substantially equivalent education for nonpublic schools is highly problematic for Hasidic families. On the one hand, the decision by Albany state Supreme Court ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1990, the Kiryas Joel school district opened its doors — and controversy has followed it ever since. Not only did its creation ...

Surprise move not to issue statement against the legislation expected to allow it to advance while Agudat Yisrael maintains opposition to sanctions on draft evaders ...