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Hasidic Jews

Cardi B performing in Atlanta in June 2023. (Photo/JTA-Paras Griffin-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Cardi B’s celebratory post did a lot of work with one word and two Jews

Shaina Hammerman by Shaina Hammerman August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

The platform formerly known as Twitter provides endless fodder for fresh outrage. One day last week, the most recent batch was tossed at famously wild rapper Cardi B. She took […]

Paul Kaye in "The Offering."
Posted inFilm

Do horror and Hasidism mix? A new film says yes

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 9, 2023January 9, 2023
Pedestrians walk past the Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School in the South Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

How the Jewish establishment helps fund Hasidic yeshivas

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward September 16, 2022
From the cover of "Shmutz: A Novel" by Felicia Berliner
Posted inBooks

In ‘Shmutz,’ a young woman seeks sexual liberty — while staying Hasidic

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi and Forward July 21, 2022
Julia Haart in the Netflix reality series "My Unorthodox Life." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Hasidic TV trend gets reality treatment

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 8, 2021July 14, 2021
A scene from "The Vigil."
Posted inTV & Film

‘The Vigil’: An ex-Hasidic man’s harrowing night with the dead

Laura Pall by Laura Paull February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
Nissim Black: "I usually daven with an early morning minyan, and then I usually learn for a while. And then I go out to the field and meditate." (Photo/JTA-Tziporah Litman, courtesy of Black)
Posted inMusic

Hasidic rapper Nissim Black opens up about his creative process, spirituality and Covid recovery

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 17, 2020
Reporter Ittai Shickman films himself chased by a mob of haredi Orthodox Jews while standing outside the home of a prominent rabbi in Bnei Brak, Israel. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Posted inNews

In Israel, journalists are being attacked while covering the pandemic in haredi Orthodox communities

by Sam Sokol and JTA October 23, 2020
a man in Hasidic garb in a large crowd holds up a hand-made sign that says "We will not comply."
Posted inU.S.

‘It’s totally irresponsible:’ Non-Hasidic New York Jews on the unrest in Borough Park

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Jacob Kornbluh, a reporter and a member of the Hasidic community in Borough Park, was surrounded by a large crowd led by Heshy Tischler, a local figure who has become a leader of the movement to defy Covid restrictions. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Posted inU.S.

Mob of Orthodox protesters in Brooklyn assault Orthodox journalist accused of informing on his community

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 8, 2020

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