(New York Jewish Week) — The New York City Department of Education has found that 18 yeshivas are falling short of secular education standards, a landmark ruling in the ongoing fight over government ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Leaders of a Hasidic village in upstate New York slammed the New York Times on Monday for publishing a report on their community that they characterized as "false, misleading and dangerous" at a time ...

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 ...

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