hassidim

Was Bnei Brak Jewish community's founding blessed by a hassidic rebbe?

Did the Sochaczewer Rebbe stand in the street of Bnei Brak and pronounced this rare blessing with God’s name.

By LEVI COOPER
20/05/2023

Hassidic rabbi releases 'kosher' AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT

After the Skver hassidic movement banned artificial intelligence, Rabbi Moishy Goldstein created Kosher.Chat, an AI chatbot with answers appropriate for Orthodox Jews.

07/05/2023

Don’t miss the opportunity to integrate haredim in Israel - opinion

Seventy-five years after David Ben-Gurion gave the famous exemption to 400 yeshiva students, the state is again facing a critical juncture.

27/04/2023
A mezuzah

Why American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship

At a concert in Times Square on Saturday night, thousands of teens gathered to sing Jewish songs — and witness the mezuzah being hung.

By JACOB HENRY/JTA
02/03/2023

Achieving intense 'devekut' during eating: Tales of hassidic masters

Devekut during prayer is not an innovation; that is exactly what we strive for during prayer. But to achieve a state of devekut while eating – that is truly a laudable feat!

By LEVI COOPER
18/02/2023

A look at the synagogues in the Israeli haredi city of Bnei Brak

Try to visit the Israeli haredi city of Bnei Brak on Shabbat and let yourself feel part of a community and way of life that is rarely on the tourist agenda.

By JACOB SOLOMON
04/02/2023

Intense ‘devekut’: The goal of the Jewish mystic

The term devekut is often rendered in English as “cleaving.” Alas, using an English term that is not part of common speech hardly clarifies the experience being described.

By LEVI COOPER
21/01/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoes anti-Hasidic bill

The recently re-elected New York State official vetoed a bill that was designed to keep ultra-Orthodox Jews out of specific communities.

Hanukkah: World's largest menorah set up in New York City by Chabad

The world's largest Hanukkah menorah has been set up by Chabad in New York City and will be lit by Mayor Eric Adams and Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan.

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