Posts Tagged: Hasidic Jews
Who Is Really ‘Insular’ — Hasidim? Or New York Times Editors?
The New York Times likes using the word “insular” to describe Hasidic Jews. It likes it so much that it uses the term twice in...
Gut-Wrenching Film Looks at Problems in the Hasidic World
Some horror films keep you up at night without a monster -- and the blistering and mesmerizing documentary "One of Us" is one of them. There is no...
Hasidic Judaism Founder’s Meditation Cave Purportedly Discovered in Ukraine
JNS.org - Hasidic Jewish researchers claimed that they have discovered the meditation cave of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, who founded the broader Hasidic movement. The famed...
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen Talks About Jewish Influence on His Comedic Career, Playing Hasidic Jews With His Brother
Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen started writing comedic sketches as a young boy and would put on Jewish-themed shows at old age homes with his brother,...
Jimmy Kimmel Challenges Audience With ‘Hipster or Hasidic’ Beard Game (VIDEO)
Wrapping up his "Back to Brooklyn week," Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday tested the audience of his late-night talk show by having them distinguish between different bearded men. After describing Brooklyn as...
Discrimination Against Hasidic Jews Matters Too…
Every so often I see a press release that causes a double take. Last week's came from the Town of Mamakating, in upstate New York's...
An Inside Look at the Hasidim (REVIEW)
The sight of young girls in pinafores and young boys wearing peyos - sidelocks - dangling over their ears is a sure sign that you...
Art Exhibit in Brooklyn Examines Hasidic Dress and Culture
There are two ways people typically explore Hasidic subjects through art. It is either a sensitive portrayal of a tradition they are a part...
Chasidic Jews Battle it Out With New York City Buses for Parking Space in Williamsburg
Two Chasidic Jews are making life difficult for MTA bus drivers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn by moving a city no-parking sign, cementing it into the...
Chasidic Boy Wins Chinese Dance Contest (VIDEO)
This one just leaves us, well, thrilled. A video that's begun to make the rounds on YouTube shows a young Chasidic man dancing wildly onstage...
Two Men Attempt to Run Over Hasidic Jews in New York
Two men in upstate New York have been arrested and charged with crimes after they allegedly drove a vehicle into a crowd of Hasidic Jews...
NYC Bike-Share Program Left Out of Orthodox Brooklyn Community
Next month, New York City will join the likes of London and Washington D.C. when an ambitious bike-sharing program is launched, in order to improve...
Jews for the Church of Latter-Day Saints
Thus far, the 2011-2012 Republican primary has been a fascinating political theater involving one frontrunner - Mitt Romney - and myriad "Romney alternatives" that have...
