is a fundamental value in Judaism, particularly in Hasidic communities. It applies to both men and women but is expressed differently in each case. For women, modesty extends beyond clothing to ...

It had been nearly a decade since the 30-year-old former Orthodox Jewish woman last saw the Brooklyn ... Orthodox women do not touch men unless they are related or married to them.

The stores have signs in Yiddish and Hebrew; the men wear long beards and long black garb, while the women wear wigs or scarves and modest, if often quite fashionable, clothing; the fast food ...

Thousands of Hasidic pilgrims from around the world arrive in the Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the ...

The Hasidim, or "pious ones" in Hebrew, belong to a special movement within Orthodox Judaism, a movement that ... who are apt to confuse Hasidic men, who wear beards, sidelocks, black hats ...

Interesting sites seen at the Brooklyn set of the upcoming John Turturro film “Fading Gigalo,” as actor Liev Schrieber (“Scream,” X-Men Origins ... as kosher Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn.

“I believe Zalman is a victim of an education system that I battled fiercely for decades,” one man wrote in a bid to shorten a Hasidic defendant’s sentence. (JTA) — Advocates for improving ...

Grandson to Eastern European Jews who fled during World War II, Gammerman was born in Brazil. He moved to the U.S. after ...

Netflix’s Unorthodox is one of the biggest shows of 2020 so far, following the story of Esty, a young woman who flees life in an orthodox Jewish community ... 15 children). Men grow forelocks ...

Dressed in purple and ready to save lives are the Hasidic ... large Jewish communities, but until Ezras Nashim, which means "helping women" in Hebrew, they were all run and operated by men.

When Abby Stein came out as trans, she sent shock waves through the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community. A direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder ... New York where men and women are told ...

A man who shot two Jewish men outside a pair of Los Angeles synagogues ... said the victims were targeted because of their religious clothing. At the time, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said ...