Lubavitcher Rebbe Way was unveiled on President Street in Crown Heights in a lively Sunday afternoon ceremony.

The landmarks of the Hasidic neighborhood, the prayer house (the shtibl), ritual bath (mikveh), studyhouse (besmedresh), rebbe's residence, and school, are usually all within walking distance of ...

It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the Hasidic population. The Hasidim are reluctant to count themselves: when asked how many followers he had, the Lubavitcher Rebbe replied ...

In a world that has accorded the Rebbe prophetic status, he is not afraid to note his failings — such as his failure to have Chabad stay close to its Hasidic roots and to limit the role of ...

The Vizhnitzer Rebbe, leader of the Vizhnitz hasidic community, was released Wednesday from a hospital in Los Angeles, where he has been hospitalized since Purim following an operation.

That has been her go-to since she was a kid growing up Hasidic in Williamsburg. “At the end of the day, if you just ask me what I want, I will choose the food I grew up with,” said Stein when ...

When I visited the Jewish community of Antwerp 15 years ago, three things stood out for me. First, Haredi Jews traveled everywhere on bicycles — something I had never seen in my hometown of New ...

Raised in a Hasidic enclave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Stein was all but certain that her family was unfamiliar with the notion of being transgender. In their isolated community, gender roles were ...