Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she ...

open image in gallery Hasidic Jewish men chat inside Gottlieb's Restaurant on Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York (AP) The Orthodox make up 9%. The president of the Union for ...

Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and ...

So it has been maddening to see people claim that Mamdani’s win was a victory for antisemitism. A Republican running for ...

Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg ...

In 2023, a branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat opened in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park, not far from where I live. The eatery trumpets its politics; the seafood section on the menu is headed “From the ...

Mamdani’s surprise primary win leaves Orthodox leaders weighing options — and wondering if Eric Adams is still viable.

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and other candidates in NYC mayoral election sought Hasidic endorsements with Yiddish ads, ...

Discover the Chabad of Delaware County and how they transform Hebrew education into a fun experience for children.

One Satmar leader in Williamsburg told JI that he is expecting solid turnout from New York City’s largest Hasidic voting bloc ...

Brooklyn’s planned $100,000,000 medical center became an actuality over the week-end when Joseph J. Baker, prominent Jewish attorney and president of the Jewish Hospital, announced, in his ...