Rockland

December 28, 2023

State senator Bill Weber attends Hasidic wedding in Monsey

December 26, 2023

YY Jacobson on Neturei Karta: ‘I doubt they’re really Jewish,’ claims they are agents of Iran

The popular Chabad rabbi said members of the anti-Israel group are “very sick people” and their actions “like marching with Hitler”

December 22, 2023

Roundup: Overcrowding complaint at 770, new Yiddish play about a Hasid turned Christian, and more Haredi news this week

This week's most notable Haredi stories in other media

December 18, 2023

Rockland advocacy group defends against charges of antisemitism, threatens libel lawsuit

CUPON-Nanuet is threatening to sue Lohud over its coverage of a court case involving an Orthodox school

December 14, 2023

Roundup: Zoning code changed in Jackson Township, Orthodox Jews discriminated against in Rockland town, and other Haredi news this week

This week's most notable Haredi news in other media

December 12, 2023

Satmar community touts 24,000 students in flagship school systems, highlighting rapid growth and its broader impact

Figures align with broader estimates of Haredi growth rates, which have resulted in a global population of 2.1 million, approximately one-third of which live in the NYC metro region

December 8, 2023

Roundup: House speaker supports yeshiva status quo, requests for gun permits up in Lakewood, and other Haredi news

This week's notable stories from the Haredi world

December 5, 2023

‘Satmar Hasidic Jews are certainly not antisemitic’: Nadler invokes Haredi anti-Zionism on floor of Congress

Several congressmen with Haredi constituents opposed a GOP-sponsored resolution that declares all expressions of anti-Zionism to be antisemitic, noting that many Haredim are themselves anti-Zionist

November 22, 2023

Amid rising Haredi sympathy for Israel, Satmar rabbis issue harsh media guidelines for war coverage

In a strident stance against Zionism, leading Satmar rabbis issued strict guidelines to Haredi news media, warning against showing support for Israel or the IDF

November 20, 2023

Orthodox residents of Rockland gather with congressman Mike Lawler in show of support for Israel

A spirited group of several hundred waved US and Israeli flags, prayed, sang, and chanted slogans at a rally followed by a town hall meeting

November 9, 2023

Roundup: NYC to reduce fraud in special education services, Mayor Adams mourns death of former Shmira leader, and other news

Shtetl News Roundup: The biggest news in the Haredi world this week, besides Tuesday’s election

November 8, 2023

Four takeaways from Tuesday’s general election within Haredi communities

Election results in Rockland, Brooklyn, and Lakewood, New Jersey