New Yorkers of a certain age remember well the many weeks in which the city seemed gripped almost exclusively by the fervor—and drama—surrounding the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, as he lie in ...

Eli Bibas and his wife, Edna, parents of former hostage Yarden Bibas and parents and grandparents of Shiri and Ariel and Kfir ...

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Concern is mounting in the Belz hasidic sect following a recent deterioration in the health of the Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi ...

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell shared a personal photo of herself praying at the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneerson to mark the 25th anniversary of his death. Campbell appeared to be ...

Great leaders don’t set out to change history, but respond to history’s call for change when it comes knocking on their door. On the 12th of January this year, the 10th day of Shvat on the Hebrew ...

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo picked up the phone and called the spiritual leader of the New York Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel, Satmar Grand Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, to try to shake a compromise ...