Hasidic Judaism, a vibrant branch of the Jewish ... Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787-1859), also known as the Kotzker Rebbe, challenged his followers to confront the illusions and pretensions ...
Matisyahu’s personal and religious journey — from non-religious stoner teen to Hasidic reggae rocker to non-Orthodox Jewish symbol — has been tracked closely in the media. On Friday night ...
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 ...
but adhere to the rebbe's anti-Zionist positions. In recent years, the Hasidic community, especially its Yeshivas, came under a barrage of attacks by liberal media outlets driven by anti-Orthodox ...