Hasidism is not a denomination but an all-embracing religious lifestyle and ideology, which is expressed somewhat differently by adherents of the diverse courts (also called "sects"). The Hasidic ...

Sara Glass left her Orthodox community, became a therapist and finally came out as a lesbian. Now she tells her story to ...

These two outlooks are reflected in cultural expression and stylistic differences between Hasidic sects. Songs, for example, originating from the first branch of Hasidim, are generally more ecstatic.

A major Hasidic sect in Israel has announced it will double matchmaker compensation for marriages involving men and women over the age of 20, in a bid to address what insiders describe as a ...

The Hasidic sect is one of the most closeted anywhere; miles apart from mainstream Jewry, it is a private population with its own language (Yiddish) and its own extremely strict religious rules.

On Holocaust Memorial Day, the story of the popular 'Ani Maamin' tune takes on new meaning as a song of faith and hope - and as one devoted hasid's last gift to his beloved rebbe and the Jewish world.