Bobov Hasidic rabbi, hailed by NYC for mask-wearing, tests positive for COVID-19 A photo of Rabbi Mordechai David Unger wearing a mask in public before Yom Kippur went viral and was used to encourage ...

A massive wedding for the son of a Hasidic grand rabbi took place in Brooklyn on Monday night amid the coronavirus pandemic — but law enforcement authorities said the festivities were all legal.

According to an Orthodox news site in Borough Park, Brooklyn, Rabbi Mordechai David Unger is experiencing minor symptoms. (JTA) – Just last week, a photo of a Hasidic rabbi from Borough Park wearing a ...

Just last week, a photo of a Hasidic rabbi from Borough Park wearing a mask outdoors went viral, even prompting one of New York City’s top health officials to cite him as a model of responsible ...

The day after the death of Rabbi Naftuli Halberstam, rebbe of the Bobov chasidim, his half-brother Benzion sat at the Bobover rebbe’s designated place of honor — the raised platform in the middle of ...

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox congregants attended an indoor prayer service in Borough Park on Friday in open defiance of Governor Andrew Cuomo newly imposed restrictions on religious gatherings in COVID ...

BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn — The NYPD was reportedly watching from a distance, as thousands of members of the Hasidic Bobov community arrived for a prominent wedding Monday night in Borough Park, with the ...