NETANYA, Israel — The marriage ceremony is perhaps the greatest highlight in the life of an ultra-Orthodox Jew. And when it comes to the community's most prominent members, it turns into a public ...

A macro look at where the population grew in upstate New York since 2010 shows enormous gains in Orange County. But there is a unique reason. The village of Kiryas Joel, coterminous with the town of ...

Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP ...

Jewish writer Shulem Deen said he was born into a world of complete passivity, with major life decisions made for him, including whom to marry and what names to give his children. That was true until ...

Frieda Vizel's path diverged from her ultra-Orthodox Jewish upbringing in New York, but instead of severing ties, she has forged a unique role as an online personality and guide, offering outsiders a ...

NEW YORK — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the tight-knit ...