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The (Congress) Polish branch of Agudas Yisroel was founded under the name Orthodox League in 1916, and became active in newly independent Poland. Much of its support came from the ranks of Gerer Hasidim. Very soon, the Polish branch became the largest and most influential division of Agudas Yisroel.
The Hasidim are first of all Orthodox Jews. They believe that the Torah, the five books of Moses, is the literal word of God, and that carrying out this word is what gives meaning and purpose to life.
Feb 17, 2021 · Suspicious of secular authority, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews have often flouted antivirus protocols. Wary of hospitals, many prefer to stay home when they do get sick. A look inside an insular ...
Sep 19, 2018 · Ms. Pulwer, now 24, had stumbled upon members of Chabad-Lubavitch, Orthodox Jews who follow the teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the group’s charismatic rabbi, who died in 1994. As she ...
The Orthodox population is itself quite diverse, with numerous subgroups, such as ultra-Orthodox or haredi Orthodox (a group that includes Hasidic Jews), centrist Orthodox and Modern Orthodox. Many Jews do not identify with any one denomination, instead describing themselves as “nondenominational,” “transdenominational,” “post ...
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Sep 6, 2023 · The intricate details are reported in one of the latest stories from Shtetl, a new website designed to provide an inside view and a critical look at the insular world of ultra-Orthodox Jews ...
Dec 9, 2021 · That is the question lately driving Shmuel Herzfeld, a trailblazing Orthodox rabbi who tools around D.C. in a menorah-decorated car trying to find ways for Jews in the nation’s capital to merge ...
