Parents Shunned Faigy Mayer For Leaving Hasidic Judaism
She broke free from the iron-tight grip of her ultra-conservative Hasidic community — only to kill herself after years of struggling with that decision.
Belz Hasidim: Want To Sit Next To Rebbe? Pay NIS 1,000
The Belz Hasidic movement celebrated the marriage of its rebbe’s grandson in a series of major events last week. Guests wishing to watch the senior ultra-Orthodox leadership sitting around the table of honor alongside the 18-year-old groom were asked to bid farewell to at least NIS 1,000 (about $260).