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Encyclopedia of the Hasidic world

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Singer

Mordechai Ben David (MBD)

Mordechai Ben David (MBD), born Mordechai Werdyger in 1951, is one of the most celebrated Jewish singers of the last…

HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children)

Institution

HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children)

HASC is a New York Jewish nonprofit for children with special needs, known for Camp HASC and the "A Time for Music" concert.

Yoely Lebovits (the "Pester Rebbe")

Badchan & comedian

Yoely Lebovits (the "Pester Rebbe")

Yoely Lebovits, known as the "Pester Rebbe", is a world-renowned Chasidic badchan and comedian.

Customs & life

Bekeshe (Bekishe)

The bekeshe is the long black silk coat Chasidim wear on Shabbos, Yom Tov and at simchas.

Nachi Gordon

Influencer

Nachi Gordon

Nachi Gordon is the founder of Meaningful Minute and the Meaningful People podcast.

Dovid Lichtenstein & Halacha Headlines

Media

Dovid Lichtenstein & Halacha Headlines

Dovid Lichtenstein hosts Headlines, a weekly radio show and podcast tackling contemporary issues through halacha.

Ari Samet

Personality

Ari Samet

Ari Samet is a Chasidish singer, actor and internet personality known for comedy videos and Yiddish songs.

The Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz)

Rabbi

The Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz)

The Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz zt"l, was one of the most influential Torah leaders of his generation, in Bnei…

Gottlieb's Restaurant

Store

Gottlieb's Restaurant

Gottlieb's is a legendary Hungarian kosher deli in Williamsburg, open since 1962.

Place

Kiryas Joel (New York)

Kiryas Joel is a village in Orange County, New York, founded by Satmar Chassidim in the 1970s at the behest of the Satmar Rebbe,…

13th Avenue (Boro Park)

Street & neighborhood

13th Avenue (Boro Park)

13th Avenue is Boro Park's commercial heart – a mile of Jewish stores, restaurants and banks.

Kugel

Food

Kugel

Kugel is a baked Jewish dish, usually of noodles or potatoes, served on Shabbos and Yom Tov.

Hasidic dynasty

Satmar

Satmar was founded in 1905 by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum in the town of Szatmár (today Satu Mare, Romania). After the war the Rebbe…

Yossi Green

Composer

Yossi Green

Yossi Green (born 1955) is a Chasidic composer who has written over 1,000 melodies for Jewish music's biggest stars.

A view of South Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Bridge

Community

Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn, New York, beside the Williamsburg Bridge that leads to Manhattan. After…

Event

9/11 and the Hasidic & Orthodox Community

Hundreds of Jews were killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York. Volunteers of Chevra Hatzalah rushed to…

Lipa Schmeltzer Backs Out Of The Big Event

Music

Jewish (Hasidic) Music in the 2000s

The first decade of the 2000s was a vibrant era for Hasidic and Orthodox music: veteran stars such as Mordechai Ben David and…

Avraham Fried

Singer

Avraham Fried

Avraham Fried (born 1959) is a beloved Chabad Chasidic singer whose career began with his 1981 debut album.

Chai Lifeline

Institution

Chai Lifeline

Chai Lifeline is a chesed organization founded in 1987 that helps families of seriously ill children and runs Camp Simcha.

Langsam and Feldman

Badchan & comedian

Langsam and Feldman

Langsam and Feldman are a beloved Yiddish comedy duo known for their humorous sketches.

Customs & life

Gartel

The gartel is the black prayer belt Chasidic men wear while davening.

Dovid Bashevkin

Influencer

Dovid Bashevkin

Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin is a rabbi, writer and host of the 18Forty podcast.

Media

Country Yossi (Yossi Toiv)

Yossi Toiv ("Country Yossi") is a singer, composer, radio host and magazine publisher, composer of "Little Kinderlach."

Uncle Moishy

Personality

Uncle Moishy

Uncle Moishy is a beloved Jewish children's entertainer who sings about mitzvos with his band, the Mitzvah Men.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky zt"l, the "Prince of Torah", was a posek and leader in Bnei Brak revered as the Gadol HaDor.

Eichler's of Boro Park

Store

Eichler's of Boro Park

Eichler's is a large Judaica and seforim store on 13th Avenue in Boro Park, with the online store 1800Eichlers.

Mahane Yehuda Market (the Shuk)

Place

Mahane Yehuda Market (the Shuk)

Mahane Yehuda, simply "the Shuk", is Jerusalem's famous market where people shop for Shabbos.

Bedford Avenue

Street & neighborhood

Bedford Avenue

Bedford Avenue is Brooklyn's longest street, running through Chasidic Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Midwood.

Cholent

Food

Cholent

Cholent is the traditional Shabbos stew, slow-cooked overnight and eaten at Shabbos lunch.

Hasidic dynasty

Bobov

Bobov traces its origins to the Galician town of Bobowa and was founded by Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, a grandson of the Sanzer Rav.…

Today in Jewish history

9 Cheshvan 5787

11 CheshvanThe Meor Einayim of Chernobyl — Founder of Chernobyl; disciple of the Baal Shem Tov (1797) source
15 CheshvanThe Chazon Ish — Leader of the Torah world in Israel (1953) source
2 KislevRabbi Aharon Kotler — Founder of Lakewood Yeshiva (1962) source

Encyclopedia of the Hasidic world

Categories

Mordechai Ben David (MBD)

HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children)

Yoely Lebovits (the "Pester Rebbe")

Bekeshe (Bekishe)

Nachi Gordon

Dovid Lichtenstein & Halacha Headlines

Ari Samet

The Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz)

Gottlieb's Restaurant

Kiryas Joel (New York)

13th Avenue (Boro Park)

Kugel

Satmar

Yossi Green

Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

9/11 and the Hasidic & Orthodox Community

Jewish (Hasidic) Music in the 2000s

Avraham Fried

Chai Lifeline

Langsam and Feldman

Gartel

Dovid Bashevkin

Country Yossi (Yossi Toiv)

Uncle Moishy

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Eichler's of Boro Park

Mahane Yehuda Market (the Shuk)

Bedford Avenue

Cholent

Bobov

Today in Jewish history

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