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…
Topic
Monsey
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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.…
Hasidic dynasty
Belz
Belz was founded in the early 19th century by Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, the “Sar Shalom,” in the town of Belz in Galicia. After the…
Hasidic dynasty
Vizhnitz
Vizhnitz was founded in the mid-19th century by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager in the town of Vizhnitz in Bukovina (today in…
Hasidic dynasty
Ger
Ger was founded by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, the “Chiddushei HaRim,” in the town of Ger (Góra Kalwaria) near Warsaw. Before the…
Hasidic dynasty
Skver
Skver is a branch of the House of Chernobyl, founded in the mid-19th century by Rabbi Yitzchok Twersky (Reb Itzikl) in the town…
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,…
Community
Monsey (New York)
Monsey is a hamlet in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, with a large and growing Charedi community. It is considered…
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…
Institution
Chaveirim: The Volunteers Who Come When the Car Is Stuck and the Keys Are Locked Inside
How Chaverim began in Monsey in July 1999 under Rabbi Shaya Zev Erps and grew into a worldwide network of free roadside and…
Hasidic dynasty
From 300 Survivors to a Worldwide Court: How Bobov Rose Again After the Holocaust
The story of the Bobover Rebbe R' Shlomo Halberstam (1908–2000), who started with a 16-boy yeshiva in Manhattan and rebuilt Bobov…
Hasidic dynasty
Vizhnitz in America: The Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey and His Court
The Vizhnitz dynasty from the Tzemach Tzaddik to R' Mordechai Hager (1922–2018), who came to America in 1948 and led…
Newspapers & media
Yated Ne'eman (US edition)
דער אמעריקאנער "יתד נאמן" איז געגרינדעט געווארן אין 1987 אלס א צווייג פון דעם ישראל'דיגן יתד נאמן, וואס הרב אלעזר מנחם מן שך האט…
Grocery
Evergreen Kosher Market
עווערגרין איז א גרויסע קאשערע סופערמארקעט אין מאנסי, מיט נאך צווייגן אין פאמאנא ("אפטאון") און לייקוואוד.
Grocery
Wesley Kosher
וועסלי קאשער איז א קאשערע סופערמארקעט אין מאנסי, ניו יארק.
Grocery
Rockland Kosher Supermarket
ראקלאנד קאשער איז א קאשערע סופערמארקעט אויף ארטשארד סטריט אין מאנסי.
Bakery & food
Streit's Matzos
שטרייט'ס מצות איז געגרינדעט געווארן אין 1916 אין מאנהעטן דורך אהרן שטרייט, און עס איז די איינציגע מצות-פירמע וואס ווערט נאך…
Health
Refuah Health Center
רפואה העלט סענטער איז א קליניק אין ספרינג וואלי, ניו יארק, וואס דינט די קהילה אין ראקלאנד.
Emergency
Chaverim of Rockland
חברים פון ראקלאנד קאונטי איז א פרייוויליגע ארגאניזאציע וואס העלפט מענטשן אין נויט (למשל ביי קאר-פראבלעמען), 24 שעה א טאג.
Restaurant
Kosher Castle
קאשער קאסל איז א קאשער עסן-געשעפט אין מאנסי, ניו יארק.
Bakery & food
Rockland Bakery
ראקלאנד בעקעריי אין נאנועט איז א גרויסע קאשערע בעקעריי. אין 2001 האט דער ניו יארק דאונטאון שפיטאל זיי אנערקענט פאר דעם וואס זיי…
Singer
Mordechai Shapiro
Mordechai Shapiro (born 1989) is a Monsey-born singer known for "Hakol Mishamayim" and big-production music videos.
Personality
Rabbi YY Jacobson
Rabbi YY Jacobson is a Chabad rabbi and speaker from Monsey whose classes reach thousands via TheYeshiva.net and YouTube.
Street & neighborhood
Route 59 & Monsey
Route 59 is the main road through Monsey, the largest Chasidic center in the U.S. outside New York City.
Institution
Chaverim
Chaverim is a network of Jewish volunteer groups giving free roadside and non-medical emergency help, founded in Monsey.
Institution
Refuah Health Center
A community health center in Spring Valley near Monsey, founded in 1992.
Rabbi
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky (1891–1986) was a student of Slabodka, a rabbi in Lithuania and Canada, and for many years rosh yeshiva…