A massive wedding for the son of a Hasidic grand rabbi took place in Brooklyn on Monday night amid the coronavirus pandemic — but law enforcement authorities said the festivities were all legal.

Bobov Hasidic rabbi, hailed by NYC for mask-wearing, tests positive for COVID-19 A photo of Rabbi Mordechai David Unger wearing a mask in public before Yom Kippur went viral and was used to encourage ...

According to an Orthodox news site in Borough Park, Brooklyn, Rabbi Mordechai David Unger is experiencing minor symptoms. (JTA) – Just last week, a photo of a Hasidic rabbi from Borough Park wearing a ...

The day after the death of Rabbi Naftuli Halberstam, rebbe of the Bobov chasidim, his half-brother Benzion sat at the Bobover rebbe’s designated place of honor — the raised platform in the middle of ...

Just last week, a photo of a Hasidic rabbi from Borough Park wearing a mask outdoors went viral, even prompting one of New York City’s top health officials to cite him as a model of responsible ...

The main synagogue of a Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect hosted yet another mammoth wedding celebration in defiance of COVID-19 rules Monday, with thousands of mask-free revelers in attendance.

At a recent fundraiser for the Bobov Hasidic group attended by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, City Council member David Greenfield told the crowd that de Blasio “did not forget his friends.” Now, ...

Throngs of mourners filled the streets of Borough Park in Brooklyn last night for the funeral of Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, the leader of the Bobov sect, who died yesterday at age 74. Halberstam, ...