Sanzer Rebbe's aide passes away

Rabbi Yitzhak Eizik Meir Zalmanowitz, longtime aide to the Sanz Rebbe and spiritual guide to generations of students, passes away following decades of dedicated service to the hasidic community.

Hasidic leaders:

'IDF draft strictly forbidden by Torah Law'

Prominent Hasidic rabbis in Israel issue halakhic ruling prohibiting enlistment in IDF, including in haredi-specific tracks, warning of spiritual dangers and accusing military programs of attempting to alter the identity of Torah-observant Jews.

On the definition of Jewish Nationhood

When the Klausenburger Rebbe demanded the curses be read aloud.

Shock among Sanz hassidim as leader suddenly dies

Rabbi Moshe Reich, prominent hassidic leader and philanthropist in Jerusalem, passes away suddenly at the age of 62.

Sanz-Zhmigrod Rebbe passes away in Bnei Brak

Rabbi Chaim Naftali Aharon Halberstam dies of heart attack at 64.