Hasidic Judaism, a vibrant branch of the Jewish faith, holds a distinctive place in the mosaic of religious traditions. Its rich tapestry of beliefs and practices is woven from centuries of ...

The Hasidic ideal is to live a hallowed life, in which even the most mundane action is sanctified. Hasidim live in tightly-knit communities (known as "courts") that are spiritually centered around ...

and non-Hasidic Orthodox Jews.) Generally, a strong strain of traditional folk belief, including beliefs in the "evil eye" or particular omens, as well as belief in more esoteric forecasting from ...

The Hasidic group continues to be powerful because its late leader’s believers don’t quite believe that he’s gone, writes one of his biographers. Since suffering the first of several ...

a Hasidic rabbi known as Reb Shayele whom some believe had special powers. The number of pilgrims has swelled in recent years, thanks in part to efforts by the rabbi’s descendants to elevate his ...

Hundreds of Orthodox Jews from Israel, the United States, Canada and various European countries have gathered in Lelów, near Częstochowa in southern Poland, to pray at the grave of Rabbi David ...