Crown Heights

Abuse

Sinister ploy by conspiracy theorist filmmaker targets activist and victim of child sexual abuse

Manny Waks, a renowned Jewish activist, gave a moving interview on camera about his experiences as a victim of child sexual abuse. The filmmakers used it to advance a lie about the 770 excavations

Chabad

For Chabad women emissaries, a chance to study, network, shop, and arrange a shidduch

With women gathered from all over the world, Crown Heights is bustling with activity, with everything from lectures on Hasidism to a six-day "Shopaganza"

Chabad

The Tzfatim of 770: a three-decade saga of anarchy and mayhem at Chabad headquarters

How a group of anti-establishment yeshiva students from the Israeli city of Tzfat have come to define the most radical expressions of Chabad messianism

Chabad

The tunnel mayhem at 770 was bizarre. Some of the reactions were even more so

From the antisemitic to the earnest to the comedic, it was a field day for all — including, apparently, those who got arrested

Chabad

Chaos in 770 as extremists vandalize shul, mini riot erupts, leading to several arrests

Vandals were also responsible for the recently discovered tunnels under the main Chabad shul, which led officials to summon repair workers who were today prevented from work

Yeshivas

State finds another 12 Hasidic schools offer inadequate secular education

The state told the schools to submit timelines within 60 days on how they intend to make progress on reaching substantial equivalency

Haredi Life

Year end reflections on Shtetl’s first ten months of reporting: the top issues of 2023

With the intimate familiarity of insiders but free from the usual top-down oversight of Haredi media, we reported on everything from the Satmar rebbe's bragging about deceiving legislators to Agudah's efforts to keep the Times from winning a Pulitzer

Crown Heights

Tunnels found under 770 Eastern Parkway

Engineers have been called to inspect the building for structural damage, and the women's section on Kingston Avenue is closed off