New Square

Chaya Chana Twersky, who helped her husband build a suburban haven for Skverer Hasidim, dies at 81

A daughter of Hasidic royalty who became a central figure in the all-Jewish hamlet of New Square, New York.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 20, 2024 3:59 pm

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8-year-old boy who is reportedly descendant of prominent Hasidic rabbi dies in NY boating accident

Yosef Goldman, the great-grandson of Rabbi David Twersky, known as the Skverer Rebbe, died after a boat capsized.

October 20, 2019 3:21 am

Skverer rebbe’s employee accused of secretly filming nude couples at NJ motel

The driver and former chef for a Rockland County Hasidic grand rebbe is suspected in several other voyeurism cases, police officials said.

May 25, 2016 4:09 pm

Reporter's Notebook

The Hasidic bloc vote, Bernie and Hillary’s Empire State of mind and other NY campaign notes

By Uriel Heilman April 12, 2016 2:57 pm

Hasidic Jews help rescue woman who jumped off George Washington Bridge

February 4, 2016 4:50 pm

In Rockland County, non-Orthodox try to create alternative to Hasidic dominance

By Uriel Heilman February 19, 2015 5:35 pm

Pomegranate juice a vehicle for Hasidic help and healing

By Uriel Heilman January 7, 2015 5:20 pm

Torah too R-rated for some Hasidim, so they edited it

By Uriel Heilman July 2, 2014 10:43 am

New Square rebbe seeks dismissal of arson suit

By Miriam Grossman July 20, 2011 8:17 pm

In New York shtetl where arson attack occurred, the rebbe’s word is law

By Alex Weisler June 6, 2011 6:37 pm

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