Satmar

The critics saw hassidim, but the White House saw American Jewish leaders - opinion

Wherever we live, in Israel or America, however we vote, however we pray, we are one people. We can disagree, and we will, but we will still be able to wish each other a Shana tova.

US President Donald Trump meets with Reb Aharon Teitelbaum and Reb Zalman Leib Teitelbaum at the White House. September 4, 2026.
US President Donald Trump meets with Reb Aharon Teitelbaum and Reb Zalman Leib Teitelbaum at the White House. September 4, 2026.

Trump meeting brings estranged Satmar Rebbes face to face for first time in decades

Martin Marks, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Jewish Engagement.

Editor's Notes: The man who decides which Jews the president hears - comment

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

Trump to meet anti-Israel Hasidic rebbes at White House, raising concerns over IDF draft


Brooklyn Satmar rabbi to skip Rosh Hashanah due to rising COVID-19 cases

Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum will remain in Kiryas Joel for Rosh Hashanah because of new cases of COVID-19 in his upstate town, according to an announcement from a local synagogue shared on social media.

rand Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum speaks at a mass gathering of Satmar Hasidic Jews in New York

‘Unorthodox’ – a too-tasteful version of reality

Most of the scenes set among the hassidim are completely in Yiddish.

A SCENE from ‘Unorthodox.’

Satmar rebbe of Kiryas Yoel diagnosed with coronavirus

All Satmar institutions of both Kiryas Yoel and Williamsburg ordered shut by respective grand rabbis in US and Israel.

SATMAR HASSIDIM celebrate Lag Ba’omer in Kiryas Joel, New York, in 2012

The real reasons coronavirus is spreading in my Hasidic community

Shutting down synagogues and schools inevitably brings up dark memories in a community that consists primarily of descendants of Holocaust and persecution survivors.

This testing site for the coronavirus is at the CHAI Urgent Care facility in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn

Netflix returns to Jewish content with release of 'Unorthodox'

The show, about a young woman leaving hasidic orthodoxy for a new life in Germany, is the platform's first Yiddish language show.

Shira Haas in the Israeli drama 'Princess.' (Credit: Yes)

NJ shooting witness: We heard shooting like we've never heard before

"A lot of shots were fired," he stressed. "And then we started seeing swat teams, and crazy armored vehicles and officers showing up and knew it was serious."

Police tape.

Grapevine: Enemies within the tribe

Israelis and Palestinians find it easier to be friends and to cooperate on joint ventures when not in the region

Chef David Biton (right) with Haim Spiegel, Dan Hotels’ food and beverage manager.

Satmar grand rabbi gives $5 million to institutions refusing state money

Zalman Teitelbaum hands out donations at ‘Pure Shekel’ ceremony in Jerusalem during 10-day visit to Israel

Grand Rabbi of the Satmar hassidic dynasty Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum pictured bottom row, fifth from the right

Jerusalem honored by the Satmar Rebbe

A royal visit: The Satmar Rebbe makes a historical visit to Jerusalem

SATMAR GRAND RABBI Zalman Teitelbaum

Satmar Grand Rabbi arrives in Israel for ten-day visit

Head of the radical, anti-Zionist hassidic community Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum will distribute tens of millions of dollars to anti-Zionist communities and institutions.

The Grand Rabbi, or Rebbe, of the Satmar Hassidic community Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum arriving at Ben Gurion airport on November 19, 2019.