JTA — Two days after New York City’s mayor called out “the Jewish community” when vowing to crack down on gatherings, city police intervened in another funeral in a Jewish neighborhood, resulting in a ...

Leaders in the ultra-Orthodox community have, over the years, discovered the power they wield through coordinating a “bloc vote.” Politicians were quick to pick up on it, and in each election, a ...

In violation of the national lockdown regulations aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, thousands of people attended a funeral procession Sunday for a prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbi who died ...

JERUSALEM — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis on Sunday thronged the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, flouting the country’s ban on large public gatherings during the pandemic. The ...

A man has claimed he was subject to religious discrimination after the government refused to pay for his deceased father’s Greek Orthodox funeral when he could not afford it. Angelos Angelopoulos’ ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio said a Hasidic rabbi's funeral that drew thousands of mourners in Brooklyn "was absolutely unacceptable." De Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said they are done warning ...

An Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul is trying to negotiate Turkey's complicated Muslim-Christian relationship. An Orthodox woman prays during Christmas mass at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis thronged a pair of funerals for two prominent rabbis in Jerusalem on Sunday, flouting the country's ban on large public gatherings during the ...