The Rebbe of Gur departed for the United States yesterday on a special mission to lead an emergency fundraising campaign aimed at rescuing Haredi educational institutions in Israel. The Rebbe traveled ...

As a member of a family whose Gur roots run deep, I have tried hard, over the last few years, to distance myself from the conflict that has been making headlines in recent weeks. Having relatives who ...

Several Gur hasidim have announced that they received the blessing of their rebbe (hasidic leader - ed.) to leave the sect's Haifa community, Behadrei Haredim reported. According to the site, anyone ...

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Rabbi Shaul Alter broke away from the mainstream Gur community in 2019 and is now establishing institutions for his new hassidic community. The head of a breakaway faction of the haredi ...

Gur Hasidic sect followers were told the day before Simhat Torah that adults would no longer be allowed to dance with children on their shoulders, including their own children, to avoid awakening “the ...