Ultra-Orthodox women in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, want to experience the joys of summer like everyone else. But that may not be possible this year, due to a lack of female lifeguards at the local ...

“Do you remember him?” Nechie Fischman’s friend asked her in November. It had been nearly a decade since the 30-year-old former Orthodox Jewish woman last saw the Brooklyn doctor. Still, she ...

“When I left my husband so my kids and I could survive, the community left me.” Thus spoke a heartbroken Hasidic woman, who was rejected by her community when she fled her 16-year marriage to an ...

NEW YORK-- It's an inspirational story about a mother, grandmother, and founder of a nonprofit. Now, the Brooklyn woman just added New York State Supreme Court judge to her resume. Acting Judge Rachel ...

Zumba has been given a kosher makeover so Orthodox Jewish women can finally join the sexy Latin-inspired fitness craze. Shimrit Adar, 31,of Shimi 2 Zumba in Brooklyn, New York, hosts women-only $10 ...

“It’ll be nice in winter,” Zissi is telling me, her sheitel-and-headband combo sparkling. “And it’s nice not worrying about the food being kosher or the clothes being modest.” We’re in the food court ...

They are a religious community known for clinging to 18th-century fashions and mores — strict rules that keep men and women apart and constraints on attire, with men favoring black suits and formal ...

How did a community renowned for its piety produce — and come to love — a provocative superstar? Michoel Schnitzler, who died of a heart attack at age 62 on Saturday, not only breathed new life into ...