Here in NYC, when Hasidim attack, the violence is usually reduced to running goy cyclists off the road or fisticuffs over Satmar schisms. But up in Rockland County, it's all HDP (Hasids Don't Play). An orthodox Jewish father of four is currently hospitalized with third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body after another orthodox Jew allegedly tried to burn his house down—because he started taking his family to a different synagogue. more ›

There is a new site for local Orthodox Jews to go to in order to find a potential partner within the faith; the catch about this one though is that it's designed for those who have already committed elsewhere through marriage. The Post reports on the recently launched site Shaindy, named after its creator's first mistress. The Midwood founder says that he got the idea "from Hasids he met in chat rooms seeking adulterous action." He would also only give his name as "Jerry," due to fear of "rabbidinical retribution." The one rabbi the paper did talk to, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of "Kosher Adultery: Seduce and Sin with Your Spouse," simply said, "Adultery is going to do nothing to your marriage except destroy it." Jerry says that in its first week, already 350 members have signed up for the site, despite any naysaying from Jewish officials. He says, "Of course they are ALREADY putting pressure on this site. But this site is only intended for adults who can think for themselves and make their own judgments." more ›

The NY Post has a follow-up to yesterday's story about a man in Williamsburg who found himself surrounded and detained by a group of two dozen Hasidics after going into a store and yelling at the shopkeeper that he "hated Jews" and that they "should all die." The paper released the name of the man, Ben Kircher, who was not arrested because no charges were pressed and spoke to his father, Ben Kircher Sr. His dad, who is estranged from the 28-year-old, says, "I don't want people to think it's a hate crime. It's a drunk thing. He's not that kind of person when he's not drinking," more ›

An unusual incident occurred in Williamsburg yesterday when a man was surrounded and detained by a group of two dozen Hasidics after causing a disruption in a local store and knocking the hat off a 13-year-old boy. In an article in today's NY Post (titled "Vigilante Oyz in the 'Hood"), the paper reports that the man allegedly came into Division Mini Mart on Clymer Street, threw two watermelons to the ground and began cursing at the storekeeper yelling, "I hate Jews! You should all die!" As he left the store, he swatted off the black fedora of a nearby Orthodox boy. Outside he was then brought down to the ground and surrounded by members of Shomrim, a volunteer community patrol. However, once cops did arrive, no one in the group would come forward to press charges against the man and he was let go. The man told cops that he was sorry and didn't mean it. more ›