One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

Frieda Vizel's path diverged from her ultra-Orthodox Jewish upbringing in New York, but instead of severing ties, she has ...

“You’re getting three generations of ultra-Orthodox for every two generations of Reform Jews in the U.S.,” said Alan Cooperman, director of religion research at the Pew Research Center.

Frieda Vizel left her ultra-orthodox lifestyle in a crisis of faith at 25 but instead of cutting ties she became a tour guide ...