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A group of Chassidim which originated in Satu Mare, Romania, and are known for their zealous adherence to tradition, Bikkur Cholim organizations and their Anti-Zionist philosophy. Some have said they are the largest Chassidic group in the world.

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Satmar and the three oaths

I’m curious, since Satmar believes the three oaths prohibit a Zionist state of Israel, how do they reconcile it with the fact that the oaths weren’t merely for Jews to not rebel against the gentile ...
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Satmar before 1905

What did the Kehillas Satu Mare (Satmar) have in terms of minhagim, nusach, etc. before R' Yoel ben R' Chananiah-Yom-Tov-Lipa Teittelbaum founded the Satmar Hasidic Sect/Dynasty?
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Bons-mots of R' Yoel Teitelbaum

I've heard many Judaism-related witticisms attributed to the Satmar Rebbe over the years, often without sources. This has led me to wonder whether a compendium, preferably sourced, of R' Yoel ...
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Avraham going down to Mitzrayim: contradiction between the Satmar Rav and Noam Elimelech

The Noam Elimelech teaches us that Avraham Avinu went down to Mitzrayim to "influence" the wicked in his generation. In order to do this, a tzaddik sometimes needs to "descend to a ...
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Satmarer minhogim

I'm looking for a source to learn the minhogim of Satmar chassidus. I wonder how different or similar it is from a galitzianer chassidus for example, maybe it has non-chassidic hungarian influences, ...
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What will be the official language of the Kingdom of Israel?

This question assumes the correctness of the Shita that it is forbidden to use Lashon Koidesh for mundane language today. Rather I'm asking if this will or will not be the case in the restored Kingdom ...
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Divrei Yoel Al HaTorah recommendations

I have been looking for a while now, for a newly done typeset for the Divrei Yoel Al HaTorah by Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rav. The standard-edition, see here has the old Rashi-script which I can ...
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What was the Lubavitcher Rebbe's opinion on Maaneh Chochom?

Maaneh Chochom is a book written by Chabad mashpia Reb Yoel Kahn addressing the book Vayoel Moshe by the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum. I'm not familiar with either texts. I'm just curious to ...
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Bowing toward the right in Aleinu leshabei'ach

I read in the book The Rebbe that the Satmar Rebbe ztl had the custom to bow specifically toward the right at ve'anachnu kore'im but I can't find any sources to this minhag. It's certainly a ...
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Can women in modern dress dine kosher in Kiryat Joel?

The closest kosher dining to my location is in Kiryat Joel. Given the nature of that community, I am not sure if it will be comfortable for me and my friends to go to a restaurant there. Will a woman ...
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