Overview

• Frieda Vizel’s sold-out mid-June tours in Williamsburg and growing YouTube following illustrate the community’s embrace of cultural outreach beyond its traditional boundaries.
• Rabbinically approved preloaded media devices let members access curated content without risking exposure to unrestricted internet.
• High birth rates and early marriages are driving projections that the Haredi population could double in size over 15 years and constitute a third of American Jews by 2063.
• Orthodox groups are deploying unprecedented levels of funding and strategic networks to influence policy and elections, marking the most organized political activism in the community’s history.
• June’s electoral season delivered mixed outcomes: Orthodox-endorsed candidates underperformed in New York City’s Democratic primary while the Reform movement won the most seats at the World Zionist Congress, reshaping leadership dynamics.