A new Yiddish hip-hop song has appeared on YouTube sharply criticizing Hasidic yeshivas who refuse to accept students whom they consider at risk of going “off the derech,” or leaving the community.

The story of an African American gang member in Seattle reinventing himself as a Hasidic Jewish rapper in Jerusalem might not sound like your typical comedy series. But then, Nissim Black — the ...

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max is developing Motherland Bounce, a comedy based on the life of Hasidic hip-hop star Nissim Black, from writer/comedian Moshe Kasher and The Gilded Age executive producer/director ...

Nissim Black used to be a gang member and “gangsta” rapper. He’d been to prison. And he’d always been a faith seeker. Now, the Seattle artist’s music focuses on the values of his religion — Judaism.

The show will tell the story of his days in a Seattle gang to a devout Orthodox family man — and hip hop star. (JTA) – HBO Max is currently producing a new comedy series based on the life of former ...