What the Hasidic shtiebel meant for Jewish male immigrants

What the Hasidic shtiebel meant for Jewish male immigrants

Walk down the right street, take the right staircase, and behind an unmarked door you might come across a shtiebel — an informal Jewish prayer room that serves as a gathering place for a small, close-knit congregation. Often tucked into the overlooked corners of a town or city, a shtiebel might be found in a modest hut on the outskirts, a tenement basement, a quiet storefront or even a rented room within a larger synagogue. The shtiebel in Easte…