Editing Monsey, New York (section)

=== Jewish community ===
Monsey is a major center of [[Orthodox Judaism]] in the United States, along with several other cities such as [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]], [[Kaser, New York|Kaser]], [[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]], and [[New Square, New York|New Square]]. It is the largest center of [[Hasidic Judaism]] in the U.S. outside New York City, with approximately 5,400 households (4.2% of the world's Hasidic population).<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Wodzinski|first=Marcin|title=Historical Atlas of Hasidism|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2018|pages=194}}</ref> The migration to Monsey began in the late 1940s when New York City's Orthodox Jews were seeking affordable real estate for their quickly growing communities. These spaces offered the possibility of moving en masse and establishing enclaves where they could lead lives based on ''[[halakha]]'' (Jewish religious law) without coming into regular conflict with non-Orthodox neighbors. This represented a major, distinct suburban demographic shift for these communities.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Margulies|date=2000|title=The Spatial Culture of the Hasidic Community|journal=Columbia University|pages=40–60, 117–20}}</ref> Major Hasidic sects represented in Monsey include [[Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)|Satmar]], [[Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)|Vizhnitz Monsey]], [[Sanz]] and [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]], with the [[rebbe]]s of [[Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev|Berditchev]], [[Lizhensk (Hasidic dynasty)|Lizensk]], Lizensk (Rokeah), [[Nikolsburg (Monsey)|Nikolsburg]], Sambor Yerushalayim-Monsey, [[Sassov (Hasidic dynasty)|Sassov]], Shinave, [[Spinka (Hasidic dynasty)|Spinka Monsey]], [[Stanislov (Hasidic dynasty)|Stanislov]], and Vizhnitz Monsey sects residing in the community.<ref name=":1" /> Vizhnitz maintains a cemetery in Monsey.<ref>(May 18, 2020) [https://hamodia.com/2020/05/18/viznitz-bais-hachaim-monsey-close-rosh-chodesh-sivan/ "Viznitz Bais Hachaim in Monsey to Close Before Rosh Chodesh Sivan"], ''Hamodia''. Retrieved June 16, 2022.</ref>

On December 28, 2019, Monsey was the site of [[Monsey Hanukkah stabbing|a mass stabbing]] in the home of a Hasidic rebbe of the [[Koson (Hasidic dynasty)|Kosonyu sect]] who was hosting a [[Hanukkah]] party, leaving four injured and one dead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/29/stabbing-hanukkah-celebration-several-attacked-suburban-nyc/2768396001/|title=5 stabbed in 'act of domestic terrorism' at Hanukkah party; suspect held on $5 million bail|author1=Christopher J. Eberhart|author2=Steve Lieberman|author3=John Bacon|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Emma|date=2019-12-29|title='We're Not Safe as Jews in New York'|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/12/morsey-attack-new-york-city/604222/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref>