Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Weisz, the Brooklyn-based grand rabbi of the Spinka sect, along with four local associates, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy charges in downtown federal district court Monday.

The first snow flutters hesitantly in Brooklyn. Men wearing fur streimel hats and women wearing sheitls walk briskly past the corner of 15th Avenue and 58th Street in Boro Park as if nothing ...

This week, an undisclosed federal prison will become the new address of prisoner No. 46835-112, Naftali Tzvi Weisz, known to his thousands of followers as the Grand Rabbi of Spinka of Borough Park.

The leader of an Orthodox Jewish sect was arrested Wednesday after authorities unsealed a sweeping 37-count indictment alleging that he operated a decade-long tax fraud and money laundering scheme ...

The Hasidic Rebbe, or “Grand Rabbi,” is no ordinary Jewish spiritual leader. Unlike rabbis in other denominations, from Reform to the fervently Orthodox, the Rebbe in Hasidic communities is much more ...

Onysyp “Jimmy” Spinka Jr., Temple, died Nov. 21, 2007, in Reading Hospital after 88 years of active life. A graduate of Muhlenberg High School, Onysyp was born in Temple in 1919, where he lived among ...

Anna V. (Kline) Spinka passed away April 28, 2008, in Reading Hospital at the age of 84. Anna, a resident of Temple, was the widow of Onysyp Spinka Jr. Anna and Onysyp had been married for 64 years ...

Spinka, Katherine Marie “Kathy” (nee Wick) Age 61, a resident of Naperville, IL, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012. She was born August 15, 1950 in Sellersville, PA. Cherished wife of Harold “Hal” ...

Francis Jerome Spinka, 63, of Central City, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at his home. As per Francis' wishes, private family services will be held at a later date. Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids is ...

Elaine C. Spinka, nee Lopatin, beloved wife of Lou; devoted mother of Lori (Michael) Wuchevich, Joey and the late Allen Spinka; dear sister of Jacqueline Roth; dear sister-in-law of Arnold Spinka.