2016-02-21 Driving through a hassidic town Kiryas Joel on Shabbat

45,398 views Feb 21, 2016, 247 likes Kiryas Joel is a village within the town of Monroe in Orange County, New York, United States. The majority of its residents are Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Jews who belong to the worldwide Satmar Hasidic dynasty. According to 2008 census figures, the village has the highest poverty rate in the nation