Tag: New Jersey
An independent investigation into a New Jersey high school yearbook misprint, where a photo of Muslim students was mistakenly placed instead of the Jewish Student Union, concluded that it was an unfortunate error, not antisemitic.
Sue Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, has distanced herself from progressive allies by expressing strong support for Israel.
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NJ school district retracts email encouraging staff to teach about Ramadan in context of Israeli ‘genocide’ of Palestinians
A New Jersey school district retracted an email instructing staff to link lessons about Ramadan with Israel's alleged prevention of Palestinian Muslims from celebrating due to a perceived genocide by Israel.
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Parents of American-Israeli hostage hope attending Biden's State of the Union is one step closer to bringing their son home
Yael Alexander, the mother of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander taken by Hamas, hopes attending President Biden's State of the Union will draw attention to the hostages' plight.
Marlo Gorelick, inspired by her love for baking and handbags, shifted her focus during the COVID-19 pandemic to create Cake Purses, vegan leather bags resembling confectionery but not edible.
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Leah Finkelstein wants Orthodox Jews of colour to feel welcome—so she's offering to take them to shul
Leah Finkelstein, an Orthodox Jewish woman of color, has experienced exclusion and discrimination within the community, such as her son's achievement being misattributed to a white teammate.
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NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
A man in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for a series of violent attacks against Orthodox Jews in the Lakewood area.
This article discusses five key things to know about Jon Stewart's Jewish mother, Marian Leibowitz.
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Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout
The U.S. Department of Education is conducting an investigation into a New Jersey school district, Teaneck Public Schools, following allegations of an antisemitic climate.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabi has developed a game show-style program called Rischa D'oraisa to engage elementary school boys in their studies and help them apply their knowledge to different scenarios.
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New Jersey man inspired by Hamas attacks tried to join Somali terror group, prosecutors say
New Jersey man Karrem Nasr has been charged with attempting to join the al-Shabab terrorist group in order to harm the United States.
Rav Gershon Neumann, a revered rosh yeshivah, rav, and posek, passed away at the age of 76.
In this conversation with Holocaust survivor Manfred Lindenbaum, he shares his remarkable story of escaping on the Kindertransport to England at the age of seven and the challenges he faced throughout his life.
Uriel Baruch, a 35-year-old Israeli father of two, was abducted by Hamas terrorists from a music festival in Gaza on Oct. 7.
The IDF Mezuzah Project is a grassroots campaign aiming to provide mezuzot for the doorposts of every Israeli Army base as a form of Divine protection for the soldiers.
Steven Fulop, the three-term mayor of Jersey City, is running to become the first Jewish governor of New Jersey.
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NJ township will pay $575,000 to settle lawsuit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews
The township of Jackson in New Jersey has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement with the state attorney general to resolve a lawsuit alleging that local ordinances were used to discriminate against Orthodox Jews.
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Kosher bakery, under fire for refusing to make Pride pastries, welcomes Supreme Court ruling
West Orange Bake Shop, an Orthodox Jewish bakery in New Jersey, faced backlash and boycotts after refusing to fulfill an order for rainbow pastries for Pride month.
A recent gathering called Adirei HaTorah, meaning "Warriors of Torah," took place at the Wells Fargo Center near Philadelphia, where around 27,000 haredi men were in attendance.
The Adirei HaTorah gathering at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia honored a group of men engaged in full-time Torah study at Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva outside of Israel.
Sahar Aziz, a member of the Westfield Board of Education and a law professor at Rutgers University, is facing a complaint accusing her of antisemitism for critical social media posts about Israel.
In this article, readers share how they observe Shabbat in different ways.
Teach Coalitions' STEM programs in New York and New Jersey are helping Jewish day schools and yeshivot address the teacher shortage by funding STEM teachers in private schools.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and his daughter Tzipora discuss their experience navigating Tzipora's eating disorder, which created distance between them both physically and emotionally.
The recent elections in Virginia, New Jersey, Long Island, Buffalo, and Minneapolis have resulted in surprising outcomes, signaling a significant shift in the political landscape.