New Jersey
Love at 88, 96: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul
A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.
AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires
'Cheap Jew': NJ police officer punished for reporting antisemitism, lawsuit says
NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'
A New Jersey man came to Israel for his son’s birth but joined the IDF to fight Hamas
He hadn’t been on reserve duty since he left for the US, but he called his officer. They were both in shock. On October 8, Elimelech joined his tank unit, attached to a mandatory service brigade.
NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
In April 2022, Dion Marsh perpetrated a series of attacks against Orthodox Jews in and around Lakewood, a city in central New Jersey that is a hub of Orthodox Jewish life.
Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout
The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into a New Jersey school district that has come under fire for what Jewish parents allege is an antisemitic climate since October 7.
The duffel bag brigade: A New Jersey group helping Israel's war effort
A New Jersey ad hoc group springs into action with supplies for Israel’s war effort.
Bomb threat at New Jersey mall forces Black Friday shoppers to evacuate
"The New Jersey State Police is investigating a bomb threat at the American Dream Mall," Governor Murphy said in a post on the X social media network.
Grenade found strapped to utility pole near synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey
Police continue to investigate the incident although currently no information has been released to the public as to the perpetrators or their intentions.
Presidential candidate Chris Christie visits Israel, vows to share atrocities witnessed
Christie urged protestors to “come to Israel and see it for yourself.” • “If you don’t understand the stakes after seeing this, then you’re lost.”
US Senator Menendez rejects calls to step down from Congress
Menendez has stepped down temporarily from his role as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Israeli citizen killed in New Jersey helicopter crash
Local news outlets confirmed the time and location of the crash in South Brunswick, New Jersey.
NJ township to pay $575,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit against Orthodox Jews
Jackson is now required to notify the state of any decision or regulation that would affect local religious land use or practice.
