Another Arrest in Rapfogel Case
Authorities charged the owner of a New York insurance company with helping William Rapfogel, the former chief of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty,...
Brooklyn Hebrew charter school gets F in N.Y. evaluation
A Brooklyn academy touted as the model for a national movement of Hebrew charter schools received an F on its New York City Department...
This Sunday Tell Kerry: We’re Keeping Samaria for the Wine
Will the secretary of State understand that the Israeli wine renaissance is taking place in the Shomron region, and therefore we're not letting it go?
Crown Heights ‘Knockout the Jew’ Attacks Serial Hate Crimes
Is it 1939 already?
As Lieberman Retakes the Helm, Defeated Ayalon Takes YU Job
Absent much to do in the home country, Ayalon got a job teaching at YU, where America's future diplomats usually don't come from.
NY Superintendent Defends Schools Districts on Rampant Antisemitism
The superintendent of a New York State school district that has been accused of anti-Semitic harassment said the district “has a long history of...
Subway Kiddush Hashem Photo Goes Viral
Providing comfort on the Q train.
First-Ever Certification of Spiritual Care Providers in Israel
The certification ceremony took place during the 10th annual spiritual care conference.
For 5,200 Rabbis and Guests, a Night of Inspiration
It was the culmination of four days of learning, togetherness and inspiration that the Lubavitcher Rebbe first encouraged his shluchim to convene back in 1983.
Democrats Take Virginia, NY City, Christie Keeps Jersey, Weed Tax Wins
In a sense, it's not so much that the country is moving to the left, it's that the Republicans have moved away from the country.
Website Helps Sandy Victims and Non-Profits Find Grants
Funding sources are invited to publicize grants at no cost.
Five Parties Call Nov. 5 Ballot ‘Flawed, Defective and Prejudicial’
The chairpersons of five political parties and several candidates in the November 5 General Election in New York City, arguing that the ballot that...
Don’t Miss the Lower East Side 5th Jewish Heritage Festival
Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:45 AM to 4:00 PM
LESJC KLING & NIMAN FAMILY VISITOR CENTER
400 GRAND STREET (between Clinton & Suffolk Sts)
Insider's Walking Tours...
Court Blocks Scheindlin Anti-Stop-and-Frisk Tirade, Lhota: Bravo!
Lhota loves the stop-and-frisk court ruling, de Blasio ‘disappointed.'
Cemetery Embezzler Pays Restitution, Gets Five Years’ Probation
Ilana Friedman and her husband Arthur charged tens of thousands of dollars using the cemetery’s credit cards.
Joseph Hayon Runs For City Council
Joseph Hayon, the Republican candidate for city council in the 44th district (Boro Park, Kensington, Midwood and Flatbush), is no stranger to running for office.
Orthodox Jewish Vote Major Focus of Both Mayoral Campaigns
Lhota admitted that he couldn't pronounce the term "metzitzah b’peh," an issue of concern that was brought up several times throughout the day.
Deutsch Picks Up More Endorsements For City Council
The endorsements from the Sephardic National Alliance and Sephardic Voters League helped establish Deutsch as the front-runner in the race within a race for the support of the Sephardic community.
Calif. Rabbi Arrested On Child Sex Abuse Charges From N.Y.
A rabbi was arrested at the Beverly Hills, California Jewish youth center for child sex abuse charges in New York, the Jewish Journal of...
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks to Join Faculty at YU and NYU
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the UK, will join the faculties of Yeshiva University and New York University
NY Deliveryman Awarded $900,000 in Anti-Semitism Suit
Anti-Semitism is for Europeans, right? Sure, there is a swastika here or there in the US, but would a NY restaurant manager mock a Jewish worker and make fun of the Holocaust? Yes, he can. Aliyah, anyone?
Lack of ‘Kosher Cop’ in New York a Problem for Kosher Consumers
The departure of the head of the Kosher Law Enforcement Division of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has created a...
Lhota: De Blasio Is Dinkins 2.0
“Did you miss me?” Lhota responded with a devilish smirk when asked by a Capital New York reporter about his new aggressive style.
Video: Questions for Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota
Earlier on the campaign trail both candidates met with a Jewish Press panel.
Questions for Joe Lhota
The Jewish Press recently asked New York City Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota to address issuesof concern to the city’s Jewish community.
Bloomberg First to Receive ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the first recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize, which is being called the “Jewish Nobel Prize”...
Glatt Kosher Company Donates $10,000 in Hotdogs to Soup Kitchen
Glatt kosher hotdog manufacturer Abeles & Heymann is donating $10,000 in hotdogs to the Masbia soup kitchen.
Libyan Al Qaeda Terrorist to Appear in NY Court Tuesday
Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Anas al Libi, snatched off the streets in Libya last week by U.S. soldiers, is expected to appear in federal...
De Blasio Intervened to Save Anti-Israeli Protester from Jail
Bill de Blasio intervened in in charges against a teacher at his daughter’s school and who protesting Israel’s policies in Gaza in 2004 and...
Rav Ovadia Comment Earns Lhota the Haredi Wrath
Bill de Blasio may well be measuring the drapes of Gracie Mansion as a new poll shows him with a commanding 44 point lead.