New Jersey

New Jersey condo to resume Shabbat elevator service after settling with residents who sued

Dozens of residents charged in a June lawsuit that The Colony was discriminating against religious residents by turning off the elevators’ Shabbat setting.

1,000 attend Yom Kippur service at minor league ballpark in New Jersey

The worshippers were able to sit socially distanced but also see each other,

NJ town settles federal lawsuit to allow Chabad congregation to expand building

The town of Woodcliff Lake also will pay the Valley Chabad $1.5 million in damages to resolve a second suit.

United States

Newark mayor wants to ban white supremacists from the city

United States

Federal lawsuit accuses New Jersey township of discriminating against Orthodox Jews through zoning laws

Bonds of Life

Elliot Samet, 69, beloved pediatrician who helped establish Passaic Hatzolah

United States

NY man charged with harassment for claiming Jews responsible for coronavirus

Bonds of Life

Martin Fox, 95, past president of JTA and Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ

United States

New Jersey man arrested after threatening Orthodox Jews for ignoring coronavirus restrictions

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaking at American Friends Of Rabin Medical Center 2019 Gala at The Plaza Hotel on November 11, 2019 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

United States

Facebook map shows Lakewood, an Orthodox stronghold in New Jersey, spreading coronavirus

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