Lakewood Orthodox Jewish Wedding Hall Sued for COVID-19 Violations, Huge Parties, Trespassing, Property Damage

LAKEWOOD, NJ – In 2012, the Lake Terrace Banquet Hall in the Lakewood Industrial Park attracted national attention when it hosted then-presidential candidate Romney. That reception held for Republican donors from the…

Jackson Republicans Lose School Board Election as 10,000 Elect Town’s First Orthodox Jewish School Board Member

JACKSON, NJ – When Jackson GOP President Todd Porter found out an Orthodox Jewish man was running for a one-year seat on the Jackson Township Board of Education, he sprung into action…

Orthodox Jewish Residents in Brooklyn Burn Masks to Protest Cuomo Plan to Limit Religious Services

With a rise of COVID-19 cases in Brooklyn and other Orthodox Jewish enclaves around the state, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill “Warren” DiBlasio “Wilhelm” have decided…

New York Governor: We Must Attack COVID-19 Clusters in Orthodox Jewish Communities

NEW YORK, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday, like his counterpart Phil Murphy of New Jersey addressed the growing concern over rapidly growing COVID-19 clusters in Orthodox Jewish communities…

Jackson Council Public Land Purchase will Block Future Orthodox Jewish Development

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – When Jackson Township officials learned that a Lakewood developer was in talks with the owner of the Pushkin property, the township council went into action. Last week, the…

Plane Full of Passengers Come to Defense of Orthodox Jewish Woman Kicked off Jet Blue Flight

NEWARK, NJ – Chaya Bruck, an Orthodox Jewish woman was flying back to her home in Brooklyn on a Jet Blue flight last week when her 2-year-old daughter didn’t want to keep…

Haines Says She Didn’t Close Parks Because of Orthodox Jewish Presence in Brick

Ocean County Freeholder said many young people in the county are contracting COVID-19 coronavirus, which led her to close the parks, not reports of large numbers of Orthodox Jewish residents. TOMS RIVER-Ocean…

Growing Pains: Mo Hill Urges Additional Lighting to Accommodate Orthodox Jewish Walking Community in Toms River

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill said this week in an Asbury Park Press feature that Toms River needs to conduct streetlight inventory in the North Dover section of Toms River…

Three North Jersey towns face lawsuits over alleged Orthodox Jewish discrimination

NEWARK — During an Aug. 15, 2015 meeting, Mayor Joanne Minichetti told members of the Upper Saddle River Borough Council that a local member of the Jewish community had reached a deal…

Are Toms River Republicans Pandering for the Orthodox Jewish Vote?

Photo: Democrat gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy at a recent visit to Lakewood. Political Commentary TOMS RIVER-After a gesture of goodwill was sent by the Toms River Police Department this weekend through a…

N.J. town targets Orthodox Jewish eruvs with rule change, report says

JACKSON — The Orthodox Jewish community in Jackson won’t be allowed to construct an eruv after the township council voted Wednesday to change a local ordinance, according to a report on APP.com.…

Jackson Council Pulls Ordinance Targeting Orthodox Jewish Dormitories

The following is a brief recap of the February 28, 2017 Jackson Township council meeting. A full story will follow later today. JACKSON-When Jackson Township Council President Ken Bressi proposed a township wide…

Eastern Orthodox Churches Stand with Jewish School at Supreme Court of New Jersey

WASHINGTON, NJ – A coalition of Eastern Orthodox churches supported an Orthodox Jewish school’s right to choose its religious leaders at the Supreme Court of New Jersey today. In the case of…

Orthodox Hasidic Jewish Man Assaulted by Staten Island Teen While Walking to Synagogue

BROOKLYN, NY – An Orthodox Jewish man was assaulted on his way to prayer service at a local synagogue by a teen from Staten Island according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.…

Jackson Man Stands Up Against Orthodox Jewish Protest

JACKSON-Jackson resident Robert Skinner stood up at Tuesday night’s Jackson Township council meeting in support of a township ordinance seeking to ban dormitories and addressed the group of Orthodox Jewish men present…

Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave

LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…

Toms River Jewish Leader Calls for Investigation After “Shoot the Jews” Emergency Dispatch

The head of the Toms River Jewish Community Council is calling for an investigation into an alleged antisemitic statement captured on a fire department dispatch channel as fire district officials continue to…

Lakewood’s Kars4Kids Banned in California Because it Only Benefits Jewish Children in New Jersey

California Judge Orders Kars4Kids Ads Off Air, Says Donations Misled Donors About Where Money Went Lakewood, NJ — The familiar Kars4Kids jingle will disappear from California airwaves after a judge ruled the…

Lakewood’s explosive growth reshapes Ocean County as Orthodox community, shtickle pioneers expand outward

A decades-long population surge centered in Lakewood is driving significant demographic, housing, and political changes across neighboring New Jersey towns. Lakewood, NJ – What began as a small yeshiva community in the…

Why Does the Jewish Community Council Oppose My Plan to Halt Development? What Happens if the Council Doesn’t Pass My Plan?

Jewish Community Leaders Oppose Toms River Mayor’s Plan to Halt State-Mandated Overdevelopment By Mayor Daniel T. Rodrick | Toms River Recently, the Toms River Jewish Community Council (TRJCC) issued a statement opposing…

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