Gunman indicted for shooting near Queens Yeshiva
QUEENS, NY – Jeffrey Morel was arraigned on Thursday on charges relating to a shooting in Far Rockaway that endangered students and teachers at a nearby yeshiva, as well as damaging parked…
Lakewood Yeshiva evacuated after man with a machete allegedly chased students
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Students at a Lakewood Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva told police they were approached by a man with a machete and chased down Thursday night. Lakewood police responded to the incident,…
New York Appeals Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Group
by Kate Anderson NEW YORK NY – The New York Appeals Court ruled on Thursday that Yeshiva University must recognize the LGBTQ student organization, YU Pride Alliance. In September, the Supreme Court…
Student stabbed during fight at Cross Street yeshiva in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A 15-year-old student at a Lakewood Yeshiva was stabbed during a fight reportedly by another student and was rushed to the hospital in serious condition last night. The young…
Nearly two-dozen injured in Yeshiva school bus crash in Rockland County
RAMAPO, NY – At least one person was critically injured, and more than twenty others required medical attention when a bus crashed into a house in Ramapo Thursday. Many of the injured…
Former owner of abandoned Downtown Lakehurst hardware store once sought sale to build Yeshiva
Lakehurst, NJ – The abandoned former Lakehurst Hardware store in downtown Lakehurst went out of business and has been sitting vacant since. The owner of that business Marty Flemming, a councilman in…
Child suffers serious burns in fire at Lakewood yeshiva
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A child at a Lakewood yeshiva needed to be airlifted to a regional trauma center after suffering serious burns on his legs. The incident happened yesterday afternoon. The name…
Yeshiva University Creates Its Own LGBTQ Club Amid Legal Battle Over Religious Freedom
Yeshiva University Creates Its Own LGBTQ Club Amid Legal Battle Over Religious Freedom Reagan Reese on October 24, 2022 Yeshiva University in New York City announced its creation of a LGBTQ club…
Brooklyn Yeshiva Admits to Pervasive Program and Benefit Fraud Conspiracy
Central United Talmudic Academy (“CUTA” or “the School”), a yeshiva in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, admitted today in federal court that it was involved in several overlapping frauds, including a multi-million dollar scheme to…
LGBT student club agrees to delay forcing Yeshiva University to recognize it
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – An LGBT student group has agreed to hold off on forcing Yeshiva University to formally recognize it while the Jewish school in New York City appeals a…
New York’s Yeshiva University halts student clubs in dispute over LGBT group
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Yeshiva University, ordered by a judge to formally recognize an LGBT student group even as the Jewish school in New York City argues that doing so would…
Swastika Drawn Outside Brooklyn Yeshiva
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is trying to identify a white or Hispanic male who drew a swastika on a signal box outside a Brooklyn Yeshiva. Police…
Yeshiva Student Beats U.S. Marine in Gym Pushup Challenge
A New Jersey yeshiva student and a U.S. Marine from a local recruiting office squared off in a pushup contest at a recent recruiting event. The student ended up running circles around…
America’s largest Yeshiva in Lakewood is about to get bigger after land deal signed with neighboring Georgian Court University
LAKEWOOD, NJ – America’s largest Orthodox Jewish yeshiva is going to be bigger according to an announcement today by Georgian Court University President Joseph R. Marbach. On Wednesday, the college released the…
Yeshiva World, America’s Largest Jewish News Service Launches Lakewood Centric Online News Platform
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Yeshiva World, one of America’s largest and most prominent news sources catering to the Orthodox Jewish community has announced the launch of a Lakewood-centric online news platform to…
Jack Ciattarelli slammed for campaigning without permission at America’s largest Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva
LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli was condemned this week for bringing his political campaign to a private religious institution in Lakewood Township without asking for permission, according to…
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