WILLIAMSBURG (VosIzNeias) – On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish woman was walking with her children in Williamsburg. While she was walking, a youngster ran up from behind her and pulled off her wig and headscarf. The incident occured in the area of Myrtle Ave & Marcy Ave, and was caught on tape. […]

NEW YORK (VosIzNeias) – Rev. Al Sharpton has a well documented history of anti-semitic and hateful rhetoric. Jews all over still recall his racist incitement that led to the Crown Heights riots in 1991. The riots famousy led to the murder of Yankel Rosenbaum. About three hours after the riots began, early on the morning […]

GOSHEN (VosIzNeias)  LEGOLAND New York Resort is scheduled to open in 2020 in the beautiful Hudson Valley town of Goshen, near Route 17′s Exit 125, Orange County, New York, just 60 miles northwest of New York City. The company made the July 4th, 2020 announcement official on its website and released pricing on tickets and […]

WILLIAMSBURG (VosIzNeias) – In a shocking display of hate, a group of hoodlums can be seen smashing the windows of a Williamsburg synagogue during Rosh Hashanah prayers. In a recently released video, the group can be seen running up to the synagogue, which is located in the area of Throop Ave & Bartlett St in […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — A federal judge in New York has ordered billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to pay compensatory damages and legal fees to the National Jewish Democratic Council for using “legal sadism” to disband the organization. The NJDC now exists in name only as it works to recover its debts from its legal […]

FLORIDA (JNS) – A Florida-based program aimed at reconnecting Jewish people to the ocean and empowering them to help keep the sea clean is attracting attention from communities around the United States and even in Israel. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews throw bread in the water to symbolically cleanse themselves of their sins. The “Reverse Tashlich” […]

Tens of thousands of Jews from around the world have arrived in Uman, Ukraine to spend Rosh Hashanah near the tomb of spiritual leader Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. The two-day holiday begins on the evening of September 29 and ends on sundown on October 1. The mass pilgrimage is an annual tradition that began after […]

New York (JNS) – Human instinct may be to swat, run away or do a frantic little dance to avoid contact with bees, but like most small living creatures, they have more to fear from us than we them. In fact, they have much to lose; it’s true that when a worker bee—the ones people […]

SAN DIEGO (JNS) – When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well. “For the coming school year, we have a total of 600 to 625 students—a significant increase over last year,” said head of school Chaim […]

“It’s a great development as she will have to answer very specifically what about my critical tweets crossed a line,” said Hikind During the two-hour hearing today held in federal court, Dov Hikind testified about the nature of his tweets that led to him being blocked by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. He asserted his right to access […]