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Conversations with Reality TV Fans – Part 2
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Implode
Goodbye to The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Real Housewives of New Jersey – Damn Fairies!
Jewish school teacher arrested on possession of child pornography
A teacher at a Jewish elementary school in the New York area has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Hate Teresa
Real Housewives of New Jersey: It’s On!
On skeleton, N.J.‘s Bradley Chalupski hopes to sled for Israel at Olympics
Meet Bradley Chalupski, Israel’s best hope for a medal on the bobsled track at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. Chalupski is an unlikely Israeli athlete.
N.J. synagogue attacker confessed, prosecutor says
The 19-year-old man charged in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues confessed to the crimes, prosecutors said. Anthony Graziano confessed to the Jan. 11 firebomb attack on a synagogue and residence in Rutherford and the Jan. 3 arson attack on a synagogue in Paramus, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney said Tuesday, according to reports.
After attacks on Jews in New Jersey, hightened security—and anxiety
As Jews in some northern New Jersey communities made their way to synagogue last Shabbat, the scene was slightly different from the typical day of rest. Extra police cars were on patrol near synagogues. At Bnei Yeshurun in Teaneck, a new buzzer system had been installed. And at Ahavath Torah in Englewood, a phalanx of security guards stood sentry.
The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna
N.J. synagogue defaced
A Conservative synagogue in Hackensack, N.J. was defaced by anti-Semitic vandals.
Suspect in N.J. anti-Semitic vandalism reportedly is Jewish
A New Brunswick, N.J., man who was charged in the vandalism of several Jewish-owned shops in nearby Highland Park reportedly is Jewish.
Man arrested in vandalism of Jewish-owned shops in N.J.
A New Brunswick, N.J., man has been charged in the vandalism of several Jewish-owned shops in nearby Highland Park.
Hakoah soccer makes a comeback—in New Jersey
Even in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Ron Glickman stands out with a navy hat and sky-blue jersey both adorned with Stars of David.
N.J. bus drivers working on Thanksgiving driving Jewish students
Some school bus drivers in Lakewood, N.J., are expressing their displeasure with having to work on Thanksgiving driving Orthodox Jewish students to school.
Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Part 1 Recap
N.J. again denies Hebrew-language charter school
The state of New Jersey for the third time has denied a proposal for a Hebrew-language charter high school in Highland Park.
N.J. day school receives $17 million donation
The Golda Och Academy in West Orange, N.J., has received a $17.2 million donation from the estate of philanthropist Eric F. Ross.
Why The Real Housewives of New Jersey are Lame & Meeting Ashlee Holmes
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Vacation – Why did the Manzo kids go?
Real Housewives of NJ: If Gia gets a record deal my head will explode!
Cancel Real Housewives New Jersey & Debut “Melissa Loves Joe & Jesus”
Jersey Shore: I am almost embarrassed to admit how much I love this show!
N.J. rabbi arrested for allegedly molesting two Israeli boys
A rabbi in Teaneck, N.J. was arrested on charges of molesting two Israeli boys who had stayed at his home.
Real Housewives of New Jersey, Big Brother, Celebrity Rehab & Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore in Italy - Questo Trainwreck č Davvero Fantastico!
MetroWest campaign matching donors with needs
United Jewish Communities of MetroWest, N.J., has launched a new endowment campaign that will match community needs with donor interests. MetroWest Tomorrow, which was launched last week, has raised $70 million toward a $100 million goal in programmatic endowments over the next several years.
Manischewitz opens new HQ in N.J.
The Manischewitz Co. celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Newark, N.J., by making the world's longest piece of matzah. The production of the 25-foot-long matzah, equal to 336 regular matzah squares, was overseen Tuesday by Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, Yona Metzger. Metzger also affixed mezuzahs to the doorways of the company's offices.
Ex-Rep. John Adler of New Jersey dies
John Adler, a former New Jersey congressman, has died. Adler, 51, died Monday of complications from a staph infection, the Asbury Park Press reported.
New Jersey man wins $25,000 in Manschewitz cooking contest
Stuart Davis of Cherry Hill, N.J. won the $25,000 grand prize in this year’s Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off. The annual kosher cooking contest, which took place Thursday, is sponsored by Manischewitz, the nation’s largest maker of processed kosher food products, including the eponymous matzah.
Jewish group vows to stop neo-Nazi rally
A Jewish group is vowing to stop a neo-Nazi rally planned for April in New Jersey. The Jewish Defense Organization has promised to shut-down a two-day conference, including a rally at the State House in Trenton, organized by the National Socialist Movement, The Times of Trenton reported.
N.J. man arrested for threatening ADL official
A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening an Anti-Defamation League official. A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening the director of the New York regional office of the Anti-Defamation League.
Israeli court sentences Birthright assailant
A New Jersey man who assaulted a fellow Birthright Israel participant was sentenced to time served and community service. Jonathan Haft, 25, was convicted Monday in Israel of aggravated assault for attacking Sherry Kestenbaum, 23, also of New Jersey, last May. He was sentenced to to 2 1/2 months in prison and six months of community service. The prison time has already been served. Haft also was ordered to pay Kestenbaum about $55,000 in compensation, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Second N.J. Hebrew charter school approved
The state of New Jersey approved a second Hebrew immersion charter school. Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday approved 23 new charter schools for the state, including the Shalom Academy for students in Englewood and Teaneck, The Record of Hackensack reported. The new Hebrew-language charter school is set to provide a Hebrew immersion program for up to 240 students in grades kindergarten to eight.
N.J. kosher poultry plant fowls out
Money woes apparently have caused the shutdown of the Vineland Kosher Poultry plant in southern New Jersey. A union official representing 160 workers at the plant told the Daily Journal newspaper that the factory halted production Dec. 30. Plant management did not return a reporter's phone calls. Financial troubles are believed to be behind the closure. In October, the company warned the city it might lay off 50 workers, or 25 percent of its workforce, by the end of the year. Plant owners also had looked to sell the company.
Rutgers student group holds Gaza fundraiser
A student group at Rutgers University is holding a fund raiser in support of a blockade-busting flotilla to Gaza.
N.J. gets involved in shaimos site
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has gotten involved in a "shaimos" site -- a burial site for Jewish religious artifacts -- on private property, which contravenes state law.
Why The New Jersey Rabbi Sting Stings
Better late than never, Theodor Herzl, children reunited in death; Ex-N.J. Governor McGreevey’s Isra
Briefs courtesy Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
The Hit Man Who Came to Dinner
>"Blood Relation" is Eric Konigsberg's account of his uncle's life, gleaned from 10 visits to the Auburn facility over three years, interviews with family members as well as the families of Harold's victims. It also includes the author's examination of extensive court testimony and FBI records. More than a biography in crime, this powerful book is a nuanced view of Harold in the context of his family, and the author's own reflections on coming to know and attempting to understand his uncle.
Rough Justice
Some advice for the new year: Don't get into trouble in New Jersey. The judges there are really tough.
How tough? Well, they've got Barry Fisher rattled, and that isn't easy. A Los Angeles human-rights lawyer, Fisher has tussled with some of the toughest of the tough. But those New Jersey judges are something else.
Last week, two federal judges in Newark separately decided to throw two Holocaust-related lawsuits out of court. Kaput. Both cases were class-action lawsuits by Holocaust survivors against German companies that used them as slave laborers. Both judges decided, for different reasons, that the cases couldn't be tried in court. This could be trouble.
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