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Queens: Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Succeeds In Getting The Far Rockaway Eruv Expanded

Good News for the Far Rockaway Jewish community in Queens, NY. Thanks to the local Assemblywoman, the Shabbos Eruv has been expanded along the boardwalk to benefit the Kehilla...

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Hatzolah of Central Jersey Honors the Women Behind Its Lifesaving Work

At an appreciation event in Lakewood. Hatzolah of Central Jersey recognized the woman behind the scenes, the wives of Hatzolah members, whose incredible sacrifices enable their husbands to dedicate themselves to their avodas hakodesh...

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Lakewood Congressman Bars U.S. Aid To Fund UNRWA and Hamas

Lakewood, NJ - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Israeli aid bill that would provide more than $26 billion in critical military assistance to Israel while prohibiting any US funds from flowing to the failed and pervas...

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Schnall and Singer Deliver $7 Million Boost to Lakewood, Underscore Need for Reform in State Funding Formula

Assemblyman Avi Schnall and Senator Bob Singer, both of Lakewood, have successfully secured $7 million in state budget funds for the township....

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Lakewood Police Department Recognized at National Night Out Against Crime

Members of the Rothenberg Law Firm worked with officials from various agencies including the Lakewood Police, the Lakewood Fire Department, Hatzolah of Central Jersey, Lakewood Shomrim, Chaverim, Lakewood EMS, the Ocean County Prosecut...

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NYPD Goes After Illegal Mopeds and Scooters With Enforcement, Task Force

NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban today announced the NYPD’s enhanced enforcement strategy to help remove illegal motorized scooters, mopeds, bikes, ATVs, and other unregistered vehicles from city streets as ...

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Unity Rally In Support Of The Hostages To Be Held In Brooklyn

A special rally in memory of the six hostages murdered by Hamas last week, and in support of the hostages who are currently held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, will be happening in Brooklyn...

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NY Congress Member Introduces Bill Recognizing Yehuda and Shomron As Part of Eretz Yisroel

A bill recently introduced in Congress, by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), aims to change the status quo. The new bill would force the State Department to use the term "Judea and Samaria" instead of the “West Bank.”...

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New York State Budget-Gains for Yeshivas and Parents

The New York State Legislature came to an agreement with Governor Kathy Hochul on a budget for 2024-25. The budget contains several significant gains for the families of New York’s yeshivas and other non-public schools, including maj...

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200 Chabad On Campus Shluchim Visit In Support For Eretz Yisroel

Over 200 Chabad on Campus Shluchim traveled to Israel for the annual Chabad on Campus International (COCI) conference, usually held in New Jersey....

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Hatzolah Air, Chaverim Honored by Rockland County Legislature for Arizona Search & Rescue

Hours had already gone by when the mother of a missing 8-year-old Jewish boy reached out to Chaverim of Rockland frantically asking for help in finding her son, lost in a cave somewhere in the middle of Arizona...

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3 Days, 3 States, 35 Members of Congress: Agudath Israel Delegates from Indiana, Ohio, and New York Advocate in D.C.

As Congress resumed, Agudath Israel of America delegates from Indiana, New York, and Ohio, gathered in Washington, D.C. for a three-day advocacy mission as part of Agudah’s series of regional advocacy missions to D.C....

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New Jersey Allocates $30.5 Million For Security Grants and Expands Budget For Private Schools By $2 Million

Following a months-long budget process, the New Jersey Legislature has now passed the $56.7 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The budget, which Governor Phil Murphy signed into law late Friday evening, contains a $2.1 billion ...

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Turkey Refuses To Refuel El Al Flight During Emergency Landings

El Al flight LY5102, en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv, was forced to make an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey, due to a medical emergency involving a passenger who required immediate medical care. ...

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MONSEY: Open Letter From Congressman Mike Lawler

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler (NY17) who proudly represents the Jewish community in Monsey & Rockland County issued a strong statement in support for Senator Bill Weber...

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House Votes To Bar Biden Admin From Citing Posting Hamas-Backed Casualty Rates — “Since When is Hamas Propaganda Credible?”

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s (D-FL) amendment, which would force the U.S. State Department to stop citing data and statistics from the so-called Gaza Health Ministry, which is controlled by Hamas te...

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“Americans Feel Betrayed As The Hostages Are Left To Languish”

In a scathing letter, House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed Joe Biden’s insufficient “steps to ensure the release of American hostages.” As the hostage situation is deteriorating quickly, “American families feel betrayed by a Pr...