Month January 2020

The man suspected of robbing the First Financial bank in Toms River, is in custody. As first reported by TLS, on Thursday, at approximately 1:00 PM police units were dispatched to a report of a bank robbery at the First… Continue Reading →

Germany’s foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility that many Jews decide to leave the country. Heiko Maas said in an article Sunday for the weekly Der Spiegel that German politicians must do… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to the American investigators who want to interview him about his dealings with the late millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday. Speaking at a news… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Former NBA standout Amar’e Stoudemire wiped away tears during a game in Israel upon hearing of the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash. Stoudemire was playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Hapoel Tel… Continue Reading →

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp recalled their suffering as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and hatred in the world…. Continue Reading →

Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign an executive order that would force builders to take climate change into account if they want to receive government approval for their projects. The move would make New Jersey the first state to… Continue Reading →

Standing alongside Netanyahu, Trump says his peace plan – already rejected by the Palestinians – has a “chance” and will be unveiled tomorrow at noon local time. Trump predicts that the Palestinians will “ultimately” come round to giving their support…. Continue Reading →

MOSCOW (VINnews) — The Moscow region pardon commission discussing the case of Israeli-American Naama Issachar recommended that she be pardoned and released, according to Russian media reports on Monday. The recommendation wll now be forwarded to Russian President Vladimir Putin,… Continue Reading →

The homeowner tells TLS the burglary suspects was up to a door, but then noticed the cameras and ran off. The incident occurred in the Hope Chapel Road area. Anyone with information should call police at 732-363-0200.

GREENPORT, NY (JTA) – An upstate New York woman has been charged with a hate crime for throwing pieces of pork at a local synagogue. Tara Rios, 47, of Hudson, was arraigned in Livingston Town Court on Saturday and charged… Continue Reading →

A special pardon committee that convened in Moscow on Monday afternoon to discuss Naama Issachar’s request for a presidential pardon recommended that she be released. If Putin approves the committee’s recommendation as expected, this will be the first time that… Continue Reading →

The Ukrainian jetliner stood ready for takeoff at Iran’s main international airport bound for Kyiv, packed with passengers and so many bags on one of the cheapest routes to the West that the ground crew rushed to unload some luggage… Continue Reading →

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group vowed in an audio message released Monday that the extremists will start a new phase of attacks that will focus on Israel and blasted the U.S. administration’s plan to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian… Continue Reading →

The Islamic State terror group urged its terrorists and other Muslims to attack Jews in a purported audio recording released on Monday in an attempt to thwart President Donald Trump’s… Read more » The post IS Urges Attacks Against Jews… Continue Reading →

A Russian pardon commission on Monday recommended pardoning Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in the country on drug charges. Issachar asked for a pardon on Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir… Read more » The post Russian Pardon Commission Recommends Pardon… Continue Reading →

The Tenka Rebbe of Flatbush, Harav Moshe Aharon Dovid Friedman, zt”l, was niftar early Monday morning, Rosh Chodesh Shevat, after a long illness. He was the son of the previous Tenka… Read more » The post BD”E: The Tenka Rebbe of… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] It was a few hours before the entrance of shabbos just over a week ago, as 20-year-old Israeli Neriah Or, his sister, and his kallah finished up a tour of kivrei tzaddikim in the Ukraine. They were in a car… Continue Reading →

Boaters leaped into the water to escape an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early Monday. Authorities said there were fatalities as seven… Read more » The post Alabama Fire Chief Confirms Deaths… Continue Reading →

As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flew to the United States on Sunday for the unveiling of Trump’s “Deal of the Century,” frum political figures and journalists formed a minyan to daven Maariv, making sure to include a tefillah for Middle… Continue Reading →

Massive crowds are expected at President Trump’s rally in Wildwood, NJ on Tuesday. As earlier reported, event organizers say they have received over 100,000 ticket requests, while the Wildwoods Convention Center has a seating capacity of just 7,500. Many hardy individuals,… Continue Reading →