New Jersey

Love at 88, 96: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul

A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.

|ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
Rabbi Hayyim Halpern and Margie Tutnauer
DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT Representative Tom Malinowski participates in a get out the vote event ahead of next month’s midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for the United Democracy Project, said.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
New Jersey Police car.

'Cheap Jew': NJ police officer punished for reporting antisemitism, lawsuit says

Officer Christopher Wagner, who has been with the Livingston Police Department since 2005, claims that he was punished after reporting other officers for making antisemitic remarks.

|ByANTHONY G. ATTRINO/NJ ADVANCE MEDIA GROUP/TNS, NJ.COM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Ukrainian church in Connecticut advertised its 2026 Christmas vertep using a poster featuring a Jewish caricature that has drawn criticism as antisemitic.

NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'

St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s pageant, known as a vertep, featured an antagonist named Moshko who danced with the devil while wearing faux Hasidic garb.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

'It's not safe': Two killed as flash floods hit NYC, New Jersey amid summer storm chaos

“New York City is currently under a Flood Watch until midnight tonight as storms come through our area. Keep an eye on the weather and stay safe," Mayor Eric Adams shared.

JULY 15, 2025BySARAH MOSKOWITZ
A view shows a flooded subway station in New York, U.S., July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Former hostage Edan Alexander arrives in US in first since release from Gaza captivity

Video documentation of Alexander showed him arriving at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, his home state.

JUNE 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander embraces his father as he reunites with his family.

Self-proclaimed pastor accused of sex trafficking, forced labor scheme over near decade

Treva Edwards is accused of sexually and physically abusing one of his followers - whom he later reportedly pushed to get an abortion when she fell pregnant.

MAY 15, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Inside St. Mary’s Church at Lubeck old town, northern Germany. (illustrative)

New Jersey governor in Bahrain: ‘I’m not a tariffs guy’

Gov. Murphy visited the Middle East to promote New Jersey and attract investments from the Gulf region.

MAY 2, 2025ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited various countries in the Middle East to focus on his state's economic development.

Manischewitz launches first-ever 'Deli on Wheels' in New York and New Jersey

Despite the rebranding, the Manischewitz food truck will not serve the famous Manischewitz wine, as the name is licensed to another wine manufacturer.

MARCH 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Manischewitz launches first-ever 'Deli on Wheels' in New York and New Jersey.

Bus carrying Yeshiva students overturns in New Jersey, one in critical condition

While the student in critical condition was initially thought to be dead, Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali said the boy “now has a pulse” in a post on X at 9:30 p.m.

MARCH 11, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Footage of the Montvale bus crash

New Jersey city declared 'capital of Palestine' by mayor in fiery speech

Paterson is home to a growing Palestinian population with Palestinian flags and Arabic signage reportedly lining its streets.

MARCH 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh speaks at the Hilal Lighting Ceremony marking the start of Ramadan, February 28, 2025.

FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing after bird strike in Newark

The plane successfully landed back at Newark airport with no reported injuries, according to the FAA.

MARCH 2, 2025ByJAMES GENN
A FedEx Boeing 767 returning to the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire, March 1, 2025.

Pave new paths towards transforming the partnership between Israel and diaspora - opinion

Since October 7, there has been a renewed closeness between Diaspora Jewry and Israel. JPPI presented a complex picture of the Jewish people’s situation after October 7.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByROI ABECASSIS
AN ISRAEL Day event on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan takes place last June. There is a significant increase in the number of Diaspora Jews who identify with Israel and show increased involvement in Jewish activity in their community, according to a JPPI survey cited by the writer.

New Jersey man is arrested after threatening flight crew, mocking Jewish passengers

“The defendant is charged with threatening flight crew members and passengers while traveling to Newark,” Acting United States Attorney Vikas Khanna said.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
People arrive in cars to the Newark Liberty International Airport as they drive in traffic on traditionally the busiest travel day, the day before the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 27, 2024.