For all the agunot, women chained to a marriage because their husbands deny them a get, Rabbi Simcha Krause of Jerusalem told JLBC that the

During the week of March 10, 2014, four luring attempts were reported to Bergen County Law Enforcement. Two of these incidents occurred in Leonia, one

Paramus—Two unlikely partners fighting misconceptions between Jews and Muslims arrived at the Frisch School on Wednesday morning to talk about how it is possible to

Washington— In an exclusive interview with JLBC, Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, explains how U.S. strategy has

Teaneck—There are 14 shelters for women facing domestic violence in Israel, but only two of them—in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh—are shomer Shabbos and shomer kashruth.

IAF Hit Syrian Targets Wednesday The Israeli Air Force bombed three of Assad’s military positions inside Syria after IDF troops were targeted and killed near

ALEPPO, Syria — This month marks three years of an uprising that has swept through Syria, leaving death and ruin in its wake. Aleppo has suffered 18 months of brutal,

Riverdale—Agunah activists seeking to raise awareness of the ongoing struggle faced by women unable to secure a get have symbolically “chained” themselves to Ta’anit Esther.

Teaneck—They are the unsung heroes of our community. They are the ones who immediately take action, with very little notice, to help those who have

Norman B. Gildin has been appointed as Executive Vice President of the American Friends of Migdal Ohr (AFMO). The appointment is effective immediately. Tony Fromer,

Teaneck—For this year’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration, the Teaneck Holocaust Commemoration Committee is seeking to mount an exhibit of photographs of relatives of local residents who

The colorful postcard marketing the 6th Annual CTeen Shabbaton in New York, showcased a “PhotoShopped” image of the Shabbaton and Jewish superstar Alex Clare, who