In a modest yet impressive ceremony, a group of Jews gathered on Monday for the first Tefila in the new shul inaugurated at the international airport in the city of Samara. Samara is home to a large Jewish community, headed by Rabbi Shlomo Deitch, with many developing Torah and educational institutions.
Yad L’Achim is warning the public of a new missionary campaign featuring giant billboards at major intersections across the country. The billboards, which carry slogans glorifying the name of that man, Rachmana Letzlan, display a telephone number to contact. Yad...
Jewish Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, who represents the Jewish communities of Far Rockaway and South Queens, announced she wouldn’t seek reelection in 2026.
Jersey Central Power & Light announced it will invest $108 million through 2028 to bolster the electric grid in rapidly growing Ocean County, New Jersey, led by the heavily Jewish communities in Lakewood, Toms River, and Jackson.
On Thursday evening, Misaskim’s Rockland County held a ribbon-cutting for their new Rockland County van, generously donated by the Alpert, Jaffa, and Orzel families. The new state-of-the-art van will help Misaskim and Yedid in their ability to support local families...
The venerated BBC is in crisis mode—and its unbalanced coverage, partially funded by taxpayers, of Israel’s war against Hamas is at the center of it, as its top executives resigned amid allegations that the network misled viewers in coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump and the Gaza war, among other topics.
As the U.S. government is shoehorning the ceasefire-reconstruction plan for Gaza, Hamas is reportedly planning and stockpiling weapons for its next conflict.
As The Belzer Cheder on S. Cole Street in Spring Valley experiences extraordinary growth, the need for temporary trailers was realized, and the Cheder recently celebrated the expansion and growth with a Kevias Mezuzah event for the new trailers.
Jewish Councilwoman Inna Vernikov posted an open letter on social media inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to New York City on January 1st, in an apparent challenge to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s promise to have Netanyahu arrested.
In an ironic twist, 200 Hamas terrorists are currently trapped beneath the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as an agreement was reached for their release—but no one wants them.
In the run-up to the mayoral election, Mamdani’s supporters asked why his views on Israel and Gaza matter in a local mayoral race. Surely a mayor can’t dictate policy on that lever, right?
On Sunday, senators reached a deal that would end the current government shutdown after 39 days.
Just after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was elected, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a close ally of President Trump, announced she would be running against Governor Kathy Hochul in the 2026 Governor’s race.
Austrian intelligence uncovers weapons cache in Vienna as part of a Europe-wide investigation; British suspect arrested in London.
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) announced the launch of a comprehensive initiative to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming Mamdani Administration and protect Jewish residents across the five boroughs during a period of unprecedented antisemitism in New York City.
In a largely symbolic move, Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, making it the fifth country to do so and building momentum for the initiative.
As the final tallies of yesterday’s elections have come to a close, many Jewish New Yorkers are experiencing a deep sense of dread, anger, and fear. Will New York, the center of so much Jewish life for centuries, be a safe place for Jews to live? What does the future have in store?
A joint exercise between the Israeli Air Force and the Hellenic Air Force (Greece) took place over Greek Airspace on Monday.
By Shmooze.News Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (D-Boro Park) lambasted New York’s bureaucrats after reports that the city is trying to force a takeover of Maimonides Medical Center, under the umbrella of NYC Health + Hospitals. Coordinators from four local Hatzalah organizations...
Recently, overhanging branches along streets bordering Washington Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery, located on the outskirts of Boro Park and Midwood, have prevented Kohanim from traveling along these roads. Although they were trimmed in past years, the branches have regrown, forcing Kohanim...
Exclusive Shmooze.News Report: SAS Airlines announced it will start flying to Tel Aviv, Israel, from its hub in Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a winter route expansion. Yet, despite trying to acquire Jewish travelers with this route, it remains the only transatlantic airline that doesn’t offer Kosher food to its passengers.
Chassidishe singers Joey Newcomb and Benny Friedman collaborated on a new single, “Freilach All The Time,” on the theme of “avoida b’simcha, living b’simcha.”
Former Hostage, Liri Albag, was unexpectedly detained at New York’s JFK international airport for prolonged questioning when arriving in the U.S., Israeli media reports.
Earlier this week, the Rockaway subway resumed service to the Rockaways, which includes the Jewish community of Far Rockaway and nearby Five Towns.
A new report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reports that Columbia University violated civil rights law by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward harassment against Jewish students. This is the Trump administration’s latest accusation of anti-Semitism against the school.
SAS Will Fly You To Israel — Yet Won’t Serve You a Kosher Meal
June 4, 2025 – ט׳ בסיון תשפ״ה
Delta Quickly Resumes Israel Flights, As United and Lufthansa Extends Cancelations
May 21, 2025 – כ״ג באייר תשפ״ה
New Jersey in Chaos: NJ Transit Halts Service, as Workers Go On Strike
May 16, 2025 – י״ט באייר תשפ״ה
Lower Prices? Arkia Launches Direct Flights Tel Aviv To New York
January 13, 2025 – י״ד בטבת תשפ״ה
