Lakewood

Here’s the latest on the investigation into the shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch

By Juan A. Lozano and Jim Vertuno — February 15, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — The shooting is one of many that have involved shooters who legally obtained guns despite criminal history and mental health problems.

We should all mourn for the ultra-Orthodox

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 29, 2020
(RNS) — Jew-haters with guns are no longer the greatest threat to Jews. The new enemy is invisible.

Amid rising anti-Semitism, Orthodox Jews weigh safety with being conspicuously Jewish

By Menachem Wecker — January 27, 2020
(RNS) — For Orthodox Jews, the current wave of anti-Semitic attacks raises questions about how to keep safe while remaining identifiably Jewish.

New Jersey town fights anti-Semitic image to become model for neighbors

By Jonathan Harounoff — September 13, 2019
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — A center for Jewish learning for 75 years, the rapidly expanding suburb deployed professional mediators and civic pride to heal a community divide.

Measles outbreaks hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and US

By Paul O'Donnell — November 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — In Israel, several prominent rabbis have signed a document that reads, "Whoever isn't vaccinated is a murderer."

Orthodox Jewish enclave faces growth, conflict

By Shannon Mullen — August 12, 2015
LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- For some longtime residents, the message, intentional or not, is plain: This is an Orthodox area now.
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