Manhattan

Rabbi keeps eruv intact for 25 years in Manhattan, now he is using help from new sensors

Before every Shabbat, Rabbi Moshe Tauber drives around Manhattan to inspect the eruv. Now, new technology is making his sacred task easier.

Rabbi Moshe Tauber and wife Chaya Tauber drive up the West Side Highway while checking the Manhattan eruv, a boundary that permits observant Jews to carry items on Shabbat and Jewish festivals.
JCC photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images; For Rent photo by Paige Taylor White

Many NYC congregations rent their space. As real estate prices soar, how do they find a home?

Antoninus Fountain of Sagalassos in Burdur, Turkey.

From Turkey to Manhattan: the ‘naked emperor’ trail sparking arrest for Aaron Mendelsohn

An anti-Israel protest at a private Israeli real estate meeting in Manhattan on September 8th, 2025.

Anti-Israel activists fail to disrupt private Israeli real estate meeting in NYC


NYC protesters disrupt launch of former ‘Post’ editor’s book on Hamas attack

The book, co-authored by Yaakov Katz, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, explores years of intelligence lapses and a policy of containment that enabled Hamas to plan its assault.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores.

Jerry Nadler, Congress’ most senior Jewish member, says he will not seek reelection

“I don’t know what to say at this point,” Nadler, a longtime pro-Israel stalwart, told the New York Times. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.”

 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., votes yes on the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building.

NYPD search for man who invaded historic kabbalistic synagogue to shout 'Allahu akhbar'

​​The alleged harassment reportedly began when the unidentified male entered the synagogue on July 21, at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Manhattan Shomrim and the New York Police Department are searching for a man who entered the Shuva Israel Synagogue in Manhattan

Wesley LePatner, killed in Manhattan shooting, mourned as 'uniquely brilliant' Jewish leader

“At 43, she was the most effortless and impressive person - you wanted to follow her wherever she went,” Feiler wrote.

Wesley LePatner at the DiMenna Children's History Museum Family Benefit in 2019.

NYC property owners panic over Mamdani win, pitch Israel 'equity swap' plan

A handful of veteran Jewish real-estate investors are drafting an “equity-swap” proposal that would let New York homeowners offset expected losses from Mamdani’s surprise victory.

 AI image of the Statue of Liberty holding a sign in front of a New York City landscape.

At the Hilula of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Manhattan: Rabbi Pinto Inspires the Masses


NYPD search for man accused of sexually violating a corpse on Manhattan subway

The victim passed away while riding the R train only hours before his body was sexually abused.

NYPD are searching for a man accused of performing sexual acts on a corpse while traveling on the Manhattan subway last week.

The new Israeli family trend: Why cruises to the U.S. are popular

In the past year, there has been a 48% increase in bookings for vacations combining a U.S. tour with luxury cruises. "Israelis are looking for the perfect combination of adventure and relaxation."

With the cruise directly to Disney

NYC street in Manhattan's Upper East Side renamed 'Yad Vashem Way'

The location in the Manhattan borough was chosen in the vicinity of Rabbi Arthur Schneier’s iconic Park East Synagogue, done as a testament to NYC Jewish immigrants who survived the Holocaust.

'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.

NYC's Bryant Park holiday market engulfed in flames

The New York City Fire Department reported at the scene that the fire was "six feet by 40 feet long."

 An FDNY ladder truck.

Arizona man indicted for 1000 antisemitic threats to murder, torture, maim Jews

“We allege Hall used graphic and hate-filled rhetoric to terrorize several victims in New York City and around the US," Acting Special Agent in Charge Nelson Delgado said in a statement.

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