(JTA) — A bill that would ban teenagers under 18 from getting married in New Jersey has been stalled because of opposition from the state’s haredi Orthodox community. Agudath Israel of America, the national haredi organization, says it supports the bill but that its provisions are too strict. Citing child marriages that take place in…
Over the past month, the New Jersey Supreme Court has twice waded into the treacherous waters of church-state relations, attempting to provide some guidance as to when religious institutions can be excluded from government funding programs. At stake is a clash between deep-seated American constitutional commitments—a battle ultimately between the constitutional value of church-state separation,…
Plans for twin-tower-style 66-story residential buildings in Jersey City, created by Jared Kushner when he was CEO of the Kushner Companies, are in danger of falling apart, Yeshiva World reported. The family real estate company threatened legal action against the New Jersey city, for allegedly ending negotiations without reason — or for the suspected reason…
The white supremacist group Identity Evropa posted flyers earlier this week on the campus of Rutgers University, which has one of the biggest campus Jewish populations in the country. The posters included images of their logo, sayings like “Our Generation, Our Future, Our Last Chance” and their website information. Images of the posters were shared…
A New Jersey rabbi who reportedly once worked a Chabad center turned himself in on charges that he had sex with a minor who was forced into prostitution, the New York Post reported. Rabbi Ayreh Goodman, 35, paid to have sex with the 17-year-old girl, who was held at a motel in East Brunswick, New…
(JTA) — A New Jersey rabbi registered as a sex offender was among three people arrested in connection with the human trafficking and prostitution of a 17-year old girl. Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, 35, of East Brunswick, has been charged with engaging in prostitution with a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a…
Ira Stickler was driving into the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel when he blinked in disbelief. There in front of him was a New Jersey license plate that read “Aryan10.” As a Jew, Stickler was outraged to be driving behind a Nazi. As a lawyer, he decided right then and there to see if he could get…
Update: This article has been updated to include additional reporting by the Forward. Some parents of children attending a well-known Orthodox Jewish high school in New Jersey were upset after students received an email encouraging them to write laudatory letters to President Donald Trump, Haaretz reported. But the school’s principal — and several parents —…
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