A Display of Faith During a Time of Hate
December 11, 2023by Katie Vasquez It’s a holiday tradition Joseph Borgen remembers fondly from his childhood, lighting the menorah every year with his Modern […]
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Headed to the Front Lines: Long Island Man Joins the Fight in Israel
October 17, 2023By Katie Vasquez Jonathan and Alissa Nierenberg are very proud of their son Noah. Noah Nierenberg, a 22-year-old Long Island native, has […]
From New York City to the Nation’s Capital: The Christmas Spirit is ‘Lighting Up’ the Season
December 3, 2021Currents News Staff A Christmas staple in New York City is shining bright. The iconic Rockefeller center tree was lit Wednesday in […]
Why This Political Coalition Is Threatening to Overthrow Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu
June 3, 2021Currents News Staff Opposition leader Yair Lapid, alongside his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, got on the phone with the Israeli president […]
The Rise of Anti-Semitism in New York City
May 27, 2021Currents News Staff Cell-phone video shows a man hurling anti-Semitic insults at a group of Jewish men. Police say he punched a […]
Brooklyn Food Pantry Fighting Against Hatred and Hunger Days After Vandalism at Local Church
May 19, 2021By Emily Drooby Different religions and ethnicities, but all of the people at a pop-up food pantry held on Wednesday have something […]
Holocaust Exhibit at Catholic College Run by a Muslim Woman Promotes Strong Interfaith Message
March 11, 2021By Emily Drooby Snapshots of Herman Ziering’s life hang on a wall in the library of Manhattan College. He’s a husband, a […]
Brooklyn Kosher Restaurant Mixed Greens Has Summons Over COVID-19 Red Zone Violation Rescinded
October 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope The phone has been ringing off the hook at Mixed Greens. The kosher restaurant in part of Sheepshead Bay, […]
De Blasio Faces Criticism Over Disbanding Crowd of Hundreds Gathered for Brooklyn Funeral During Pandemic
April 29, 2020Currents News Staff The NYPD was called in on April 28 as thousands of people of the Orthodox Jewish faith gathered for […]
What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]