New Jersey

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

The outcome of the races could decide whether Democrats gain the three seats needed to reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans.

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.
Ma'ayan in her studio.

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

Woman and children receive traditional sweets as they attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on March 20, 2026, in New York City.

Muslim charity CAIR-NJ's back-to-school guide attributes 9/11 attacks to US support for Israel

SANDY & ROSALIE, at home: ‘If not now, when?’

Too old for aliyah? This centenarian Jewish couple proved age is no barrier to moving to Israel


New Jersey man’s death tied to meat allergy-causing tick in first-of-its-kind case

The man died four hours after eating a burger, weeks after he developed an allergy to meat as a result of a tick bite.

 Adult deer tick

New Jersey arrests two ISIS-linked terrorists allegedly planning antisemitic attacks

Two men with ties to ISIS were arrested in New Jersey for planning violent antisemitic attacks. The suspects were also tied with the cell behind the Halloween terror plot in Dearborn, Michigan.

A member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Dearborn, Michigan, October 31, 2025; illustrative.

In NJ governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill fends off GOP candidate whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’

Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey's governor race, defeating Jack Ciattarelli, whose campaign faced backlash over antisemitic comments despite support from Trump and Orthodox leaders.

A Yiddish-language sign supporting Jack Ciattarelli, GOP candidate for New Jersey governor, in Teaneck, New Jersey, Nov. 4, 2025.

New Jersey A-G temporarily shuts down polling stations following bomb threats

After local law enforcement secured the scenes and conducted sweeps of the locations, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor announced that there are "no credible threats at this time."

Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill speaks as she holds a campaign rally in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 1, 2025.

US elections: New Jersey, Virginia, NYC mayoral race test voter sentiment on Trump’s presidency

With high stakes in New Jersey, Virginia, and NYC, Tuesday's races could signal the direction of US politics in the Trump era.

Illustrative, NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani and US President, Donald Trump.

Trump calls on Orthodox Jewish voters in NJ to vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate

Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli received a joint endorsement from Orthodox Jewish leaders in Lakewood last week.

Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, speaks during an event on November 1, 2025 in Fairfield, New Jersey.

NJ Republican nominee aide said he wouldn't take 'money from Jews'

The Republican nominee for New Jersey governor has come under scrutiny after one of his aides said he wasn’t “taking money from Jews” at a campaign event.

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli greets supporters in a hotel ballroom at his watch party during his 2021 campaign for governor on November 02, 2021 in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

New Jersey rabbi assaulted, residents step in to stop attacker

Rabbi Avraham Wein was assaulted in Bergenfield New Jersey on Sunday. Locals helped detain the suspect, who police say was not a local. Authorities called the attack a “disgraceful act of violence."

Rabbi Avraham Wein.

DOJ cites law designed to protect abortion clinics in suit against pro-Palestinian protesters

The lawsuit alleges that two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators engaged in “threats of force, intimidation, and violent conduct” against the congregants of a New Jersey synagogue.

A confrontation between pro-Palestinian protestors and Jewish congregants at Congregation Ohr Torah on Nov. 13, 2024

New Jersey town fired me because I’m Jewish, lawyer says

Stuart Platt filed suit in NJ Superior Court, accusing Franklin Township, two current township committee members, and a former committee member of violating New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination.

Courtroom, US Post Office and Courthouse, Camden, New Jersey.