The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lakewood/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:22:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Lakewood | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lakewood/ 32 32 As popular YouTuber targets US Orthodox communities, the right grapples with antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-popular-youtuber-targets-us-orthodox-communities-the-right-grapples-with-antisemitism/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:03:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3763416 Tyler Oliveira releases 'exposés' about Haredi locales Lakewood and Kiryas Joel, relying on selective interviews, amplifying antisemitic tropes, and garnering millions of views

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]]> New Jersey man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 antisemitic crime spree https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-man-sentenced-to-40-years-in-prison-for-2022-antisemitic-crime-spree/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:21:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3340448 Dion Marsh, 29, attacked four Orthodox Jewish men in Lakewood over the course of one day, stealing a man's car and ramming it at others, one of whom he also stabbed

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]]> New Jersey man pleads guilty to badly injuring 3 in series of violent antisemitic attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-to-series-of-violent-antisemitic-attacks/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3215005 Dion Marsh, who went on a hate crime spree in April 2022, including trying to kill 4 Jewish people, admits to violating the Federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act

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]]> Bomb squad called to synagogue in Lakewood, NJ after grenade found nearby https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-squad-called-to-synagogue-in-lakewood-nj-after-grenade-found-nearby/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 21:44:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3157874 US law enforcement says device placed near Hasidic house of worship 'was found to be inert and nonexplosive'; ADL: Incident 'stokes fear'

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]]> NJ township to pay $575,000 in suit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/nj-township-to-pay-575000-in-suit-alleging-discrimination-against-orthodox-jews/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:44:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3083675 After allegedly seeking to dissuade Haredim from moving in, Lakewood neighbor Jackson Township agrees to repeal discriminatory ordinances and work to protect religious freedom

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]]> US charity halts fundraising for Israeli group aiding Jewish extremists https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-charity-halts-fundraising-for-israeli-group-aiding-jewish-extremists/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 01:00:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2942322 New Jersey-based World of Tzedaka says it cut ties with Shlom Asiraich, which raises money for nationalist inmates convicted of hate crimes against Palestinians

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]]> New Jersey man charged with federal hate crimes for alleged antisemitic attack spree https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-man-charged-with-federal-hate-crimes-for-alleged-antisemitic-attack-spree/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:08:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2749000 Dion Marsh faces life in prison for stabbing and running over Orthodox Jews in Lakewood two weeks ago; told investigators Jewish people 'are the real devils'

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]]> 2 Jews critically injured in alleged antisemitic violent crime spree in New Jersey https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-jews-critically-injured-in-alleged-antisemitic-violent-crime-spree-in-new-jersey/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 06:17:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2743060 Suspect steals vehicle, runs over two people and stabs a third in the chest in Lakewood Jewish community; ADL says he made antisemitic comments after arrest

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]]> NJ snow plow operator fired after blasting two ultra-Orthodox men https://www.timesofisrael.com/nj-snow-plow-operator-fired-after-blasting-two-ultra-orthodox-men/ Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:50:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696712 In video posted to Facebook, Donny Klarmann and a co-worker can be heard laughing as the religious duo are pelted while making their way to Shabbat during storm

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]]> Census data shows Orthodox Jewish areas of NY, NJ are among fastest growing https://www.timesofisrael.com/census-data-shows-orthodox-jewish-areas-of-ny-nj-are-among-fastest-growing/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:41:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2602310 In New Jersey, the heavily ultra-Orthodox town of Lakewood is growing at the highest rate of any city in the state

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]]> Haredi kids in New Jersey seen in racist Purim costumes https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-kids-in-new-jersey-seen-in-racist-purim-costumes/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:13:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498125 NAACP chapter seeks meeting with Jewish leaders in Lakewood after children photographed wearing blackface, Afro wigs and Black Lives Matter sweatshirts

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]]> Flagship New Jersey yeshiva cancels Purim celebrations due to pandemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/flagship-new-jersey-yeshiva-cancels-purim-celebrations-due-to-pandemic/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 23:17:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2489813 For first time in 80 years, Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood won’t host festivities surrounding the holiday, which last year sparked surge in local virus cases

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]]> Vaccines, variants leave US ultra-Orthodox women confused and afraid https://www.timesofisrael.com/vaccines-variants-leave-us-ultra-orthodox-women-confused-and-afraid/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:29:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2483769 In community where pregnancy is prized, misinformation spreads over unclear recommendations by the World Health Organization

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]]> Dead pig found outside home of New Jersey rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/dead-pig-found-outside-home-of-new-jersey-rabbi/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:28:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2440101 Police in heavily Orthodox township of Lakewood investigating incident as a bias crime, say such acts will not be tolerated

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]]> New Jersey rabbi arrested over Lag B’Omer gathering https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-rabbi-arrested-over-lag-bomer-gathering/ Wed, 13 May 2020 05:45:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2304805 Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler charged with resisting arrest, obstructing the law and violating the governor’s executive order banning gatherings

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