The Brooklyn Ink

Dispute Over Messiah Goes to Court

Six members of the Orthodox Jewish patrol Shomrim were back in the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, on trial for allegedly attacking yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.

Searching For What Soviets Took Away

The sons and daughters of Russian Jewish immigrants converse over frothy beers at the Jewish Center in Brighton Beach. They are here, ostensibly, to study the books of Jewish law, something their parents could not do when they lived in the Soviet Union.

Photo for 10/19/09: Giuliani Endorses Bloomberg in Borough Park

Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his bid for reelection at a Sunday morning breakfast hosted by the Boro Park Jewish Community Council, in honor of Holocaust survivors.

Chickens Are Swung Through the Air in Crown Heights

The annual kaporos ritual in Crown Heights took place at 2am and was a sight to behold. Photo: Zevi/Brooklyn Ink

Borough Park Celebrates Sukkot

Last week, Orthodox and Hasidic Jews celebrated Sukkot, a festive harvest holiday that concludes the Jewish holy month of Tishrei. In Borough Park, an enclave of religious Jews, the holiday was celebrated with great fanfare. Photo: Alessi/Brooklyn Ink