The Brooklyn Ink

Atheist Billboard Enrages Jewish Community

  On the evening of March 7, the Jewish community in Brooklyn celebrated the start of Purim, a holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews from destruction at the hands of a Persian ruler named [...]

Ultra-Orthodox women fight for right to join Hatzalah ambulance service- Haaretz

The fight against the exclusively male character of Hatzalah, a veteran EMS service,  is led by Rachel Freier, known as “Rochi” among her friends, a Haredi attorney and resident of the predominately ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic [...]

From Moses to Kingston Avenue: A Torah Story

By Becky Bratu With my knees bent and my hands holding on to the ledge for support, I looked down from the women’s section of the 770 Eastern Parkway synagogue at the ecstatic men below [...]

Video – Lighting Up Midwood for Lag Ba’Omer

After a period of silence and solemnity following Passover, the streets of Brooklyn were lit up by massive bonfires and humming with song on Saturday night, as Jewish residents celebrated Lag Ba'Omer.