The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn Rabbi Charged in Sex Sting

A Brooklyn rabbi is being accused of trying to lure an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl to meet for sex.

Military Allows Brooklyn Rabbi to Keep Beard

Menachem Stern, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi from Brooklyn, who was told he couldn’t keep his beard if he became an army chaplain, won his legal battle against the military and will be sworn in on [...]

Milton Balkany, Brooklyn Rabbi, Convicted of Extortion

Milton Balkany, a Rabbi in Midwood, was convicted Wednesday for extortion, blackmail, wire fraud and making false statements at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports. Balkany is a day school director [...]

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 – Pessach at the Appelbaums’

Christians are prepping for Easter this weekend: chocolate and eggs are on the shopping lists. Jews are already celebrating Passover, the holiday that commemorated the Jews’ flight from Egypt. The preparations of this holiday are [...]