Far Rockaway

$50,000 Torah scroll stolen from Queens yeshiva returned to owner

Arrested thief directs police to hiding place of Torah scroll stolen from Far Rockaway day school in May.

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Stray bullet hits window of Far Rockaway yeshiva during shootout

Queens yeshiva damaged during violent confrontation between two gunmen.

New York mayor hopeful visits Jewish community of Far Rockaway

Adams visited the Yeshiva of Darchei Torah and the Weiss Vocational Center, received positive reactions.

Three-year-old killed in accident in Queens

Three-year-old Jewish boy struck and killed by a vehicle in Far Rockaway.

Groom killed in tragic NY car crash to be buried in Beit Shemesh

Yisrael Levin, who was killed with his fiance last week in New York, will be laid to rest Sunday night in Beit Shemesh

Tens of Thousands of Jewish Books Damaged in Hurricane Buried

A mass funeral was held this week for Jewish holy books destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Sandy last month.

22 Torah Scrolls Found Damaged in Belle Harbor

In a single seaside community, volunteers from New York's Jewish Shomrim organization have discovered 22 damaged Torah scrolls.