Jewish Voice

The Jewish Voice (JV) is a weekly newspaper based in Brooklyn, New York, that was founded 2003 as The Sephardic Voice. It is distributed throughout New York City, and to selected locations in New Jersey and Florida. It has the largest Jewish classified ad section in the United States,[1] and have an ever-expanding international audience. The Jewish Voice has an unapologetic pro-Zionist editorial outlook. It covers of Israeli and local news (the latter focused on New York, and to a lesser extent New Jersey and Florida). On its Facebook page, the Jewish Voice mission statement is "Providing our readers with timely and thought-provoking news and opinion, from a pro-American, pro-Zionist perspective."

With a strong focus on New York area news, the Jewish Voice features eight pages of news related to New York City politics, real estate, business, technology, arts and culture and sports. Moreover, the Jewish Voice features other weekly sections that include national & international affairs, Israel news, thought-provoking editorials, op-eds, book reviews, arts and culture, business and technology, education, travel, recipes, community calendar, health and Jewish feature stories. Op-ed contributors to the Jewish Voice include Jerusalem Post columnist and editor, Caroline Glick, UN Ambassador John Bolton, British news analyst Melanie Phillips, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, feminist icon and New York post editorial writer Dr. Phyllis Chesler, Holocaust historian and prolific author, Dr. Rafael Medoff, as well as political commentator, Daniel Greenfield.

The editorial staff includes veteran writer and journalist Fern Sidman who serves as news editor and feature writer, longtime educator and orator Alan Bergstein who pens the newspaper's position on timely issues on the editorial page, social, fashion and entertainment editor Lieba Nesis who files live reports from a plethora of high society venues including the New York Metropolitan Opera and the ballet at Lincoln Center, the charity circuit in the Hamptons as well as other black-tie events. Contributing writers include media events reporter Julie Sagoskin, real estate contributor, Dylan Margolin and local events reporter Dan Miller.

Jewish Voice has a worldwide subscriber base of its weekly print edition and it is distributed predominantly in the New York Tri-state area. They also publish a free daily digital edition and have a large footprint in social media

The newspaper played an instrumental role in the election of Bob Turner for United States Representative for New York's 9th congressional district.[2] Jewish Voice is published by David Ben-Hooran.[3]

In August 2016, the Jewish Voice presented an eye-opening investigative article on the alarming rise of cremations performed among segments of the Jewish population in the New York City area. Always considered absolutely forbidden by the strictures of Jewish law and halacha, the option of cremating loved ones upon their passing has now become a new reality among Jews. Most surprising is the evidence that has emerged regarding the burgeoning numbers of strictly Orthodox Jews who have given serious consideration to this end-of-life option. In a litany of searing interviews with prominent Jewish leaders, burial societies, funeral directors, halachic experts, Torah scions and a multitude of well placed lay persons, the Jewish Voice investigative teams gets to the heart of this hot button issue that has shaken the community to its core.

In April 2013 and in May 2014, Jewish Voice conducted an investigative article on the whereabouts of funds collected by a purportedly charitable Jewish organization, known as the Aleh Foundation. In 2013, details emerged about the organization's founder Rabbi Shlomo Braun and the misappropriation of funds he claimed were raised for ALEH, a charity based in Bnei Brak, Israel that operates a network of facilities that provide care for hundreds of severely disabled children. Braun's Aleh Foundation reported a total of $1,340,102 in contributions to the IRS for the years 2010 and 2011, but only sent ALEH of Israel $152,000. Where the location of the $1 million plus that Rabbi Braun never sent to ALEH remains an unsolved mystery.

The Jewish Voice caters to traditional Jews, and Brooklyn's Sephardic community in particular, although the paper is not aligned with any specific denomination or movement.

References

  1. ↑ Kornbluh, Jacob. "Jewish Community Throws Support behind Bob Turner for Senate". Let's Talk Dugri. Blogger.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Kornbluh, Jacob. "Brooklyn-Queens: 'The Jewish Voice' Endorses Storobin, Golden, Ulrich for Senate". Gestetner Updates. Jewish Political News & Updates. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Vitello, Paul. "Syrian Sephardic Communities Shaken by Charges Against a Leading Rabbi". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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