Month March 2019
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew declared an emergency after taking off from Orlando International Airport around 2:50 p.m.,… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com There is a new and interesting halachic controversy brewing in Israel. What follows is an explanation of the specific halachic concepts behind it. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Nice, France – Michel Bacos, the pilot of the Air France flight from Tel Aviv which was hijacked in 1976 and landed in Entebbe has died at age 95. Christian Estrosi, the mayor of Nice, where Bacos lived, announced the… Continue Reading →
Government ministers – and Israelis in general – are in favor of a harsher response to this week’s rocket attacks from Gaza. An Army Radio poll Wednesday indicates that 54%… Read more » The post Israelis, Ministers Demand Tougher Action… Continue Reading →
Legislation pending before New York state lawmakers would make unwanted robocalls illegal. The measure would prohibit anyone from using automatic dialing technology to contact a New Yorker for commercial purposes if they don’t have the person’s prior permission. Read more… Continue Reading →
Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration plans to significantly revamp its oversight of airplane construction this summer after questions were raised about how it manages inspections done by the industry, according to testimony prepared for a Senate subcommittee hearing on… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – An unofficial cease-fire appeared to be holding Wednesday between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers despite limited exchanges of fire. Schools reopened in southern Israel and residents resumed their daily routines after a few overnight rocket attacks from Gaza… Continue Reading →
With Election Day for the 21st Knesset approaching, the parties competing are working hard to gain additional votes, and Likud is not an exception. To the dismay of Yahadut Hatorah officials, it appears there are chareidim who will be casting… Continue Reading →
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday said there was a financial link between the man who killed 50 people in mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the… Read more » The post Austria’s Kurz: Link Between Christchurch… Continue Reading →
New polls taken Tuesday show that the security situation in the south is not having a major impact on the upcoming elections. A new poll presented by Army Radio Wednesday… Read more » The post Polls Show Netanyahu, Right Remain… Continue Reading →
A toddler, the daughter of chareidi parents who were vacationing in a hotel in the north, choked and was saved by the fast actions of an Arab hotel security guard. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Who has been leaking the private conversations of Benny Gantz? The Blue and White party is determined to find out – and is exploring the possibility that there is a… Read more » The post Blue and White Concerned Over… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on Wednesday to indicate a date for quitting as the price for getting her twice-defeated Brexit deal ratified, while Parliament tries to select… Read more » The post May Expected to Offer Her… Continue Reading →
After another tense night in southern Israel, reports Wednesday said that Hamas had rejected Israeli conditions for a ceasefire. Egyptian negotiators had been trying to hammer out a deal between… Read more » The post Report: Hamas Rejects Israeli Conditions… Continue Reading →
India has shot down a satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space program.… Read more » The post India Shoots Down Satellite in… Continue Reading →
Asian shares held steady on Wednesday as investors tried to come to terms with a sharp shift in U.S. bond markets and the implications for the world’s top economy. Financial… Read more » The post Asian Shares Steady as Investors… Continue Reading →
An man was arrested after Israel Police clocked him driving at a dangerous speed of 205 KPH (127 MPH) near the Sapir interchange on Route 2 northbound. Not only that, but the man was charged with DWI. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Gun-control legislation introduced in wake of the Pittsburgh congregation massacre is moving through the City Council, but Second Amendment advocates are promising a swift legal challenge if the city’s latest… Read more » The post After Shooting Attack, Pittsburgh Tries… Continue Reading →
An unofficial ceasefire appeared to be holding Wednesday between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas terror group despite limited rockets overnight. Schools reopened in southern Israel and residents resumed their daily routines… Read more » The post Calm Appears to Hold in… Continue Reading →
On Monday, a Gazan missile was shot into Israel, hitting a house in the town of Mishmeret and injuring seven people, including two children and an infant. This missile may have flown the farthest of any missile launched from Gaza… Continue Reading →
Moishy, my next to youngest child, was on a flight from Israel, with a four-hour stopover in Istanbul. He’d just completed the zman and was looking forward to coming home for Pesach. Barring any delays, he’d be landing the following… Continue Reading →