Month June 2019
Jerusalem – The owner of the New England Patriots accepted Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” at a lavish ceremony on Thursday, where he pledged $20 million to establish a foundation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and the… Continue Reading →
Reb Zalman Grossman, a well-known Tzadik and Chosid in Yerushalayim, was severely beaten in an unprovoked attack at Kever Shimon Hatzadik, Wednesday morning. Rav Grossman spends hours each day at the Kever lighting candles and Davening for people. Read more on… Continue Reading →
It is not every day that you have tens of thousands of yidden – from Modern Orthodox to chassidim in their full levush, from the elderly to young children – holding hands and dancing with palpable simcha. Read more on… Continue Reading →
It was well-known the Skulener Rebbe Zatzal was against smartphones and technology – particularly devices unnecessary for business. Durimg the Rebbe’s lifetime, the Rebbe would continuously fight the bad influences that threaten the core of Yiddishkeit, and would give Brachos… Continue Reading →
The effort to unify the right-wing parties for the September elections took on a more formal appearance on Thursday as Jewish Home chairman Rabbi Rafi Peretz designated a negotiating team… Read more » The post Right Wing Continues Search for… Continue Reading →
Speaking with interviewer Yaakov Katz at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is asked to address Iran and Tehran’s ongoing effort to complete a nuclear bomb. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – The Supreme Court will allow a 40-foot memorial cross to remain standing on public land in Maryland. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not happy with the ruling Thursday and read her dissent out loud to emphasize her opinion…. Continue Reading →
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party is struggling to win over Istanbul’s Kurdish voters, a group it considers a key constituency in the electoral battle for control of Istanbul, despite… Read more » The post Turkey’s Erdogan’s Struggles to Court… Continue Reading →
A first-grader saved the life of another child when he noticed that she had fallen asleep and was accidentally locked in a school bus in Karnei Shomron. The 7-year-old boy… Read more » The post First Grader Saves Life in… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump declared Thursday that “Iran made a very big mistake” in shooting down a U.S. surveillance drone near the Persian Gulf but suggested it was a foolish error… Read more » The post Trump Says Iran Made ‘Big… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court was able to find a small patch of common ground sufficient to resolve the Bladensburg Peace Cross case, but the various opinions in the decision announced on… Read more » The post The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross… Continue Reading →
Justice Minister Amir Ohana began building bridges to the High Court, holding a meeting on Thursday with Chief Justice Esther Hayut for the first time since a comment on the… Read more » The post New Justice Minister Ohana Meets… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) It is a story that boggles the mind and one hopes and prays that it is not true. A group of eighth graders, it is said, collected money for a graduation trip. Read more… Continue Reading →
Blue states and green groups are gearing up to sue the Trump administration over its new carbon emissions rule finalized Wednesday, which critics say fails to address climate change and… Read more » The post Trump Energy Plan Faces Legal… Continue Reading →
New York – People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money — and the more cash, the better. That’s the surprising conclusion from researchers who planted more than 17,000 “lost wallets” across 355 cities in… Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries to gain legislative approval. Read more on Yeshiva World News
In an effort to reduce mass incarceration, Cory Booker wants to reform the clemency powers of the White House and shorten federal prison sentences for as many as 20,000 nonviolent… Read more » The post Cory Booker’s 2020 Plan: Clemency… Continue Reading →
European Union leaders struggled Thursday to bridge deep differences over who should be appointed to some of the bloc’s most prestigious jobs — making it likely they will need to… Read more » The post New EU Summit Likely as… Continue Reading →
Capping the many woes of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the company relinquished its title of world’s leading generic drug maker to Mylan, Globes reported on Thursday. Teva’s share price fell another… Read more » The post Mylan Overtakes Teva in Market… Continue Reading →
A peacock at an upstate New York zoo was killed by a lion after it flew over a fence into the African Lion enclosure. The white peacock named Merlin was… Read more » The post Lion Kills Beloved Peacock That… Continue Reading →
650 mispallalim took part in the Wednesday night visit to the kevarim of Yehoshua bin Nun and Kalev ben Yefune, located in Kifl Haris near Ariel in Shomron. The visit was coordinated with the IDF ahead of this week’s parsha,… Continue Reading →