Month December 2019

Iran on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia. “U.S. military aggression against Iraqi soil and Iraqi forces is strongly condemned as a… Read more » The post Iran Condemns U.S. Attacks on… Continue Reading →

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called at a ruling party meeting for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security ahead of a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization… Read more » The post N. Korea’s Kim Urges ‘Positive… Continue Reading →

Women of the Wall (WoW) were at the Kosel Sunday morning, 2 Rosh Chodesh Teves, as the organization has done monthly for decades. They explained they are davening for the victims of the Monsey Chanukah stabbing attack, which occurred on… Continue Reading →

Thousands of people visited Kever Yosef on the eighth night of Chanukah to daven, say Tehillim, and light Chanukah candles. Participating in the candle lighting were heads of IDF forces… Read more » The post Thousands Light Chanukah Candles at… Continue Reading →

As per petitions to the High Court of Justice, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is compelled to distribute a number of cabinet posts that he has been running by himself. This includes the ministries of health, agriculture, social welfare, and diaspora… Continue Reading →

Stay-for-the-Day or Join Full Event At the upcoming Yarchei Kallah this week at the Parsippany Hilton, being held as a lead-up to the Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi at MetLife Stadium, you can immerse yourself, over the course of… Continue Reading →

Another medical emergency occurred in Israel on Sunday due to the flu, when a 40-year-old woman was admitted to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer in critical condition after contracting the flu. The woman, who checked herself into the hospital… Continue Reading →

Should Orthodox Jews be armed like this? Assault rifles? Handguns quietly hidden in their pants? No guns at all? Hire armed guards to protect our Shul’s? What do you think? Sound off in the comments below. These photos and videos… Continue Reading →

Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, condemn… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews) – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today the creation of new multi-ethnic interfaith Neighborhood Safety Coalitions, increased NYPD presence, and new Department of Education lesson plans and curriculum as part of the City’s commitment to the prevention… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Security Cabinet on Sunday voted to withhold $43 million of tax funds from the Palestinians, saying the money has been used to promote violence, Israeli media reported. The sum represents funds that Israel says the… Continue Reading →

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a not uncommon experience for people that have family members in the hospital.  Nice well-meaning people give out gifts for the holiday season.  Throughout the year this is a wonderful thing, as… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nation’s most demographically diverse area — and an… Continue Reading →

A Menorah Lighting event took place this evening at the new American Dream Mall in Meadowlands, NJ.

MONSEY, New York (JTA) — After a man burst into a Hanukkah party at a rabbi’s house in this New York City suburb wielding a machete, Joseph Gluck sprang into action. As soon as Gluck, the administrator of the Orthodox… Continue Reading →

Statement from Mr. Naftali Silberberg, Secretary, Congregation Netzach Yisroel on behalf of Rabbi and Rebbetzin Rottenberg, their family and the entire Congregation: First and foremost, we would like to publicly proclaim our thanks to the One Above who performed a… Continue Reading →

Security. It’s what makes us feel safe. Protected. On our own or in a crowd. In these trying times be protected and be secure. No, tragedies cannot always be prevented. But the outcome of the situation can be different. Install… Continue Reading →

Sen. Bernie Sanders frequently attacks Amazon on the campaign trail, vowing to break up the online retail giant if elected, denouncing its treatment of workers and decrying its ability to… Read more » The post Bernie Sanders Staffers Complain About… Continue Reading →

The Taliban’s ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the… Read more » The post Taliban Council Agrees to Cease-Fire… Continue Reading →

BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) — The Guardian Angels said it would start patrolling in Brooklyn after an increase in anti-Semitic attacks in the area. The group’s founder, Curtis Sliwa, told NBC News that the patrols would start on Sunday, first at… Continue Reading →

“Torah is available to every yid… In 1923 Reb Meir Shapiro ZTL instituted limud daf Hayomi. One of the beautiful things of Daf Hayomi is; it’s very versatile. It can be learned many different ways. You can learn the daf… Continue Reading →