Month February 2020

Miriam Konstam, née Schaechter, originally of Boro Park, is an accountant for high-tech clients in Eretz Yisrael. The fascinating thing about this is not that she runs her own accounting firm—but how she runs it. Her employees are all frum… Continue Reading →

One foot in front of the other. Right, then left, then right again. If she continues doing this, eventually her feet will carry her home. Riki Klein feels the plastic handles of the shopping bag bite into her fingers. It’s… Continue Reading →

One foot in front of the other. Right, then left, then right again. If she continues doing this, eventually her feet will carry her home. Riki Klein feels the plastic handles of the shopping bag bite into her fingers. It’s… Continue Reading →

After years of being stuck in a decent-paying but dead-end job, slaving for ten hours a day to please an impossible boss and having to grovel for overtime, I was finally free. I had thrown off the shackles of tyranny… Continue Reading →

My story began three years ago when I switched to Fidelis as my insurance carrier; it is a well-known insurance company popular in Rockland County and Orange County. Fidelis is known for its superb coverage and wide array of in-network… Continue Reading →

The place: Yishuv Nachaliel in Western Binyamin. The time: Late evening. The secretary general of Degel HaTorah, Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus, looks out the window to where the gathering was supposed to have started 15 minutes ago. It is completely dark,… Continue Reading →

I had mixed emotions when my tenant Raizy Berger called to tell me she’d signed a contract on a house. While I was thrilled for her that she had finally found something after months of house-hunting, I was sad to… Continue Reading →

One of the people who has been quarantined on the cruise ship currently docked off the coast of Japan because of the coronavirus is 69-year-old Shimon Dahan, a resident of Mevaseret Tzion, Israel. “He’s a very special person,” Rabbi Yaakov… Continue Reading →

Deep in the Nevada desert lies a massive parcel of land that belongs to the United States government. Surrounded by tall mountains, it is shrouded in conspiracy theories, mysteries and dark military secrets. Its official name is Groom Lake but… Continue Reading →

Hey, hope you had a great week! Are you ready for some more corny jokes and great recipes? One of my father’s favorite jokes goes like this: Moshele thinks to himself, I really need to cut my grass. I should… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign plans to ask for a partial recount of the Iowa caucus results,after the state Democratic Party released results of its recanvass late Tuesday that show Sanders and Pete Buttigieg in an effective tie…. Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com They watch our children while we go out to a wedding, or to a restaurant to eat. They will often agree to come on a moment’s notice.   And yet, at times, we will violate… Continue Reading →

As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China’s Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city’s Wuchang district to deal with the thousands of sick people arriving daily, threatening to overwhelm the… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com “A buncha Ganoovim!” was the cry of a family friend whenever he encountered dishonesty.  And now, the Houston Astros. For years, members of various Major League baseball teams had suspected the Houston Astros of… Continue Reading →

CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. The Republican president said the punishment imposed on the Chicago Democrat… Continue Reading →

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement regulations will allow 177 miles (283 kilometers) of wall to… Continue Reading →

The Degel Hatorah faction of UTJ is initiating a campaign to try to convince Ba’alei Teshuva and others to vote for their party in the coming weeks by bringing the chair of Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky to different cities so… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press…. Continue Reading →

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Trump confidant Roger Stone on his conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress. The decision by Judge Amy Berman Jackson came after President Donald Trump tweeted in defense of… Continue Reading →

A special committee established in the wake of a media report two months ago that Chareidi enlistment numbers were forged to reach Chareidi recruitment objectives, will recommend foregoing mass recruitment of Chareidim among other suggestions, Haaretz reported on Tuesday morning…. Continue Reading →

SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year. The private company is working with Space Adventures Inc. for the flight, officials announced Tuesday. Ticket prices are not being… Continue Reading →