Month February 2020

[COMMUNICATED] It was an ordinary night in Bnei Brak.  In his home, the Sar Hatorah, Rav Chaim shlit”a, gets up for Tikun Chatzos. He recites the tefilos and cries over Galus Hashechinah.  Suddenly, the door of his home opens. Standing… Continue Reading →

Sanders Wins New Hampshire – Socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, with South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg coming in second, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar coming in a strong third. Klobuchar’s third-place finish… Continue Reading →

Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, A.K.A. Vovan and Lexus, posted a video to YouTube Thursday purportedly containing audio duping Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders. The duo came to notoriety by fooling House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) — In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong’s door: his 3-year-old son. Xiong, a salesman in Chibi, a city near the center of a virus outbreak, is one… Continue Reading →

A new religious versus secular debate arose in Israel this week when media outlets reported on Tuesday that the Tel Aviv municipality has banned stands, including tefillin stands, within 100 meters of publicly owned buildings which service minors, such as… Continue Reading →

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the White House on Thursday in the hope he could persuade President Donald Trump to reverse a decision to boot New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to avoid long lines at the U.S…. Continue Reading →

The majority of individual taxpayers in the U.S. are eligible to file their taxes online for free, yet many may be unaware or confused by how to do so. The tax industry and the IRS have played a part in… Continue Reading →

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said no meeting is planned between the kingdom’s crown prince and Israel’s prime minister, a statement apparently meant to quash reports circulating in Israeli media this week of an alleged… Continue Reading →

McClatchy, the publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers, has filed for bankruptcy protection as it struggles to pay off debt while revenue shrinks because more readers and advertisers are going online. McClatchy… Continue Reading →

Yisroel Wahl is a behavioral specialist with a decade of experience helping hundreds of children, teens, and adults. Through his private practice, he specializes in helping children and teens who are acting out and falling through the cracks. For help… Continue Reading →

Pro-Trump groups raised more than $60 million in January and have more than $200 million on hand for this year’s general election, shattering fundraising records on the path toward a goal of raising $1 billion this cycle. The Republican National… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan criticism Thursday for saying the country won’t elect Pete Buttigieg president because he’s been “kissing his husband” on stage after debates. Limbaugh’s comments came eight days after President Donald… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Four years ago, Klal Yisroel had lost an extraordinary Rosh Yeshiva, a world-class Posek, and a remarkable Tzaddik – Rav Yisroel Belsky, zichron tzaddik v’kadosh livracha. If you stayed in his home for just… Continue Reading →

It’s normal to target new voters ahead of Super Tuesday. Think volunteers holding clipboards at street festivals, malls or outside grocery stores. Democrats in Texas have made it a perennial focus, hoping they can end decades of losses by rousing… Continue Reading →

With 17 days until Israel’s third election in a year, the concerns that a fourth election will be necessary continued to grow Friday, as polls showed that the lockjam between… Read more » The post Down to the Wire: Right,… Continue Reading →

The head of Sudan’s ruling council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s transitional government, said in an interview published Friday that Israel is playing an important role in removing… Read more » The post Sudan’s Leader Says Israel Playing… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is an unfortunate reality that happens, although, thankfully they are happening less and less.  Robberies do take place and they can be pretty scary.  According to the FBI’s statistics there were only 685,766… Continue Reading →

A new ruling by a Petach Tikvah court spells good news for tenants of apartments that are in need of major repairs or maintenance that the landlord refuses to provide:… Read more » The post Court to Tenants: No Repairs?… Continue Reading →

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company, escalating the U.S. battle with the world’s… Read more » The post U.S. Accuses Huawei of Stealing… Continue Reading →

Hamas sources again said Thursday night that the terror group intended to halt balloon terror attacks against southern Israel, Channel 12 reported. The decision was being made as a “gesture… Read more » The post Hamas Again Promises End to… Continue Reading →