Month May 2020
Long Island became the latest region of New York to begin easing restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it entered the first phase of… Read more » The post Long Island Enters First Phase… Continue Reading →
Tonight- Vayichan Worldwide Achus All Night Mishmar Yeshivat Hakotel is proud to present a second Vayichan program. The all-night Mishmar features sixty-four shiurim from Senior Roshei Yeshiva and Ramim from forty-eight yeshivas located in seven countries across four continents and… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (JTA/BEN HARRIS) – On a Friday early in the coronavirus crisis, isolated in my apartment and facing the first of what would be many weekends with only Netflix for companionship, I came across a live Facebook video of Rabbi… Continue Reading →
It is known that the special nature of a particular time follows according to that which happened during that time [in the past]. The yemei hagbalah – the days of separation are included in this in general, and the Yom… Continue Reading →
In a first, microblogging site Twitter has flagged tweets by President Trump in which he said that mail-in ballots would be “substantially fraudulent,” prompting the president to accuse Twitter of interfering in a presidential election. In a series of tweets,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he spoke Wednesday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, following an Israeli court ruling that a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her students in Australia was fit to stand trial and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An indictment for abuse of minors was issued Tuesday by the Jerusalem District Court against the leader of the Lev Tahor sect, Eliezer Rumpler, on charges of child abuse while he was residing in Canada, according to… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) There are numerous stores in New York City that are facing severe economic disaster. Although some businesses have been allowed to remain open because they have been classified as essential businesses, others may not… Continue Reading →
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will press President Donald Trump to invest in the nation’s roads, bridges and rails during a White House meeting on Wednesday as U.S. states begin… Read more » The post Cuomo to Press Trump on… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Four years ago, Avi Avital was stabbed and seriously injured in a terror attack at a Rami Levi supermarket north of Jerusalem. Sergeant Yanai Weisman, a father of a young girl who came to the aid of… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Gen. (Res.) Roni Noma spoke about his experiences as the “sheriff of Bnei Brak” during the period of COVID-19. Noma addressed a conference organized by the Gesher association for connecting different parts of Israeli society. Noma… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications and sleep aids and doctors are concerned about long-term addiction and abuse, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report said on Monday. “Many physicians have a low threshold… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter moved a day earlier to add fact checks to two of his tweets.… Read more » The post Trump Threatens Social Media After… Continue Reading →
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Earlier this year, Dani Rotstein was earning a living doing something he’s passionate about: promoting the forgotten Jewish heritage of Mallorca. A New Jersey native who settled on the Spanish vacation island in 2014, Rotstein is the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government authorized Tuesday evening a string of additional leniencies which will allow the rest of the economy to gradually return to activity. The main leniencies include the opening of bars, pubs, swimming pools, tourist attractions,… Continue Reading →
IDF Major-General Roni Numa (Res.) stated on Tuesday that there is no need to rush to force Charedim to enlist in the IDF during a conference of the Gesher organization, which strives to bridge the religious gaps in Israeli society… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Harav Shmuel Hakohen Miller Zatzal, Rosh Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel in Lakewood, who was Niftar a short time ago. The Rosh Yeshiva, a son of Harav Avigdor Miller Zatzal, lost his wife… Continue Reading →
To our dear friends and supporters, I want to invite you… twice! #1 To fulfill the #1 priority in tzedaka (Shulchan Aruch) giving which is Pidyon Shvuyim – (redeeming of captives) by helping Yad L’Achim rescue trapped women & children before Shavuos…(Many… Continue Reading →
A bill allowing ministers and deputy ministers to give up their positions as MKs in order to enable a different member of their party slate to take their spot in… Read more » The post ‘Norwegian Law’ Passes Preliminary Knesset… Continue Reading →
Greece will allow travelers from around two dozen countries including Germany, Cyprus and Israel to visit from mid-June without having to be quarantined, government officials said, part of a gradual… Read more » The post Greece to Welcome Germans, Cypriots,… Continue Reading →
By Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is known that the special nature of a particular time follows according to that which happened during that time [in the past]. The yemei hagbalah – the… Continue Reading →