Month July 2020
There is a tremendous crisis brewing, and for some reason, it is not being spoken about. That is, what are thousands of Yeshiva Bochrim and Seminary girls going to be doing in a few weeks from now? We all saw… Continue Reading →
In the wake of Hezbollah’s attempted infiltration along the Lebanese-Israeli border on Monday, which Hezbollah denied, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a security assessment and briefing on Tuesday at IDF… Read more » The post Netanyahu at Northern Command HQ:… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the 5TJT.com Is sixty the new forty? Or is sixty considered elderly? This has been a debate raging in America since the birth of the expression in 2003. Our question, however, is the halacha. Is… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the 5TJT.com Is sixty the new forty? Or is sixty considered elderly? This has been a debate raging in America since the birth of the expression in 2003. Our question, however, is the halacha. Is… Continue Reading →
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported Tuesday. Kim’s comments before war veterans marking the… Continue Reading →
Only 1,000 people will be able to daven at a time at the Kosel this Tishah B’Av, the Kosel Heritage Foundation announced. Minyanim will be held in groups of 20… Read more » The post Limit on Mispallelim at Kosel… Continue Reading →
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, state media reported, an exercise aimed at… Read more » The post Iran Fires Missile at Mock… Continue Reading →
Ron Huldai, who has served as mayor of Tel Aviv for the past 21 years, is considering running for Prime Minister in the next elections. He is 75 years old.… Read more » The post Tel Aviv’s Huldai Mulls Knesset… Continue Reading →
A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty Tuesday in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund. The ruling came five months… Read more » The post Malaysian Ex-PM Najib Convicted of… Continue Reading →
Six U.S. mayors, all Democrats, urged Congress on Monday to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to their cities, saying the move has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests… Read more » The post Six U.S. Mayors Urge Congress… Continue Reading →
The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow… Read more » The post Head of China CDC Gets… Continue Reading →
An explosion has set a fuel tank on fire in Iran‘s western province of Kermanshah on Tuesday, Iran‘s Mizan news agency reported, in the latest in a series of fires… Read more » The post Explosion in Iran’s Kermanshah Province,… Continue Reading →
Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests.” Barr will tell members… Read more » The post Barr to Condemn Rioting at… Continue Reading →
International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews in the United Kingdom after British rap star Wiley, who has hundreds of thousands of followers, went on an hours-long social-media rant against Jews. “For… Continue Reading →
The Venetian Cafe on Route 42 in South Fallsburg was destroyed by a fire overnight. The fire started at around 3:00AM, and numerous fire departments from around Sullivan County were called to assist in extinguishing the blaze. At 4:30AM, firefighters… Continue Reading →
The Finance Committee discussed Tuesday the expansion of the grants program, that was approved by the Knesset in its first reading on Monday, so that families with more than three… Read more » The post Grants Will Be Expanded; Additional… Continue Reading →
Israel had 1,999 new daily coronavirus cases on Monday with the contagion rate falling slightly below 8%, health officials reported Tuesday. The Coronavirus National Knowledge and Information Center said that… Read more » The post 1,999 New Daily Coronavirus Cases,… Continue Reading →
Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don’t know for sure yet, but they believe it’s unlikely. Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity against a… Read more » The post FOCUS: Can You Get the… Continue Reading →
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes following China’s decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign… Read more » The post New Zealand Suspends Extradition Treaty… Continue Reading →
Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. Barr will tell… Continue Reading →
A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed a provision calling for $32 billion to protect aviation workers from layoffs though next March, as airlines fight to survive a huge downturn in travel caused by the virus pandemic…. Continue Reading →