Month September 2020
Jews around the world marked Rosh Hashanah in a manner they wouldn’t have envisioned a year ago, with almost everyone at least davening in smaller minyanim while wearing masks and many davening in outdoor minyanim. But in some countries, Rosh… Continue Reading →
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Ten years ago, Rabbi Dan Roth had dreams of being a Jewish educator in Jerusalem. An immigrant from London, he landed his first job as a teacher for high-risk youth and entered the classroom with high hopes. Unfortunately, his hopes… Continue Reading →
New York State commercial tenants are protected from evictions and foreclosures through Oct. 20 under a new executive order announced Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the executive order helps commercial… Read more » The post NY Halts Commercial Evictions, Groups… Continue Reading →
New York State commercial tenants are protected from evictions and foreclosures through Oct. 20 under a new executive order announced Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the executive order helps commercial… Read more » The post NY Halts Commercial Evictions, Groups… Continue Reading →
New York State commercial tenants are protected from evictions and foreclosures through Oct. 20 under a new executive order announced Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the executive order helps commercial… Read more » The post NY Halts Commercial Evictions, Groups… Continue Reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Just days after after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to keep felons from voting until they’ve paid off fines, restitution and court fees, Democratic billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has stepped… Continue Reading →
This year our Yomim Noraim experience was unlike anything we’ve felt before. While being apart from each other physically we still joined in hearts and minds to pray for the safe return to our shuls and sanctuaries. The beautiful Young… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed 3,843 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday morning. However, only 33,119 people were tested on Monday, meaning that the percentage of positive results hit a record 11.6%. There are currently 50,563 active virus cases, with 668 seriously… Continue Reading →
The United States and the United Arab Emirates are aiming to form an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 fighter stealth jets to the Gulf country by December, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Emirati defense officials hope to secure a… Continue Reading →
Senate Republicans on Tuesday will have their first formal gathering since liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death gave them a chance to cement a 6-3 conservative majority at… Read more » The post Senate Republicans Huddle Over Trump’s… Continue Reading →
Channel 20 reported Tuesday that it has exposed the funding source of the three groups that stand behind the seemingly spontaneous protests held daily outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence,… Read more » The post Funding Source Behind Anti-Netanyahu Protests… Continue Reading →
As in past years, Agudath Israel of America’s Washington Office has worked closely with agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help avoid potential problems for travelers carrying… Read more » The post Agudath Israel Advocacy Continues to… Continue Reading →
An Interview with the Anonymous Author… By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There is a new sefer, purportedly written for children called Junior Chofetz Chaim. It has already sold out. The program is designed to be reviewed three times each… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said allegations against a New York City police officer charged with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government are a “pure fabrication” and part of a U.S. plot to smear Chinese diplomats in… Continue Reading →
Reb Menashe Yitzchak Meir Schiff, z’l, a Belzer chassid of Ashdod, passed away from the coronavirus in Ichilov Hospital on the second night of Rosh Hashanah at the age of 47. Reb Schiff suffered from a lung infection about three… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the first stage of coronavirus in March and April, Sweden took a different approach to most of the world and did not initiate a total lockdown. Instead it adopted a number of rules, including a strict… Continue Reading →
The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. But officials at the… Continue Reading →
Q: If on Rosh Hashanah Hakodosh Boruch Hu decrees my parnasa for the upcoming year then why do I have to go out and work hard to make a living? A: If a person’s parnasa is decreed on Rosh Hashanah,… Continue Reading →
Rosh Hashanah tefillos took place in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city of Abu Dhabi for the first time in history, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. There has been an organized Jewish community in Dubai for years, but to date, Abu Dhabi… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam’s holiest sites, has made its official position on the region’s longest-running conflict clear: Full ties between the kingdom and Israel can only happen… Continue Reading →