Month February 2021
[COMMUNICATED] WE WANT YOU TO BE A PART OF Tehillim United! Here’s what we are doing: On Purim night, thousands of women and girls from across the globe are going to unite to harness the power of tehillim on purim. The goal… Continue Reading →
According to Health Ministry data released Thursday, four children are hospitalized in critical condition with the coronavirus, as are six women who are either expectant or have just given birth.… Read more » The post Health Ministry: Four Children Hospitalized… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The obligation is to read the Megillah at night and in the day in commemoration of the miracle, where they cried out day and night. The daytime reading begins at sunrise and continues until… Continue Reading →
Capitol Police were aware of the possibility of violence from armed extremists when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of former President Donald Trump, but quickly became overwhelmed by “insurrectionists,”… Read more » The post Capitol Police Quickly Overwhelmed by… Continue Reading →
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday and called on his supporters to rally in the capital after the army demanded he… Read more » The post Armenian PM Warns of Coup… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Recently, the media was abuzz about a newborn puppy named Skipper. It was a puppy that was born with six legs. The media stated that, like other newborn puppies, Skipper likes to eat, drink… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of people participated in an illegal Purim party in Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market Wednesday night and then moved festivities to Rothschild Boulevard after police dispersed revelers. The event took… Read more » The post Flouting Regulations, Crowds Hold Purim… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Thursday about the Gulf state’s possible involvement in establishing a vaccine plant in Israel,… Read more » The post Israel, Bahrain Leaders Discuss Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands of New York City middle school students will return to their school buildings on Thursday for the first time since city schools were closed in November amid… Read more » The post Classrooms Back Open at NYC… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry reported Thursday morning that 4,298 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed out of 75,836 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, putting Israel’s contagion rate at 5.6%. There… Read more » The post 4,298 New Coronavirus Cases; Death… Continue Reading →
In the week since Washington offered to talk with Tehran about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran has curbed U.N. monitoring, threatened to boost uranium enrichment and its suspected proxies… Read more » The post U.S., Allies Respond to Iranian… Continue Reading →
A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, satellite photos analyzed… Read more » The post Secretive Israeli Nuclear Facility Undergoes… Continue Reading →
The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate… Read more » The post In Boost for COVID-19 Battle,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] We’re a community of several hundred families that have moved to Woodbury, NY, right outside of Kiryas Yoel. There are a lot of people moving in, mainly from KJ and the city. We started holding small minyanim in our… Continue Reading →
In a televised press conference on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the nation that it is the government’s goal to completely re-open the economy by the end of April. The staggered re-opening of the economy, some of which… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised Israelis on Tuesday that there will be no shortage of Pfizer vaccines following reports on Monday that the supply of Pfizer vaccines is dwindling and clinics have been told to prioritize remaining doses for those… Continue Reading →
WALL STREET (AP) — Wall Street’s mania over GameStop is on again, at least for one afternoon. Shares in the troubled video game company more than doubled Wednesday to $91.71 apiece, the stock’s best day since Jan. 27, when it… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS/ Sean Durns) – The Washington Post’s editorial board has a fixation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Post’s board has devoted considerable column space to attacking the democratically elected leader of the Jewish state. But the obsession,… Continue Reading →
The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press. The Black Lives Matter Global Network… Continue Reading →