Month February 2021
Israel will address disputes with the United States over Iran “below the radar” for now, Army Radio reported on Tuesday, citing sources involved in a strategizing session convened by Prime… Read more » The post Sources: Israel to Debate Iran… Continue Reading →
An armed group in eastern Congo, accused by the government of carrying out an ambush on a United Nations convoy in which Italy’s ambassador and two other people were killed,… Read more » The post Armed Group Denies Killing Italian… Continue Reading →
Yael Attias, 10, lost her father to the coronavirus last week and in an effort to spare others the heartbreak and sorrow she’s experiencing, implored Am Yisrael to be vaccinated, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. Rav Yaakov Uriel Attias, z’l, a 42-year-old… Continue Reading →
Israel’s reproduction number (the number of people each carrier infects) has risen in recent days after weeks of declining, standing at 0.86 on Tuesday, the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center reported. The reproduction number on Friday was 0.79, the… Continue Reading →
Israel’s reproduction number (the number of people each carrier infects) has risen in recent days after weeks of declining, standing at 0.86 on Tuesday, the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center reported. The reproduction number on Friday was 0.79, the… Continue Reading →
This year Purim will fall out on Erev Shabbos. This introduces numerous changes in the way things are done. The seuda of Purim is supposed to be a festive one, shared by family guests and poor people. This year many… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A significant number of human rights groups from Congo and abroad have urged the Biden administration to reconsider a reprieve on sanctions which was granted to Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler during the final days of the… Continue Reading →
The investigation into an engine explosion on a jetliner taking off from Denver is focusing on broken fan blades, a development reminiscent of a fatal failure on board another plane in 2018. These and other recent engine failures raise questions… Continue Reading →
Israel is giving a “symbolic” amount of surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the Palestinians and to several countries, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office said on Tuesday. An Israeli official said Honduras… Read more » The post Israel Giving “Symbolic” Amounts of… Continue Reading →
On the background of the tragic death of Osnat Ben-Shitrit on Motzei Shabbos, Kan News published a report based on data from Israel’s Kupot Cholim, showing that only one-third of pregnant women in Israel have been vaccinated. The report added… Continue Reading →
New York City police will stay out of many mental health crisis calls and social workers will respond instead in parts of northern Manhattan starting this spring, an official told lawmakers Monday. The test program will begin in three Harlem… Continue Reading →
Congress is set to hear from former U.S. Capitol security officials for the first time about the massive law enforcement failures on Jan. 6, the day a violent mob laid… Read more » The post Capitol Security Officials to Answer… Continue Reading →
The U.K. unemployment rate rose for a sixth straight month in December as renewed coronavirus restrictions shut down most businesses across the country. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday… Read more » The post U.K. Unemployment Rate Rises for… Continue Reading →
This is an historic opportunity that has never been done by us before (and it’s still free) In honor of Purim, Yad L’Achim has arranged for several Talmidei Chachamim, Rabbanim from Iran who will travel the long distance to Hamadan,… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This year Purim falls on an Erev Shabbos, and in order to properly fulfill the Mitzvos of the day is is important to know the halachos – so that we can prepare. It is… Continue Reading →
Families of three U.S. service members who were killed and 13 others who were wounded in a shooting by a Saudi gunman at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida in… Read more » The post Saudi Arabia Sued by Families… Continue Reading →
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said political divisiveness contributed significantly to the “stunning” U.S. COVID-19 death toll, which on Monday surpassed 500,000 lives lost. The country… Read more » The post Fauci: Political Divisions Contributed to… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a mitzvah to have a festive meal on Purim (Ramah 695:1). It is during this meal that one experiences the most profound growth and escalation in our connection to HaKadosh Baruch Hu…. Continue Reading →
Israel’s government will debate the proposal of a nighttime curfew over Purim, on Tuesday night. The Health Ministry recommends a night curfew on Thursday, Friday and Motzoei Shabbos, from 8… Read more » The post Israel’s Government to Set Nighttime… Continue Reading →
Europe’s drugs regulator said on Tuesday it is evaluating the use of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients who do not need oxygen support, after developer Gilead Sciences submitted an application to… Read more » The post EU Drugs Regulator Studying Expanded… Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was best for the future of Israel, the U.S.… Read more » The post Blinken Stresses Two-State Solution in… Continue Reading →