Month March 2021
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised on Sunday that Israel will soon offer direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca in Saudia Arabia. “We will have direct flights for Muslim Israeli pilgrims from Tel Aviv to Mecca,” Netanyahu told a number… Continue Reading →
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed last month as rising prices and a dearth of homes for sale kept some would-be buyers on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that existing homes sales in February fell… Continue Reading →
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, a conservative firebrand and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump joined the Alabama GOP primary field on Monday to replace Sen. Richard Shelby. The north Alabama Republican announced his entry into… Continue Reading →
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A shooting at a Colorado supermarket killed 10 people Monday, including a police officer, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said. Boulder police Chief Maris Herold announced the death toll at a news conference Monday… Continue Reading →
Collated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Tonight is the 13th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l. The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l was one of the primary movers behind the idea of entering chinuch, and kiruv, in out-of-town communities. He provided inspiration,… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sold a digital version of his first tweet for more than $2.9 million more than two weeks after he announced a digital auction for the post. The tweet from March 2006,… Continue Reading →
Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who has served as prime minister for the past 12 years, hopes voters… Continue Reading →
Collated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Tonight, the tenth of Nissan, is the 13th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l. The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l was one of the primary movers behind the idea of entering chinuch, and kiruv,… Continue Reading →
Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, was in Lakewood today, visiting several spots. Among his stops, were the Lakewood Matza Bakery, and the Special Children’s Center. He also met up with local LCSW and other volunteers… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a conservative Georgia congressman in his bid to unseat the Republican secretary of state who refused to help overturn the November election results. Rep. Jody Hice, a tea party favorite and Trump acolyte,… Continue Reading →
With the polls set to open in less than twenty-four hours, Israeli authorities are determined not be caught unprepared for any eventuality, especially a storming of the seat of government… Read more » The post Knesset Guard Ready in Case… Continue Reading →
A survey released on Monday revealed that while Israelis talk about the importance of education, there is evidence that it stands lower in their order of priorities than it seems.… Read more » The post Voters, Parties Score Low in… Continue Reading →
Congressman Chris Smith this evening released the following statement in response to the racist APP photo caption: “It was shocking—and out of character—for the Asbury Park Press to post a highly offensive photo caption that was both demeaning to women… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Jewish community came out in droves on Sunday evening to protest Dovid Wasserman unashamedly holding his wife Nechama hostage for nearly 7 years. The rally was held at 4 Hilltop Ln in Monsey, New York… Continue Reading →
NEW JERSEY (JTA) – A newspaper serving the Orthodox community in New Jersey’s northern suburbs apologized for a satirical Purim article that joked about shooting Palestinians. The article in the Feb. 24 edition of The Jewish Link carried the headline… Continue Reading →
A man was arrested this evening by detectives investigating an assault on a woman in Stamford Hill, in the UK. The man, aged in his late 50s, was arrested at a residential address in Haringey and is now in custody… Continue Reading →
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Jewish groups have filed a criminal complaint against the head of a major Brazilian party for putting the age-old anti-Semitic blood libel trope in a social media post. “Baal, Satanic deity, Canaanites and Jews sacrificed… Continue Reading →
A 23-year-old descendant of Holocaust survivors spotted a man wearing a hat with a swastika on it at the Melbourne train station on Friday and photographed the disturbing sight. The man was spotted shortly after the end of a soccer… Continue Reading →
PARTNERS IN TORAH OF CLEVELAND HITS THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK WORLD-WIDE WITH AN ENGAGING WEEKLY SERIES FEATURING A DIFFERENT RENOWNED SPEAKER EACH WEEK. Partners in Torah with Rabbi Pinchas Landis is a weekly digital series that originated as… Continue Reading →