Month April 2021
The liberal CNN network spent years attacking former President Donald Trump and the network thrived during his final days in office amid a brief post-election spike. CNN averaged 2.2 million viewers during the first three weeks of 2021, but it… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump. Kevin McCarthy visited after the deadly Jan 6 Capitol insurrection, counting on the former president’s help to win back… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Shuls across the country are probably having the annual “Early Sefira” debates. The Shul’s Rav cannot be everywhere, and, at times, people are unaware of his particular ruling for Sefiras HaOmer when Ma’ariv ends… Continue Reading →
A YouGov survey of Americans asked to choose their favorite among a series of states in head-to-head matchup came up with pretty dismal results for New Jersey, which came in as Americans 48th favorite state. Not good. Hawaii, with its… Continue Reading →
The COVID pandemic has challenged us in many ways, and now we are fortunate that highly effective and safe vaccines have been developed that have been proven to: Protect the recipient from COVID illness in approximately 95% of cases. Prevent… Continue Reading →
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia reported its first death linked to the AstraZeneca shot on Friday. The 48-year-old woman was injected with the vaccine on April 8. That was hours before Australian authorities recommended people under the age of 50 take… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. The sweeping… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. The sweeping… Continue Reading →
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday claimed that “The Biden administration ought to admit that Donald Trump had it right,” when it comes to the border in an interview with Fox News. “They are jumping over the fence and trying… Continue Reading →
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three members of an advisory council for the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Poland have resigned after the government appointed former Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, a top member of the country’s right-wing ruling party, to serve on… Continue Reading →
The White House said Thursday that the intelligence community does not have conclusive evidence that Russian intelligence operatives encouraged the Taliban to attack American troops in Afghanistan. The assessment, revealed Thursday as the U.S. announced a host of new sanctions… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s office is working to accommodate bonfires for Lag Ba’omer, and ensure they are done safely as possible. “We are scheduling each fire with our staff and ask that the applicants please set a time that… Continue Reading →
Police Arrest Jerusalem Arab Youth Who Posted Tiktok Of Him Slapping Yeshiva Student On Public Train
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jerusalem police have arrested an Arab youth involved in a Tiktok clip in which a friend of his slaps a yeshiva student across the face on a Jerusalem light rail train seemingly without provocation. The assailant has… Continue Reading →
The leader of Neturei Karta in the United States, Moshe Dov Ber Beck, died on Thursday night. He was 87. Beck was a fixture at every anti-Israel event in the Tri-State area for years, easily recognizable as he wore a… Continue Reading →
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after… Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced New Jersey will receive $325,965,861 in federal funding to support homeowners experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. The senators’ secured this funding in the American Rescue Plan that President Biden… Continue Reading →
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during… Continue Reading →
UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler visited the homes of Gedolei Yisrael on Wednesday, including the home of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky and HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman, member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah and son-in-law of HaGaon HaRav Eliezer… Continue Reading →
The first Rashi in Parashas Tazria quotes a Midrash stating that just as the account of the fashioning of man came after the Torah’s account of Creation, so it is… Read more » The post Entering Into a Meal appeared… Continue Reading →
Body camera footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy last month shows the officer yelling “Drop it!” at the teen right before he opens fire. A still frame taken from the jumpy nighttime footage appears to… Continue Reading →