Month June 2021
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Why did Bilaam try to curse us? There is a fascinating Midrash that was held by the Persian Jewish community which was published in 1978 by Professor Efraim Urbach that dates to the times… Continue Reading →
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Numerous members of an Orthodox synagogue are among those missing after the collapse of a seaside condominium tower near Miami. Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, the founder of the Shul of Bal Harbour, said that his community… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S…. Continue Reading →
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest… Read more » The post Chauvin Gets 22 1/2 years… Continue Reading →
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An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who had intended to run in parliamentary elections before they were canceled earlier this year died during a violent arrest by PA security forces early Thursday, officials said. Nizar Banat, 44, was a… Continue Reading →
The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot. “Where we believe the civil rights of… Continue Reading →
Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump. The… Continue Reading →
California will ban evictions for unpaid rent through the end of September and pay off all back rent for eligible tenants under a deal announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders. California banned evictions after Newsom imposed the… Continue Reading →
Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Richard Branson’s rocketship company announced the Federal Aviation Administration’s updated license on Friday. It’s the final hurdle in Virgin Galactic’s yearslong effort to… Continue Reading →
Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Hostility toward Big Tech has… Continue Reading →
Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Hostility toward Big Tech has… Continue Reading →
Los Angeles International Airport police are investigating a driver who drove through a fence and onto the airfield. The intrusion forced a sudden closure of some of the runways Thursday evening, authorities said. A statement by the Los Angeles Airport… Continue Reading →
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations…. Continue Reading →
After an ugly anti-Semitic rant by Curtis Sliwa went viral, the Republican nominee for NYC Mayor made a video claiming he was not an anti-Semite. In his 2018 address to a Hudson Valley meeting for the Reform Party, Mr. Sliwa… Continue Reading →
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement on the recent collapse of the condo building in Florida and the ongoing search and rescue efforts: “We pray that Benny and Malky Weisz of Lakewood, and Malky’s father Harry Rosenberg—and… Continue Reading →
Florida Building Collapse – A condominium building collapsed in Surfside, Florida early Thursday morning, trapping what is believed to be over 150 people beneath the rubble, including a couple from Coventry Square in Lakewood. As of this writing, 4 deceased people… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) — The first cruise ship to board passengers at a U.S. port in 15 months is set to sail Saturday from the industry’s South Florida hub in a symbolic stride toward normalcy that will be watched closely by… Continue Reading →
Kll Yisroel has once again risen to the occasion, showing an outpouring of support for those affected by the condo collapse on Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida. Despite the bleakness and everyone bracing for the worst, thousands of people have… Continue Reading →