Month August 2021
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Q: What is the halacha if one davened in a minyan in Elul with no shofar – must one seek another minyan or shul that has a shofar? Or is it just an obligation… Continue Reading →
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. Hochul, a Democrat and former member of… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] In the midst of perusing some papers, Avromi gets a knock on his door. It’s Shmuel following up on his investments and their processes. Avromi is known to be a stellar financial planner, top in his field, assisting his clients… Continue Reading →
A nurse who works at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah spoke about the regrets of the unvaccinated in a recent interview with Channel 12 News. Almost all the seriously ill coronavirus patients at the hospital are unvaccinated. Miri Shem-Ad described… Continue Reading →
A nurse who works at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah spoke about the regrets of the unvaccinated in a recent interview with Channel 12 News. Almost all the seriously ill coronavirus patients at the hospital are unvaccinated. Miri Shem-Ad described… Continue Reading →
The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul amid the ongoing effort to evacuate people fleeing their takeover of Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Tuesday. William Burns’ visit Monday came ahead of a planned… Continue Reading →
People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the COVID-19 virus, when symptoms are first observed,… Read more » The post S. Korea Study: Delta Cases… Continue Reading →
A terrible tragedy occurred in the Chareidi community in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday morning when two sisters crossing the street in the Jewish quarter were hit and killed by a truck. The accident occurred when a truck turned onto a… Continue Reading →
A terrible tragedy occurred in the Chareidi community in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday morning when two sisters crossing the street in the Jewish quarter were hit and killed by a truck. The accident occurred when a truck turned onto a… Continue Reading →
CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul on Monday with the Taliban’s de facto leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban… Read more » The post CIA Director Held Secret Meeting… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tragic incident which occurred in Antwerp Tuesday morning, a truck ran over and killed two chareidi sisters while reversing near a crosswalk. The two girls aged 9 and 1, who are members of a… Continue Reading →
The United States has decided against the idea of using its largest overseas military bases in South Korea and Japan to temporarily house Afghan refugees, two sources with close knowledge… Read more » The post U.S. Scraps Plan to Use… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry announced Tuesday that Israelis over the age of 30 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster, lowering the minimum age from 40. The new policy… Read more » The post Israel Offers Covid Boosters to… Continue Reading →
A chareidi man was left with a broken ankle and head injuries after being set upon in an apparently racially motivated attack, in London’s Stamford Hill at around 8:30 p.m.… Read more » The post Jewish Man Brutally Attacked in… Continue Reading →
A German army officer trying to help Afghans at risk from the Taliban to flee their country has launched a blistering attack on Germany’s evacuation efforts. Cpt. Marcus Grotian told… Read more » The post Officer Slams Germany’s Kabul Evacuation… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Bennett called the father of critically injured soldier Barel Shmueli but the content of the conversation which leaked to social media caused an uproar. Yossi, Barel’s father, spoke in tears with the prime minister and… Continue Reading →
The IDF has adopted changes in its arrangement along the border with Gaza after a Border Police officer was critically wounded in a shooting attack there on Shabbos, Walla! News… Read more » The post IDF Plans Changes Along Gazan… Continue Reading →
Lakewood EMT Jose Ortiz received the 2021 EMS Medal of Distinction Award for pulling a woman from a burning building.
The head of Iran’s prisons apologized on Tuesday for “bitter events” in Tehran’s Evin prison after videos leaked by hackers showed beatings of prisoners, a rare admission of abuse by… Read more » The post Iran Prisons Head Apologizes After… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry is seeking to limit family gatherings this Rosh Hashanah, ministry Director General Prof. Nachman Ash said earlier this week. Also reported by Channel 13 news is the… Read more » The post Health Ministry Seeks to Limit… Continue Reading →
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final… Read more » The post Hochul, NY’s 1st Female Gov.,… Continue Reading →