Month September 2021
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The head of a match is made of sulfur, glass powder, phosphorus and an oxidizing agent. When the match is struck on Yom Tov two things happen: • The first… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions to the U.S. beginning in November, allowing foreigners into the country if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test,… Read more » The post U.S. Easing Foreign Travel Restrictions;… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times “Hi. Have the Gabbai roll the Torah right after Friday morning Shacharis so it will be ready for Shabbos morning Shacharis.” “Yes, but it’s Yom Tov – isn’t that hachana?”… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times After Sukkos is SImchas Torah, where we beging the cycle of Torah reading again. The purpose of this article is to make available, in an easily understood format, the laws… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions to the U.S. beginning in November, allowing foreigners into the country if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test, the White House said Monday. The new… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — Four men were charged Monday for allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse while driving around in a convoy in north London. The suspects, all in their 20s and from the northwest English town of Blackburn, are accused of using… Continue Reading →
Howell emergency services is currently on scene of a serious crash at the intersection of Oak Glen and Maxim Southard. One driver had to be extricated from the vehicle. Three vehicles are involved. No serious injuries reported.
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) Yom Tov is soon, and there will soon be discussions happening in the daytime. It can, perhaps, be called the Great “Schnapps vs. Wine” Wars. “Well, my father, and his father, had this minhag… Continue Reading →
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school counsellor testified in an Australian court from Israel on Monday that she suspected two sisters had alleged they were sexually abused by their principal in an attempt to get financial compensation, but that… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) It is a question every wife asks her husband. “Can I give a piece of cake to little Yankel in the house? It is not raining.” The answer, in the long form, appears below…. Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday at a university in Russia, leaving eight people dead and 28 hurt, officials said. The suspect was detained after being wounded in an exchange of fire with police, the Interior Ministry said…. Continue Reading →
[Public Notice]
*Question:* Hopefully it won’t rain on the first night of Sukkos, but if it does, what is the procedure to follow? *Answer:* If it rains on the first night of Sukkos [as well as the second night in Chutz L’aretz,… Continue Reading →
TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese sisters have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living identical twins, aged 107 years and 330 days, the organization said Monday. The announcement coincided with Respect for the Aged Day, a… Continue Reading →
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Yechiel Benzion (“Benny”) Fishoff Z”L, noted philanthropist & askan of klal yisroel. He was 97. Reb Benzion was the Chairman Emeritus of Agudath Israel’s Board of Trustees, and a longtime… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The foreign ministers of Israel and Sweden held their first phone call in seven years on Monday, a move hailed by the top Israeli diplomat as the “relaunching of relations” after protracted tensions between the two countries…. Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — London’s subway opened two new stations Monday in the network’s first expansion since the 1990s, an expansion that Mayor Sadiq Khan said will play a key role in the capital’s recovery from the pandemic. The two new… Continue Reading →
Hamodia is saddened to report the petirahof Reb Ben Zion Fishoff, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America. He was 97 years old. Reb Ben Zion was born in… Read more » The post BD’E – Reb Yechiel Ben… Continue Reading →
Keith, a champion windsurfer, comes to Israel to race in an international windsurfing competition. After a near-fatal, yet life-transforming accident, he decides to turn his life around. But a dark secret from his past threatens to completely destroy him. Follow… Continue Reading →
Written by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Leibel Rand shlita heads an outstanding Kollel in the heart if the Far Rockaway/Five Towns Community, called “Kolle Avreichim.” This Kollel has produced remarkable products including: Founders of a world-class Mesivta Program… Continue Reading →