Month January 2022

Italian authorities in Tuscany are investigating an attack on a 12-year-old Jewish boy who said teenagers kicked him, hit him on the head and hurled antisemitic abuse at him. The boy’s parents on Tuesday reported the weekend attack in a… Continue Reading →

During an interview with West Virginia MetroNews’ “Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval” on Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that while coronavirus is “still dangerous,” and “you’ve got to be very, very careful” he also thinks that, to a certain degree,… Continue Reading →

We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Chaim Shmuel Zev Rotkin Z”L of Lakewood, who was Niftar early this morning following a lengthy illness. Reb Chaim Shmuel Zev Z”L was a renowned Talmid Chacham, learning in Yeshiva… Continue Reading →

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[COMMUNICATED] The Virtual Halacha Program is a new initiative for those that want to learn Halacha B’Iyun – an opportunity to learn Halacha and live Halacha from anywhere in the world. The program is designed to allow you to learn… Continue Reading →

At least three rockets struck near Baghdad’s international airport and an adjacent military base that hosts U.S. and other coalition advisors on Friday, damaging an abandoned commercial plane but causing… Read more » The post Iraqi Officials: At Least 3… Continue Reading →

Health officials reportedly believe the omicron wave in Israel is on the way down, but that the number of patients in serious condition could still continue to rise. The rate… Read more » The post Omicron Wave Appears to Slow… Continue Reading →

The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc.’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to… Read more » The post EU Drug Regulator OKs Pfizer… Continue Reading →

Australia suffered its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday with nearly 100 deaths, but several large states said they expect hospital admissions to fall amid hopes that the… Read more » The post Australia Suffers Deadliest Day of… Continue Reading →

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North Korea said Friday its two latest rounds of weapons tests this week were successful while vowing to bolster its nuclear “war deterrent” and speed up the development of more… Read more » The post N. Korea Confirms Missile Tests… Continue Reading →

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow did not want war with Ukraine and spoke positively about security proposals received from the United States. The U.S. proposals… Read more » The post Lavrov: Russia Does Not Want… Continue Reading →

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was Adar, the time when pranks and such become a bit more common. On account of this, some of the kids in school incorrectly took the notion of “Mi’shenichnas Adar marbim b’simcha” to… Continue Reading →

At least 14.5 million Americans are getting private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from the Biden administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” President Joe Biden… Continue Reading →

The number of virus hospitalizations in Nebraska exceeds the level that was supposed to trigger new restrictions from the state, but Gov. Pete Ricketts said those aren’t needed now because hospitals are already limiting surgeries to preserve capacity. State health… Continue Reading →

Marlboro-maker Altria said Thursday that its heat-not-burn cigarette, iQOS, probably won’t be back in U.S. stores for at least a year, while sales of its traditional cigarettes continued to slide. The Richmond, Virginia-based company updated investors on iQOS after being… Continue Reading →

Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, director of New York government relations for Agudath Israel, spoke with Hamodia last week Wednesday, the day after Gov. Kathy Hochul released her executive budget, regarding items… Read more » The post Budging the Budget appeared first… Continue Reading →