Month January 2022
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the resurgence of antisemitism in comments Tuesday night at a service commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust, and he urged people around the world to… Read more » The post U.N. Chief Decries Antisemitism, Urges… Continue Reading →
Israeli hospitals report an eight-fold increase in the number of severely ill COVID patients, but there also appear to be some good news as the percentage of coronavirus-related hospitalizations looks… Read more » The post Severe COVID Caseload Shoots Up… Continue Reading →
Israel continues to fall in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, according to the newest report published Tuesday, achieving its lowest score since 2012. Out of 180 countries, Israel ranked 36.… Read more » The post Annual Corruption Index Sees Israel… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bracing for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties, a document that could help him end weeks of scandal and discontent, or… Read more » The post U.K. Government Holds Breath as… Continue Reading →
Iran‘s hardline President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday a revival of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal is possible if the United States removes sanctions that have crippled the Islamic Republic’s economy.… Read more » The post Iran’s Raisi Says Revival of… Continue Reading →
Definition: Hamburger: ground beef cooked and served on a bun Home-Ground Beef vs. Store-Bought Ground Beef There are three basic ways to obtain ground beef for a burger. You can either buy it ground, grind it yourself, or hand chop… Continue Reading →
Cooking on a Cast Iron (or Your Heaviest Pan) By now most people in the world have heard the word umami. If you haven’t, now you have, you’re welcome. We all know that a dark, deep, crusty brown steak is… Continue Reading →
4 chicken cutlets, cut into nuggets or small strips 4 defrosted cubes of garlic 4 tablespoons each of brown sugar, oil and soy sauce (If you’re using more chicken, adjust the amount accordingly, an additional tablespoon/cube per cutlet) ¼ cup… Continue Reading →
3 Italian eggplants ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1-2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon silan (date… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This article is presented in honor of the Bris Milah of Tehila and Dr. Noah Michaels this morning. There are halachic and procedural differences in the manner in which the Bris Milah is performed. … Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This article is presented in honor of the Bris Milah of Tehila and Dr. Noah Michaels this morning. There are halachic and procedural differences in the manner in which the Bris Milah is performed. … Continue Reading →
Bina Barth is descended from Vietnamese royalty. Now she’s raising a Jewish family. When Bina Barth took her four-year old son, Avi, to the Imperial City of Hue in Vietnam, he was the only one there wearing a yarmulke. Bina… Continue Reading →
Crime in New York, like crime across the country, has been on the rise, and it has touched the lives of people on the street. A long list of civilians have been shot on New York City streets since January… Continue Reading →
Crime in New York, like crime across the country, has been on the rise, and it has touched the lives of people on the street. A long list of civilians have been shot on New York City streets since January… Continue Reading →
When my fifth child was born, I thought I had this whole mommy thing down pat. I was working part time as a fitness instructor and gym teacher in a local high school. I knew what I was doing, and… Continue Reading →
A Letter to the Arizal, Found in a Hidden Place The “bookbinding surgeon’s” find is made public by Israel Mizrahi A letter, preserved in an unusual way, has revealed new details about the period when the Arizal, Rav Yitzchak Luria,… Continue Reading →
The drone of the bus motor, working its way up the steep incline, grated on her nerves. The harder Nina tried to secure a sliver of silence, the louder the noises beeped, hissed, and clanged, and the bus radio blared…. Continue Reading →
The drone of the bus motor, working its way up the steep incline, grated on her nerves. The harder Nina tried to secure a sliver of silence, the louder the noises beeped, hissed, and clanged, and the bus radio blared…. Continue Reading →
Is New York State Attorney General Letitia James conducting a witch hunt intended to sink the Trump family at all costs, or is she uncovering massive acts of fraud by the former president, his children and his company? That question… Continue Reading →
Where is the future of New York real estate headed? Things might not be as bad as you think, according to Motty Waisbrod. As someone who has built dozens of buildings over the past two decades, he knows a thing… Continue Reading →
The drone of the bus motor, working its way up the steep incline, grated on her nerves. The harder Nina tried to secure a sliver of silence, the louder the noises beeped, hissed, and clanged, and the bus radio blared…. Continue Reading →