Month January 2022
Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine that would vastly complicate a U.S. and allied response. He might carry out what President Joe Biden called a “minor incursion” — perhaps a… Continue Reading →
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games. After years of heavy reliance on Asia… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A woman has been arrested after allegedly harassing young orthodox children and making extremely vicious antisemitic comments. Christina Darling of Brooklyn is being charged with hate crimes, after allegedly verbally abusing and spitting on the group of… Continue Reading →
A vile antisemite is facing hate crime charges after making anti-Jewish remarks to a group of children before spitting on them on Avenue P in the Marine Park section of Brooklyn. The NYPD said it has arrested Christina Darling, 21,… Continue Reading →
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The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-level, high-stakes talks on Friday aimed at preventing a feared Russian invasion. Armed with seemingly intractable and… Continue Reading →
Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has already been involved in a number of controversies since joining Congress last year, made an apparent anti-Semitic remark towards a group of Jews visiting the US Capitol. YWN spoke with Ezra Friedlander, who was one… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump pushed back against multiple reports of rising tensions between himself and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. According to the reports, Trump is furious that DeSantis won’t commit to not running against Trump for the GOP nomination in… Continue Reading →
Last night, a Lakewood resident reached out to TLS in hopes of locating the person who mistakenly took her coat at local business. We posted it on our Status. This morning, the owner of the coat company saw the message,… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical… Continue Reading →
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent, the youngest age of any state, under a proposal late Thursday by a state senator. Alabama allows such decisions at age… Continue Reading →
A letter from the House Select Committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, to Ivanka Trump sheds some more light on Sean Hannity’s involvement in it. The letter includes details of texts between conservative commentator Sean Hannity and White… Continue Reading →
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a New Zealand diplomat said… Continue Reading →
To protect workers’ privacy, Assembly Democrats sponsored legislation to ensure that employers provide written notice before using a tracking device in an employee’s vehicle. The bill, sponsored by Anthony Verrelli (D-Mercer, Hunterdon), Daniel Benson (D-Mercer, Middlesex), and Andrew Zwicker (D-Hunterdon,… Continue Reading →
HaRav Itche Rosmarin, the mythological Ba’al Tokea of Gerrer, was recently summoned to the offices of Israel Police’s Central Unit in Jerusalem, where to his great happiness, he was presented with valuable items he has lost three years prior. The… Continue Reading →
For two nights next month, one of the storied, massive stadiums in Eretz Yisrael will undergo a remarkable transformation; a transformation that screams two words, “Kiddush Hashem.” Instead of a basketball game or secular concert, the arena will become a… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Many people get confused when it comes to the issue of opening various drink or food items on Shabbos. Since every so often manufacturing processes change, it is important to understand the underlying issues… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Many people get confused when it comes to the issue of opening various drink or food items on Shabbos. Since every so often manufacturing processes change, it is important to understand the underlying issues… Continue Reading →
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested voluntary testimony from Ivanka Trump, saying in a letter sent Thursday that witnesses have told investigators that she may have direct knowledge of President Donald… Continue Reading →
What about all the others?! The city of Bila Tserkva is a typical Ukrainian city. Walking through it today you would never know that there was once a vibrant Jewish community living there. It had dozens of shuls and kehillos,… Continue Reading →