Month March 2022
Last week, Rav Chaim Kanievsky Zt’l passed away at the age of 94. A great Torah scholar and Ohev Yisroel, he was always known for his practical approach to complex halachic issues. This is a story of how this exact… Continue Reading →
LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — After two years of discussion, Georgian Court University has reached an agreement to sell 42 acres of mostly unused and undeveloped land to Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha. A press release from Georgian Court University called the deal… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft and the city’s taxi fleets are demanding rate surcharges to help offset the rising cost of keeping… Continue Reading →
ST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. (AP) — As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales of buds and edibles are already flourishing on some Native American land around the state. Shops dot the main road through the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israeli Air Force officially opened a new unit on Tuesday that operates an advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries-made radar carried on-board a large aerostat. The Sky Dew Unit opened after Israel’s Ministry of Defense’s Missile Defense Organization… Continue Reading →
By Yoel Ackerman. On April 5th , the Federal Government will stop reimbursing medical providers for virus related treatments. As such, many New Jersey residents who do not have health insurance will be forced to pay for Covid-19 tests which… Continue Reading →
In firing an almost cartoonishly massive intercontinental ballistic missile into space, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has turned back the clock to the “fire and fury” days of 2017 as he revives nuclear brinkmanship aimed at pressuring the United… Continue Reading →
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament condemned on Friday the mass deportation of Jews from the country to Nazi death camps during World War II. Marking the 80th anniversary of the first transport to Auschwitz, the lawmakers said they consider… Continue Reading →
Plain and simple, we pick up your children’s current style clothing and hang it in our boutique where the neighborhood Kollel families come shop, selecting their children’s wardrobes b’derech kovod. They sift through a couple racks where only current style… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (VINnews) — Ivanka Trump, wife of renowned orthodox businessman Jared Kushner, has donated 1 million meals to Ukrainian refugees, according to a report quoted in the Washington Examiner. In conjunction with multiple partner charity organizations, and numerous religious organizations,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Just like every year, the days after Purim leads us all right into an exciting time of preparing for Pesach. But this year, each time we go to the grocery, we’re discovering a new reality. Every trip to the… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking is set for next month on what’s billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing — a bridge over a major Southern California highway that will provide more room to roam for mountain lions and other… Continue Reading →
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On a plane that was especially charted by United Hatzalah and converted into a flying intensive care unit, left Israel this morning on its way to Bucharest in a joint operation between the Jewish Agency, Beilinson Hospital (from Clalit), and… Continue Reading →
Unclaimed income tax refunds totaling almost $1.5 billion may be waiting for an estimated 1.5 million taxpayers who did not file a 2018 Form 1040 federal income tax return, but people must act before the April tax deadline, according to… Continue Reading →
i24 News – The Russian army said today that the first phase of its military campaign in Ukraine was over and troops would now focus on the complete “liberation” of the country’s eastern Donbas region. The announcement came amid reports… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is approaching a new, potentially more dangerous phase after a month of fighting has left Russian forces stalled by an outnumbered foe. He is left with stark choices — how and… Continue Reading →
WUZHOU, China (AP) — Five days after the crash of a passenger jet in mountainous southern China, the disaster’s cause remains a mystery while the search for the plane’s second “black box” continued Friday. Hundreds of people, many in white… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Written in honor of the Aufruf of Neshama Cohen’s Brother AUFRUF Aufruf is a yiddish term which means calling up. It refers to the calling up of the groom to the Torah prior to… Continue Reading →
I’m writing this letter as I know multiple people have been in the same situation after Purim. Purim is a time that people show appreciation to teachers, workers, business associates etc. Many local stores now offer nice mishloach manos present… Continue Reading →