Month June 2022
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They are the rage of New York City and are slowly entering the Orthodox Jewish community. They are Korean Corndogs and, the nevailah version can be found at virtually every street-corner in Manhattan. ,It… Continue Reading →
Allies of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Tuesday, saying the Kremlin critic has been moved from the prison where he was serving his time and they do not know where he is now. His attorneys were… Continue Reading →
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Airline fares have jumped 47% since January and remain higher than they were before the pandemic, which could be leading to a slowdown in the number of seats airlines can sell. Bookings for flights within… Continue Reading →
Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana caused a storm on Tuesday after Kan News published a video of remarks he made in a high school in Efrat on Monday. In response to a question by one of the students about why he… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant’s latest way to get packages to your door. UPS unveiled Tuesday a battery-powered, four-wheeled… Continue Reading →
As Russian tanks and trucks rumbled close to their village, a Ukrainian teenager and his father stealthily launched their small drone into the air. Working as a team, they took bird’s-eye photos of the armored column moving toward Kyiv and… Continue Reading →
HONG KONG (AP) — A landmark floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine and seafood to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and millions of other diners was towed from the Hong Kong harborfront Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic. The… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Independence Day fireworks show will take place this year on July 3. Last year, the Township canceled fireworks due to the uncertainty surrounding Covid. The fireworks show will take place at 9 PM at Lake Carasaljo, with viewing… Continue Reading →
Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy the social media platform, the company said Tuesday. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced an all-hands meeting to employees… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is making borrowing much costlier. And the economy actually shrank in the first three months of this year. Is the United States at risk… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of “person” who is being illegally confined. The 5-2 decision… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight deportation orders. In two cases decided Monday, the court said that the immigrants, who fear persecution if sent back to… Continue Reading →
The two members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Aerospace Force who died in “accidents” only hours apart on Sunday were involved in developing arms for the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, the London-based opposition media outlet Iran International reported on… Continue Reading →
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday complained that “kollelim are sprouting like mushrooms.” In response to a question by a Kikar H’Shabbat reporter about his planned decrees against lomdei Torah, Lieberman said: “There’s a big difference between yeshivot gevohot and… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear program. The images from… Continue Reading →
The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms. It does propose measured provisions making it harder for some young gun buyers, or people considered threatening, to have weapons…. Continue Reading →
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This past Sunday, something wonderful happened in the Five Towns. It was an event that should be replicated in every major Jewish community across the country. Make that – in the world. The fact… Continue Reading →
Two Republican U.S. House incumbents in South Carolina who have drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump now find themselves facing tough primary challenges on Tuesday from candidates he has endorsed. Reps. Nancy Mace and Tom Rice criticized Trump… Continue Reading →
Two Republican U.S. House incumbents in South Carolina who have drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump now find themselves facing tough primary challenges on Tuesday from candidates he has endorsed. Reps. Nancy Mace and Tom Rice criticized Trump… Continue Reading →
VERMONT (VINnews) — Some companies show their new employees training videos. Ben & Jerry’s shows videos that would be more appropriate for an Islamic Jihadist bootcamp. The woke ice cream company with a long track record of being anti-Israel, reportedly… Continue Reading →