Month July 2022
More details have come to light about the terror attack that took place on Tuesday on a bus next to the Ramot Mall in Jerusalem. Unlike initial reports, the victim was not the driver but one of the passengers, an… Continue Reading →
A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia…. Continue Reading →
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (JTA) — At this city’s only regularly functioning synagogue, nine men and five women cheer a visitor on as he enters the building. “Terrific! We have a 10th! Let’s begin!” one of the men, David Goldish, exclaimed during… Continue Reading →
With hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants coming through the sieve-like U.S.-Mexico border each month, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas made a stunning declaration: the border is secure. “Look, the border is secure,” Mayorkas told the Aspen Security Forum…. Continue Reading →
Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers… Continue Reading →
The word self-pity does not exist in Maitel Vizel’s dictionary. Even after growing up in heartbreaking poverty and dysfunction. Even after having to be adopted into a different family after her own parents couldn’t take care of her. After being… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that U.S. military officials believe it’s “not a good idea” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan at the moment. Biden’s comments in an exchange with reporters came a day… Continue Reading →
Former Meretz chair Zehava Galon on Tuesday announced she is returning to politics and will run for leadership of Meretz. Since current Meretz chair Nitzan Horowitz announced he is stepping down from leadership of the party, numerous Meretz members have… Continue Reading →
Watch a short clip of Shmuel Judkovitz describing his Emunah in Hashem and having the presence of mind to daven before escaping the burning plane: Watch the full interview:
House Democrats began pushing ahead Wednesday with legislation that would ban certain semi-automatic weapons as they considered their most far-reaching response yet to this summer’s spate of mass shootings. Democrats hope that the 100-page bill moving through the Judiciary Committee… Continue Reading →
Agudath Israel of America is commending the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for expanding the number and types of kosher-certified food items in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which is utilized by food pantries and food banks to provide… Continue Reading →
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An American Airlines plane bound for Nashville, Tennessee, with 56 people from Tampa, Florida, was diverted Wednesday to an Alabama airport after hitting severe turbulence, and at least eight minor injuries were reported, authorites said. Birmingham… Continue Reading →
In yet another of his innumerable gargantuan gaffes, President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he has cancer. Biden’s comments during an unrelated speech regarding climate change in which the president was talking about emissions from the oil industry near his… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There is a theory that dates back long ago, that the origin of the word, “lullaby” comes from the Yiddish – “Lilith Abi – Lilith Go Away.” Adam HaRishon’s first wife, Lilith, was attached… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump paid respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children Wednesday at a funeral Mass for the 1980s style icon and businesswoman who helped him build an empire that launched him to the presidency…. Continue Reading →
A jury in Florida has found Tesla just 1% negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for disabling a speed limiter on the electric car. Tuesday’s verdict placed 90% of the blame on the driver, Barrett Riley, and… Continue Reading →
Installing an elevator doesn’t normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient city’s history. But in Jerusalem, even seemingly simple construction projects can lead to archaeological endeavors. Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have made numerous discoveries,… Continue Reading →
Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday chose former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss — a fiscal moderate and a low-tax crusader — as the two finalists in a party election to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson…. Continue Reading →
MARYLAND (JTA) – After the nation’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group spent an unprecedented amount to boost her opponent, progressive politician Donna Edwards lost her Maryland Democratic primary effort to return to the U.S. House on Tuesday. The American Israel Public… Continue Reading →
MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Four Rockland County teens were arrested on Tuesday night and charged with hate crimes in three separate attacks on five Chasidic victims in Monsey. The incidents took place in the span of several minutes, starting at… Continue Reading →