Month July 2022
MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Three days after three Orthodox Jewish Monsey residents were attacked by a cat, the Rockland County Department of Health announced that the animal tested positive for rabies, advising anyone who might have been scratched or bitten… Continue Reading →
Consumers picked up their spending from May to June, underscoring their resilience despite painfully higher prices at the gas pump and in grocery aisles and allaying fears that the economy might be on the verge of a recession. U.S. retail… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are disavowing the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump and two of his children got their questioning postponed Friday in a New York civil investigation into their business dealings, a delay that follows the death of Trump’s ex-wife Ivana. The ex-president, son Donald Jr. and… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reshuffled his top officials, naming a new head of the state space corporation and giving new broad powers to one of his top ministers. Putin removed Dmitry Rogozin as the head… Continue Reading →
Whether Joe Biden’s first trip to the Middle East as president ends a success or a failure may hinge on what happens when the American leader first locks eyes with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. The world will… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden has announced $100 million in U.S. assistance for east Jerusalem hospitals that serve as “the backbone” of health care for Palestinians. He spoke Friday during a visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital, which provides advanced medical care,… Continue Reading →
A car with four Jews entered Kever Yosef Hatzadik in Shechem overnight Thursday without coordinating with the IDF and came under Arab gunfire. One passenger was lightly injured on his head. They then tried to flee the area but their… Continue Reading →
With President Trump all but announcing a third run for the presidency, Nancy Pelosi is refusing to join in the speculation – or what it would mean for the Speaker and her fellow Democrats. When asked about the media going… Continue Reading →
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — President Joe Biden, visiting the West Bank on Friday, restated his continued support for “two states for two peoples” but acknowledged that the “ground is not ripe” for reviving stalled talks aimed at achieving an… Continue Reading →
It’s so insane, you couldn’t make it up. A serial shoplifter in New York City was busted again this week – for the 129th time. Lorenzo McLucas was arrested at a Target store on the Upper East Side after being… Continue Reading →
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn. spoke to Newsmax on Thursday about US President Joe Biden’s disagreement with Israel about the proper approach to Iran. Prime Minister Yair Lapid asserted on Thursday that the only way to stop Iran is… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Sunday, the 18th of Tammuz is when we observe the 17th of Tammuz Fast Day! Let’s get some background. But first, some crucial times: In New York City, the fast begins at dawn –… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Gemorah in Yevamos 79a that we were just mesayem tells us that Dovid HaMelech said, There are three simanim of this ummah, Klal Yisroel. They are baalei rachamim – merciful, they are baishanim… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Gemorah in Yevamos 79a that we were just mesayem tells us that Dovid HaMelech said, There are three simanim of this ummah, Klal Yisroel. They are baalei rachamim – merciful, they are baishanim… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Sunday, the 18th of Tammuz is when we observe the 17th of Tammuz Fast Day! Let’s get some background. But first, some crucial times: In New York City, the fast begins at dawn –… Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to “all air carriers,” signaling the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights overflying its territory — a key step toward normalization between the two nations as President Joe Biden visits the… Continue Reading →
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Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s president alleged the attack deliberately targeted civilians in locations without military value. Officials said Kalibr… Continue Reading →
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday again said he was initially misled about the police response to the Uvalde school massacre, calling newly leaked video of officers hesitating for more than an hour “shocking” and not… Continue Reading →