Month July 2022
Shai Ben-Shlomo, who was hospitalized in critical condition after the Elad terrorists cracked his head open with an axe, was released to his home on Thursday after three months of hospitalization and rehabilitation. Doctors initially did not know if he… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — Israel, the United States and Britain on Thursday criticized an expert commissioned by the U.N. human rights body to examine the situation in the Middle East, accusing him of antisemitic remarks. Miloon Kothari was quoted in the… Continue Reading →
Israeli President Issac Herzog met with the Belzer Rebbe at his home on Wednesday. UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler also participated in the meeting. The two discussed a variety of topics, including Ahavas Yisrael, especially during Bein Hameitzarim. Herzog gifted the… Continue Reading →
A Wisconsin judge said Thursday that a Republican-ordered, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election found “absolutely no evidence of election fraud,” but did reveal contempt for the state’s open records law by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a former state… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco announced a legal state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS… Continue Reading →
Meta Platforms says it will no longer pay U.S. news organizations to have their material appear in Facebook’s News Tab as it reallocates resources in the face of the economic downturn and changing user behavior. The company said Thursday that… Continue Reading →
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri said on Wednesday evening that he is seeking an Ashkenazi candidate for the Shas party ahead of the elections for the 25th Knesset. Speaking in an interview with Kol B’Ramah, Deri said: “I receive hundreds of… Continue Reading →
What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first months in office to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate… Continue Reading →
In his upcoming memoir, Jared Kushner alleges that former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly “shoved” his wife, Ivanka Trump, after a contentious meeting. Kushner says Kelly exhibited multiple personalities over the meeting, flashes of unrestrained anger, and says… Continue Reading →
The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states. Mayor Muriel Bowser formally asked the White… Continue Reading →
An Israeli delegation departed for Russia on Wednesday night after finally being issued visas by the Russian government. The delegation was originally scheduled to leave on Sunday. A preliminary hearing about the claimed “legal violations” of the Jewish Agency took… Continue Reading →
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel announced on Wednesday evening that they have joined their Yamina and Derech Eretz parties and will be running for the next Knesset as the Zionist Spirit (HaRuach HaTzionit) party. Shaked and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — A car accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday killed two Israeli tourists and left five injured, the Israeli foreign ministry said. According to the Israeli emergency services, the injured were transported to hospitals in Israel; none… Continue Reading →
The man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven… Continue Reading →
So many tears. So much hope. The Three Weeks, culminating with the mourning of Tisha B’Av, is a time of sorrow – and faith. A time of deep suffering – and endless love. A time of mourning over destruction – and… Continue Reading →
The FDNY was battling a fire in a Shul in Queens, Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out at around 3:20PM in HaRav Yitzchok Friedman’s Shul, also known as Bais Yosef D’Ulem, located in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens…. Continue Reading →
Two Israeli tourists who were seriously injured in a car crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula succumbed to their wounds, the Foreign Ministry announced, Ynet reports. Five other Israelis were in the vehicle with the victims at the time of the… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes got a little bigger Thursday as the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.1 billion. The increase ahead of Friday night’s drawing makes the jackpot the third… Continue Reading →
NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket… Continue Reading →
So many tears. So much hope. The Three Weeks, culminating with the mourning of Tisha B’Av, is a time of sorrow – and faith. A time of deep suffering – and endless love. A time of mourning over destruction –… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This past Sunday, (25th of Tammuz) was the 3rd yahrtzeit of HaGaon HaRav Nachum Yabrov (1955 – 2019) – who, according to Rav ELyashiv zt”l was one of the leading Poskim in Klal Yisroel…. Continue Reading →