Month August 2022
Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This author predicts that this sefer will sell out immediately as soon as it arrives in the United States. Rav Dovid Feinstein zatzal (1929-2020) was the leading Posaik in the United States since… Continue Reading →
DALLAS (AP) — Travelers got some welcome news in Wednesday’s inflation report from the government: Airfares are coming down, and at a faster clip. The price of the average airline ticket dropped 7.8% in July, to $311, after a 1.8%… Continue Reading →
Imagine being married to a wonderful man for over 20 years. Raising children together, building a beautiful life together. Growing together through the ups and the downs. Now, imagine, one day, your funny, quick-witted, optimistic husband starts acting differently. He… Continue Reading →
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said. David Anson, chief deputy coroner for Vanderburgh County, told The Associated Press that the identities of the people… Continue Reading →
The mother of Ibrahim Nabulsi, who was killed in an IDF operation on Tuesday, not only seemed to rejoice at her son’s funeral but later stated that there should be “100 more Ibrahims.” “Ibrahim was shot,” she said, in a… Continue Reading →
The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records. Fast… Continue Reading →
Warren Buffett’s company has bought up more than $11 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this year, giving Berkshire Hathaway control of more than 20% of the oil producer. Occidental’s stock rose more than 3.5% on Tuesday to $62.18 after… Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This author predicts that this sefer will sell out immediately as soon as it arrives in the United States. Rav Dovid Feinstein zatzal (1929-2020) was the leading Posaik in the United States since… Continue Reading →
A former Twitter employee has been convicted of failing to register as an agent for Saudi Arabia and other charges after accessing private data on users critical of the kingdom’s government in a spy case that spanned from Silicon Valley… Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This author predicts that this sefer will sell out almost immediately. Rav Dovid Feinstein zatzal (1929-2020) was the leading Posaik in the United States since his father Rav Moshe zt”l (1895-1986) passed away. … Continue Reading →
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The director of the FBI had strong words Wednesday for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Christopher Wray, who… Continue Reading →
The Jewish Agency is actively preparing to move all its operations and presence in Russia to Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. An “intense” meeting on the transfer was held at the Jewish Agency’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Wednesday,… Continue Reading →
Palestinians from the West Bank will soon be allowed to travel on flights to Turkey out of an Israeli airport, the Israel Airports Authority said Tuesday. The move is part of a series of gestures Israel says it is making… Continue Reading →
From Israel, Peru, and Manchester, Too: STAR-K’s Popular Summer Kashrus Training Programs’ Far Reach
STAR-K Kosher Certification’s back-to-back 19th Annual Kashrus Training Program (July 25-28) and Food Service Kashrus Training Seminar (August 1-3) attracted participants from as far away as Ramla, Israel; Lima, Peru; and, Manchester, UK, to its Baltimore corporate headquarters. Both certificate… Continue Reading →
The Ben & Jerry’s company failed to convince a US judge on Monday that an immediate injunction against its parent company Unilever was necessary in order to prevent the sale of “tank pops” in Yehudah and Shomron, Reuters reported. The… Continue Reading →
FINLAND (VINnews) — A group of European Rabbis are facing backlash, after criticizing Justin Bieber for what they claimed was a Nazi salute. Many social media users have come to the defense of the renowned pop music icon, saying he… Continue Reading →
MISSOURI (JNS) – Following last week’s Reuters report that Missouri’s attorney general opened an investigation into the practices of the Chicago-based investment research firm Morningstar and its subsidiary, Sustainalytics, multiple sources told JNS that Missouri is far from the only… Continue Reading →
U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a new monkeypox vaccination strategy designed to stretch limited supplies by allowing health professionals to vaccinate up to five people — instead of one — with each vial. The so-called dose-sparing approach uses just… Continue Reading →
The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government has made a decision to ban foreign students from studying in Israeli medical schools. The decision is the result of the 2018 recommendation of Israel’s Council for Higher Education (CHE) due to the fact that a large… Continue Reading →
A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a horrific head-on collision in northern New Hampshire that exposed fatal flaws in the processing of license revocations across states. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26,… Continue Reading →