Month August 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday denied an appeal from a New York Police Department detective who asked for an emergency injunction to keep the city from firing him over its mandate that municipal… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — An FBI agent who was previously featured in a video from the bureau in which he described steps the organization takes to combat election fraud, has resigned from his post amid allegations of political bias. FBI Assistant… Continue Reading →
A wanted Islamic Jihad terrorist was captured near Jenin in the early hours of Monday morning after an intense firefight between IDF troops and Palestinians. IDF troops arrived in the Arab town of Qabatiya and surrounded the home of Alaa… Continue Reading →
Everybody wants to be a Talmid Chacham, everybody wants their children to be Talmidei Chachamim. What exactly is a Talmid Chacham? What’s the definition of a Talmid Chacham? They tell a story of someone that came to a Rosh Yeshiva,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to Biden administration officials. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the… Continue Reading →
Eli Nash is a successful CEO, experienced entrepreneur, and passionate community activist….he is also a recovering porn addict. And if that didn’t catch your attention get this, he is willing to speak openly about his struggles. He debuted on the… Continue Reading →
When thinking of the 2024 presidential cycle, names that might be conjured in one’s mind might include Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, and Elizabeth Warren. But a recent poll found that none of those – or any other –… Continue Reading →
Two high-rise apartment towers in India were leveled to the ground in a controlled demolition on Sunday after the country’s top court declared them illegal for violating building norms, officials said. They became India’s tallest structures to be razed to… Continue Reading →
SYRIA (JNS) – An Israeli satellite-imaging company says Russia moved a battery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to a Russian port near Crimea. The development seems to be an attempt to strengthen Russia’s air defenses in its war with… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s new real-time payments system known as FedNow is expected to go live as early as May 2023, a Fed official said Monday. In development for effectively a decade, FedNow is expected to allow… Continue Reading →
The Rhode Island mispalelim who daven at the nation’s oldest shul won’t be evicted, as a judge ruled in their favor Monday. But the yearslong legal dispute over the historic building and a set of ceremonial bells worth millions appears… Continue Reading →
WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) – NYPD Commissioner Sewell. Keechant L. Sewell holding a press conference in Williamsburg Monday evening announcing the arrests of 2 individuals that sprayed a fire extinguisher in the recent attacks on Hasidic Jewish people in the area. Watch… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The great Roshei Yeshiva have encouraged their students to always look at everything – including current events, in light of the Torah and the principles of the Talmud. Doing so accomplishes three things –… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – The weathered transit halls of New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal have been turned into a makeshift immigration office over the last couple weeks, ever since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began sending asylum seekers and other… Continue Reading →
The large fencing that has encircled the U.S. Supreme Court for months has now been removed. The non-scalable fencing was gone Monday morning, leaving only small barricades blocking off the plaza and steps in front of the high court. Court… Continue Reading →
The large fencing that has encircled the U.S. Supreme Court for months has now been removed. The non-scalable fencing was gone Monday morning, leaving only small barricades blocking off the plaza and steps in front of the high court. Court… Continue Reading →
Rabbi Moshe Azman, one of several who claim to be the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, is urging Breslover chasidim from other countries not to visit Uman for Rosh Hashana, saying that he fears for visitors’ safety. “I am afraid that… Continue Reading →
Former President Trump’s Truth Social platform is in a serious financial quandary as its user numbers remain dismal and the company that plans to acquire worrying that Trump’s legal troubles could affect his – and his platform’s – popularity. Six… Continue Reading →
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – According to former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, Israel’s Mossad carried out operations “in the heart of Iran” to impair the country’s nuclear program. “The Iranian regime is lying to the whole world, and we proved it when… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old man suspected of randomly killing three people on Detroit streets over roughly two hours may have been emboldened when he didn’t encounter police after the first shooting, the mayor said Monday. The victims included a… Continue Reading →