Month September 2022
Is there anything better than starting the new year with a bracha that Rav Chaim Kanievsky guaranteed just before his passing? A relative of Rav Chaim Kanievsky is facing an enormous crisis. He is poverty-stricken, and his family is suffering… Continue Reading →
In speech after speech, world leaders dwelled on the topic consuming this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting: Russia’s war in Ukraine. A few, like Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, prodded the world not to forget everything else. He, too, was quick… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Throughout the impending Rosh HaShana Davening we say the words, “v’saavir memsheles zadon min ha’aretz – and remove the dominion of evil government from the land.” It is well known that the Iranian regime… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward its eastern sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday did not immediately say what type of missile it… Continue Reading →
A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean War and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for using modern scientific techniques, military officials said. Army Cpl. Joseph J. Puopolo,… Continue Reading →
Maine has opted out of a $440 million multistate settlement with electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs in objection to certain conditions. Maine would have received roughly $11 million over six to 10 years under the agreement announced Sept. 6 that… Continue Reading →
A New Year Without Our Nasi Hagadol Maran Sar Hatorah As we look back on this past year, it is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of the revered and beloved Nasi of Shas Yiden – Maran Hagaon… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Most everyone has heard of Tax Day. It is the colloquial way of referring to April 15th, the day that taxes in the United States are due. April 15th, however, has not always been… Continue Reading →
New York City’s mayor says he plans to erect hangar-sized tents as temporary shelter for thousands of international migrants who have been bused into the Big Apple as part of a campaign by Republican governors to disrupt federal border policies…. Continue Reading →
Republican J.R. Majewski insisted Friday that he would stay in the race for a competitive northwest Ohio congressional seat after The Associated Press reported earlier this week that he misrepresented key elements of his Air Force service. “I flew into… Continue Reading →
After much effort, hard work and communal support, the Boca Raton community has reached an incredible milestone, as Hatzalah of South Florida has now added their first ambulance to service the communities of Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach. Thursday saw… Continue Reading →
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of emergency for Florida as Tropical Storm Ian gathers strength over the Caribbean and is expected to bring heavy rains and intense hurricane winds to the state next week. DeSantis initially issued… Continue Reading →
Former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the home of HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein on Friday and spent about 20 minutes with the Rosh Yeshivah. UTJ chairman Moshe Gafni also took part in the meeting. Both sides agreed that no photos… Continue Reading →
Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces Saturday as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into… Continue Reading →
Rosh Hashana is almost here. We all make every effort we can to add merits, to do better, to come to the Din with good angels testifying on our behalf. And we can all use some help… In previous years,… Continue Reading →
Six months ago, I stood under the chuppah, a radiant chosson, dreaming of a rosy future, davening for the home we’d build, for health, shalom bayis, children, parnassah, simchah… I stepped on the glass, shattering it into thousands of shards…. Continue Reading →
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, released his health records as he maneuvers to keep questions about Democratic rival John Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke front and center in the hotly contested campaign. Dr. Rebecca… Continue Reading →
Top allies of former President Donald Trump are creating a new super PAC that’s expected to serve as the main vehicle for his midterm spending and could become a key part of his campaign infrastructure should he move forward with… Continue Reading →
Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin’s partial military mobilization. Queues stretching for 10 kilometers (6 miles) formed on… Continue Reading →
A man charged with assault for allegedly slapping former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on the back filed a notice of claim against the city Thursday for $2 million for false arrest. Daniel Gill was seen on a video in… Continue Reading →