Month September 2022
It’s Elul, and summer already feels like a distant dream. You have (re)discovered the wonderful feeling of standing in front of the classroom, the joy of watching your students’ eyes light up at new ideas… and the concern when their… Continue Reading →
It’s Elul, and summer already feels like a distant dream. You have (re)discovered the wonderful feeling of standing in front of the classroom, the joy of watching your students’ eyes light up at new ideas… and the concern when their… Continue Reading →
In this exclusive VIN interview, Jake Turx of Ami Magazine and Newsmax describes how he and other orthodox Jews were snubbed by the White House and excluded from a so-called “unity” summit. You will hear Turx discuss: How the White… Continue Reading →
House Democrats on Thursday pushed through a long-sought policing and public safety package after overcoming internal differences on legislation they plan to make central to their election-year pitch. The package of four bills passed in succession — all with bipartisan… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN (AP) – Protesters across Iran continued to clash violently with security forces early Friday following the death of a young woman in police custody, as Iranian state TV suggested the death toll from the unrest could be as high… Continue Reading →
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Thursday threatened hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the Yomim Noraim. Hamas’s threats came just ahead of Rosh Hashana, and a day after… Continue Reading →
At least four people are dead and 10 wounded after explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with a hospital confirming the number of casualties. A column of black smoke rose into the sky… Continue Reading →
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting off landslides. The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit three days earlier in… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian officials say 436 bodies have been exhumed from a mass burial site in the eastern city of Izium, 30 of them with visible signs of torture. The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Synyehubov, and the region’s police chief,… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed off on Canada dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. Canada, like the United States,… Continue Reading →
With a fierce debate continuing to rage over whether Breslov chasidim should be traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashana amid a deadly war, YWN spoke with M.M., a chasid of Rebbe Nachman who recently made the long and arduous journey… 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 →
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 →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com THE SHLIACH TZIBBUR ***Why not subscribe to a weekly parsha newsletter about Emes – written by Rabbi Yair Hoffman. Each week there are four columns having to do with Everyday Emes. Send an email… Continue Reading →
This Yom Tov season, ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications has all the books you need for your reading pleasure and inspiration. Here is a look at some of the new volumes that you’ll want to get your hands on: I Have an Amazing… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid recommitted Israel to the two-state outcome in a United Nations speech on Thursday, reversing the policy of his predecessors. Lapid was speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York… Continue Reading →
Belgium is home to many traditional games that are still enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. One of the most popular traditional games is called Jeu de Balle, or “le sabot”. The game is played with a wooden bat and… Continue Reading →
Belgium is home to many traditional games that are still enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. One of the most popular traditional games is called Jeu de Balle, or “le sabot”. The game is played with a wooden bat and… Continue Reading →
Belgium is home to many traditional games that are still enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. One of the most popular traditional games is called Jeu de Balle, or “le sabot”. The game is played with a wooden bat and… Continue Reading →
Belgium is home to many traditional games that are still enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. One of the most popular traditional games is called Jeu de Balle, or “le sabot”. The game is played with a wooden bat and… Continue Reading →