Month September 2022
When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997, school shootings were not yet a part of the national consciousness. The carnage that left three students dead and five more injured at… Continue Reading →
In 1954, large crowds turned out for a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Aden. At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was a colony of the British Empire and was one of… Continue Reading →
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Saturday evening, toppling objects from store shelves, collapsing a house and interrupting rail service on the island, but there were no immediate reports of deaths, media reported. Taiwan’s Central… Continue Reading →
Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching. Please, hear the cry of your brothers and sisters in Israel and send financial help! The money raised will be distributed before Yom Tov. Rav Shimon Galai Shlit’a one of the great tzaddikim and mekubalim… Continue Reading →
Yeshiva University has put a freeze on all undergraduate club activities until it can hammer out a legal strategy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift a stay on a New York judge’s order to recognize an LGBTQ+ club…. Continue Reading →
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Republican who is running for governor in Arkansas, was released from a hospital Saturday after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer. “Following successful surgery on Friday to remove… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Gershon Ribner shlita is an outstanding Torah scholar who has authored brilliant seforim on Shas. The seforim are Talmudic masterpieces that reflect great depth and originality. Rav Ribner is also a prestigious member… Continue Reading →
Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, accusing him of supporting a bill that McConnell does not, in fact, support. “Mitch McConnell is giving the Democrats everything they want. He is their lapdog!” Trump said in… Continue Reading →
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Two small airplanes collided in mid-air Saturday near Denver, killing three people, authorities said. The two occupants of one of the planes were found dead in the wreckage and the body of the person aboard the… Continue Reading →
NE WYORK (AP) – The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data. But… Continue Reading →
Tropical Storm Fiona headed for Puerto Rico on Saturday, with forecasters warning it likely would grow into a hurricane before hitting on Sunday with extremely heavy rains with the potential to cause landslides, severe flooding and power outages. The storm… Continue Reading →
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike on the Damascus International Airport and nearby military posts south of the Syrian capital killed five soldiers, state media reported Saturday. State news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, said the strikes happened… Continue Reading →
Around 50 more migrants got off a bus outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington, D.C., Saturday. Six more buses also arrived in New York City, as Texas continued to pressure sanctuary cities amid a surge of migrants crossing… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – Days after the Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must allow an official LGBTQ pride club on campus, the administration suspended all student clubs for the time being. The Friday afternoon email to undergraduate students was… Continue Reading →
Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause… Continue Reading →
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The… Continue Reading →
FedEx said Thursday it is shuttering storefronts and corporate offices while putting off new hires in a belt-tightening drive brought on by drop-off in its global package delivery business. The company based in Memphis, Tennessee, warned it will likely miss… Continue Reading →
HaGaon HaRav Ben Tzion Mutzafi, a leading Sephardi posek, was asked last week about the minhag of eating apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah. “Are Sephardim noheig to eat apple in honey?” one of Rav Mutzafi’s talmidim asked. “Because my… Continue Reading →
A decision that could potentially have far-reaching consequences and aid former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s return to power occurred on Thursday when the Arab Joint List, which is comprised of three parties split up into two factions, Hadash-Ta’al and Balad…. Continue Reading →
An Israeli strike on the Damascus International Airport and nearby military posts south of the Syrian capital killed five soldiers, state media reported Saturday. State news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, said the strikes happened after midnight Friday,… Continue Reading →
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Republican who is running for governor in Arkansas, was released from a hospital Saturday after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer. “Following successful surgery on Friday to remove her thyroid and surrounding lymph… Continue Reading →