Month June 2023

Family getting up:

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their arsenals and several deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2022, a Swedish think tank said Monday. “We are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in… Continue Reading →

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities said. More than 90 emergency, police and other personnel… Continue Reading →

MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86. Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of… Continue Reading →

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday’s fire closed a heavily traveled segment… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s opposition leader testified Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently tried to persuade him — twice — to back legislation that would have given a Hollywood mogul millions in tax breaks. But Yair Lapid, a former… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — More than 700 kilograms of unfit, apparently non-kosher meat were confiscated by Israeli police and members of the veterinarian unit of the Ramle municipality from a local restaurant which displayed a mehadrin kashrus. According to a police… Continue Reading →

Family getting up: Friday (6/16/23)AM Mr. David RossBrother Mr. Eilish Ross Son Mrs. Chaya Sury GreenwaldDaughter Mrs. Miriam AberDaughter Mrs. Libby Berger Daughter Mrs. Chana RossWife Mr. Chaim Tzvi RossSon

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Can an alleged Kohen be released from his status due to mistaken identity? A Jerusalem Beis Din was asked to discuss the issue, which arose a few years ago after a person who had held the name… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A senior Israeli source responded to the concern of the diplomatic and security echelons, following reports that Iran and the West may reach an agreement on a nuclear deal. Speaking to Israel Hayom, the source said, “Iran… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of severe anti-charedi rhetoric over the last few months of anti-government demonstrations, the Knesset’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation voted Sunday to back a bill that would criminalize incitement against chareidim, as part of Israel’s… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The subject under discussion is a very sensitive one, with extremely strong feelings in both directions.   It must also be pointed out that this article is not meant to be a criticism (even though… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal published online Sunday. Soros’ business holdings… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The subject under discussion is a very sensitive one, with extremely strong feelings in both directions.   It must also be pointed out that this article is not meant to be a criticism (even though… Continue Reading →

NORTH CAROLINA (AP) – Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Kaczynski, who… Continue Reading →

TEHRAN (JNS) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Western powers would not be able to prevent his country from obtaining nuclear weapons. He added, according to state media, “Accusations about Tehran seeking nuclear weapons are a… Continue Reading →

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar investigations of all the major… Continue Reading →

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia police said Monday that initial inquiries indicate 10 people had been killed in an overnight bus crash in New South Wales state. Police said that 11 more people were injured in the accident and were… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health advisers on Friday unanimously backed the full approval of a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, a key step toward opening insurance coverage to U.S. seniors with early stages of the brain-robbing disease. The drug, Leqembi, received conditional… Continue Reading →

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed were recovering Sunday in a military hospital in Colombia, as new details of their harrowing story emerged in a country… Continue Reading →