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The Baker, the Dentist, and Biases
y Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
There is a fascinating Sifrei which the Chofetz Chaim quotes in the seventh chapter of his work, “Sefas Tamim.” ...
Gilgulim: An Overview
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Recently, a student had asked about the concept of Gilgulim. I promised a response, but was unable to fulfill...
CONTRADICTORY: Pence Says Indicting Trump Would “Send a Terrible Message,” But “Nobody Is Above...
You can't have it both ways, Mike. In an interview on CNN, former vice president and current presidential candidate Mike Pence said that the...
Orphaned, Grieving, And Destitute: Rivki Is Getting Married And Needs A Fresh Start
A year and a half after the passing of the Chassidic doctor, Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenberg, his daughter Rivki is about to get married and...
DELUSIONAL? Christie Insists Trump “Disappointed The Country,” Says He Can Really Win This Time
CNN's Jake Tapper put new GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on the hot seat, asking the former governor of New Jersey why he thinks...
GETTING WORSE: US Applications For Jobless Benefits Highest Since October 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but the labor market remains one...
Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Eases From 7-Month High To 6.71%
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased back from a seven-month high this week, a welcome change for homebuyers navigating high borrowing costs and...
MOVING: Embattled MK Is Greeted At The Airport By Cheering Fans
Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, one of the architects of the government's judicial reform plan who traveled to New York last week to attend...
GOP Set To Encourage Early Voting, Mail Balloting After Years Of Opposition
After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change...
KAVOD SHOMAYIM: Over 25,000 Gather for Kavod HaTorah as Adirei HaTorah Event Proclaims the...
KAVOD SHOMAYIM: Over 25,000 Gather for Kavod HaTorah as Adirei HaTorah Event Proclaims the Glory of Our YungerleitBy Avi ShiffHow could it top last...
Australia Set To Ban Swastikas And Other Nazi Symbols
Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday.
While...
Kilauea, One Of The World’s Most Active Volcanoes, Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause
Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing...
HaRav Zilberstein Cried: “HaRav Elyashiv Was Dumbfounded By The Rosh Yeshiva, Z’tl”
In a moving hesped delivered by HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein for the Rosh Yeshivah, z'tl, the Rav said in a tear-choked voice: "Maran, z'tl,...
Hagaon Harav Meir Tzvi Bergman Shlit”a to Address Girls in Shidduchim This Tuesday
At the request of Hagaon Harav Meir Tzvi Bergman Shlit"a, N'Shei Adirei HaTorah invites all post-seminary girls in shidduchim to a special evening of...
Republican Presidential Field Is Set. Here’s Where The Race Stands
After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is all but set.
A handful of stragglers may jump in...
SAFE FOR NOW: FBI Director Won’t Be Held In Contempt Of Congress After Deal...
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday called off a vote on a contempt of Congress charge against FBI Director Christopher...
Blinken Announces $150M In Aid For Syrian, Iraqi Areas Liberated From ISIS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the U.S. would provide nearly $150 million in aid for areas in Syria and Iraq that...
TRUST GONE: Poll Finds Both Democrats, Republicans Skeptical Of US Spy Agencies
As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major surveillance programs, the Biden administration faces an American public that’s broadly skeptical of...
Syrian Asylum Seeker Goes On Stabbing Spree In French Alpine Town
An attacker with a knife stabbed several children and at least one adult, leaving some with life-threatening injuries, in a town in the Alps...
In Heart Of Islamic Republic In Hebrew: “400 Seconds To Tel Aviv”
After Iran on Tuesday unveiled its new Fattah, a hypersonic missile that it claims is capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of...
Agudath Israel Meets with New York AG Letitia James to Address Concerns of the...
Agudath Israel of America held a productive meeting with New York Attorney General Letitia James to address pressing concerns on important issues affecting the...
Newer Heart Transplant Method Could Allow More Patients A Chance At Lifesaving Surgery
Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost...
CHOKING: Smoke Blanketing US Cities Could Last For Days
On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of it. In reality, it’s a thick, hazardous haze that’s disrupting daily life for millions of...
GOP Conservatives Shutter House To Protest McCarthy-Biden Debt Deal, Setting Up Next Budget Brawl
In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring...
Why Republicans Are Clashing With The FBI Over A Confidential Biden Document
The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau...
House Conservatives Block GOP Bills, Voice Frustration In Response To Last Week’s Debt Ceiling...
House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right...
Pence Opens Presidential Bid With Denunciation Of Trump Over Jan. 6 And Abortion
Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump,...
FLATBUSH: Pedestrian Killed In Horrific Crash On Ocean Parkway
Hatzolah rushed a critically injured patient to Maimonides Medical Center after a devastating car accident on Ocean Parkway and Ave. M in Flatbush on...
‘I Can Taste The Air’: Hazardous Smoke From Wildfires Hangs Over Millions In Canada,...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze,...
Gunman Who Opened Fire After Virginia High School Graduation Targeted Graduate, Richmond Police Say
A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with,...
Israel Police Warns: “Catastrophic Lack Of Manpower, Unprepared For A Multi-Arena Event”
Two years after Operation Guardian of the Walls, when widespread riots and violence by Israeli-Arabs took place in Israeli cities, Israel Police Commissioner Kobi...
DRONE FOOTAGE: The Gerrer And Belzer Chasunos Held On Tuesday Night...
As YWN reported, two massive Chasunos were held in Yerushalayim on Tuesday night.
The first Chasunah was held on Rechov Yirmiyahu outside the Gerrer Bais...
