By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com On both Tuesday night and Wednesday night of this week there were gatherings in two local shuls – Beth Shalom and Ohr Torah respectively.
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My dear brothers! My name is Avraham Elmaliach, With utmost emotion, I thank HaShem for the great miracle I experienced in surviving the despicable attack of a vile terrorist. Stabbed
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Recently installed US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides visited Bnei Brak on Thursday to meet with several of the gedolei hador, including HaRav Chaim Kanievsky and HaRav Gershon Edelstein. Upon
Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the
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Syria’s military said Israeli rockets hit army posts in the country’s south early Thursday, killing one soldier and causing material damage. State media quoted an unidentified military official as saying
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One Israeli was R”L killed, and two others wounded when Palestinians opened fire on their vehicle, on Thursday evening. The incident occurred near the former settlement of Homesh. According to
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