by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Often, a Bar Mitzvah bochur would inquire of Maran zatzal what kaballah he should take upon himself in light of his impending Bar Mitzvah. Rav Chaim zatzal would answer, “Take upon yourself the Mitzvah of Kivud Av v’Aim.” No one around him seemed to know why it was this […]
Noam Shalit, z’l, the father of a captive Israeli soldier who battled for five years to free his son from his Hamas captors, has died. He was 68. A spokesman
America’s hiring boom of the past year has narrowed racial disparities in unemployment. Yet the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate hikes — shaping up to be the steepest in 15 years — threaten to reverse that progress. The Fed’s rate hikes will mean higher borrowing rates that could hobble the job market and undercut a […]
Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses including banks, retail outlets, truck […]
Sunday, 2 Nissan | April 3rd 12:30pm EDT Live broadcast of the grand Finale of the Chidon International – a global competition for Jewish children learning the 613 Mitzvos. This
Lawmakers moved to the brink Thursday of shaking hands on a scaled-back bipartisan compromise providing a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19, a deal that could set up final congressional
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, expressing concerns about her record despite supporting her confirmation as an appeals court judge last year. The South Carolina senator’s announcement had been expected after he criticized Jackson during her four days of hearings last week. But it gives […]
Israel’s Channel 12 News spoke with Naama Yechezkel, the almanah of Hakodesh Reb Avishai Yechezkel, hy’d, who was murdered in front of their home as he shielded his two-year-old son from the terrorists’ gunfire. Naama, who was left alone in her eighth month of pregnancy, expressed incredible emunah. ”We’re not scared of the difficult questions,” she said. […]
At a private Mar-a-Lago reception with Donald Trump, the former president spoke and discussed his tremendous support for Israel and his firm opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. He asked Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz if he had any questions, with the shliach responding that he would like to give the president a gift of Shmura Matza. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of contracts and sanctions. Putin said Russia will start accepting ruble payments […]
A lot is known about the few hours that shook American democracy to the core. The defeated president’s incendiary speech, the march by an angry crowd to the U.S. Capitol, the breaking in, the beating of cops, the “hang Mike Pence” threats, the lawmakers running for their lives, the shooting death of rioter Ashli Babbitt. […]
The Chareidi man who was seriously injured in the stabbing attack in Gush Etzion on Thursday regained consciousness on Friday, a statement from Shaarei Tzedek hospital said. The 28-year-old victim
Palestinians threw rocks at a bus near Karmei Tzur in Gush Etzion, causing the bus driver to lose control and smash into a car. The car’s two passengers, a Palestinian
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Ideally, the bracha on trees should be recited in Nissan. He should shy away from seeing fruit trees during Adar. TWO TREES The minhag is to try to be makpid to say the bracha on two trees and not just one. The rationale for it is that we have […]
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was clear in the months after the 2020 presidential election. “Elections are run better and more honestly than really I think they ever have been,” he said in response to conspiracy theories being floated about the election. Months later, he said in an interview what has proved true in […]
Ukraine’s president said his country’s defense against the Russian invasion was at a “turning point” and again pressed the United States for more help, hours after the Kremlin’s forces reneged on a pledge to scale back some of their operations. Russian bombardment of areas around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv and intensified attacks […]
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