In the wake of Yamina’s fall in the polls and increasing doubts about the stability of the current coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been holding talks in recent days
A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants.
Despite his rock-bottom approval ratings, President Joe Biden remains in a strong position to win reelection in 2024, with a new poll finding that he would beat the top 2
A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of the rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as
The relationship between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, which until now has been the longest-standing and most stable partnership in Israeli politics, has deteriorated, Channel 12
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It has snowed in New York, and you and your family have opted to remain indoors, make homemade pizza with olives on top and play Wordle. But, you feel the guilt. You vaguely remember the Gemorah (Horios 13b) lists five things that cause one to forget ones studies: Eating […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, with more than 100,000 troops positioned around the country. Certainly, the U.S. believes that’s the case and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that an attack could come in February. But Russia denies it’s preparing to invade and […]
Vandals scrawled swastikas on the outside of Union Station, the central hub for regional train transportation in the nation’s capital. The graffiti was discovered Friday, one day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with crude Nazi symbols marked on columns across the front of the massive building and several clustered around the escalator entrance to the […]
Austria plans to loosen coronavirus restrictions in February after the country’s national vaccine mandate, the first of its kind in Europe, takes effect on Tuesday. Starting Feb. 5, restaurants will be allowed to remain open until midnight, as opposed to 10 p.m., Chancellor Karl Nehammer said at a Saturday news conference. In addition, rules effectively […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This week was the designated “International Holocaust Remembrance Day.” It was designated such a little over sixteen years ago by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005. The resolution came after a special session was held earlier that year on January 24th to mark the […]
It was a classic Russian power play with echoes of Cold War gamesmanship. Shortly after entering into service in 2019, Russia’s most advanced warship made a goodwill tour of the Caribbean, armed with cruise missiles, air defense systems and other weapons. But when the Admiral Gorshkov sailed into the port of Havana, it was closely […]
A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants of a municipal bus that
A court declared Friday that Pennsylvania’s expansive 2-year-old mail-in voting law violates the state constitution, agreeing with challenges by Republicans who soured on the practice after former President Donald Trump began baselessly attacked it as rife with fraud in his 2020 reelection campaign. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration swiftly appealed to the state Supreme Court, […]
A Jewish woman is suing Mount Sinai West in New York City over the facility’s refusal to treat her husband with ivermectin. Erika Quintero-Sherry’s husband, Benjamin Chernyavsky, 60, is on
A storm with wind gusts near hurricane force lashed the Northeast on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power outages while forecasters warned conditions would worsen and then be followed by bitter cold. The nor’easter thrashed parts of 10 states and some major population centers, including Philadelphia, New York and Boston. […]
A 17-year-old from Bnei Brak passed away from COVID in Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer on Wednesday. The teen had serious underlying illnesses and his medical situation deteriorated after
As he prepared to tee off at one of his Florida golf courses, a fellow player introduced Donald Trump as the “45th president of the United States.” “45th and 47th,” Trump responded matter-of-factly, before hitting his drive. The quip — a moment of levity on the links captured on shaky cellphone video — was a […]
Israel’s Chevrei Kadisha are staggering under the load of the high COVID death rate this month amid an unprecedented infection rate spurred by the Omicron variant, with the number of
Police arrived by the thousands in their finest dress blues on Friday, as a light snow drifted under an overcast sky, to honor a fallen brother — during the first of two funerals that again brought sorrow to the New York Police Department. Later, the bag pipes played outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, as Officer Jason […]
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