Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael HaGaon HaRav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rabbanim of the yeshivah, and talmidim sang songs of dveikus at the Kosel on Motzei Shavuos/Shabbos at the Kosel. The yeshivah
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President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy, R-Calif., said the House will vote on the legislation on Wednesday, giving the Senate time to consider it […]
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Following the hospitalization of HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein on leil Shavuos, Gedolei Yisrael have instructed Klal Yisrael to add two pirkei Tehillim for the Rosh Yeshivah’s refuah. The notice, published
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A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium
Virgin Galactic completed what’s expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space. Six of the company’s employees, including two pilots, landed at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico after the short up-and-down flight that included a few minutes of weightlessness. It took about an hour for […]
42 Pine, a new, one of a kind, eight-story, boutique building located in one of Miami Beach’s most desirable residential neighborhoods has topped off construction, with 75% of its units
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Renowned entrepreneur and chairman of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes, expressed his belief that President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy will cost him the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2024
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A very wealthy person is approached regarding a life and death issue. The amount requested is vast, indeed. Must the wealthy individual give? Or may he refrain? Some forty years ago, I was asked to translate for a well-respected Rosh Kollel from an illustrious Torah family. The Avreichim in […]
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will respond accordingly. In a tweet, the ministry […]
About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health’s study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish long COVID, […]
Ladies and gentlemen, The Chupah is about to begin. This majestic medley, featuring a wide variety of beautiful songs, combines a unique blend of power and emotion. Simcha’s
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Often there is a “Plan A.” But sometimes, one has to go with a “Plan B.” And, since everything is mishamayim, it soon becomes clear that perhaps Plan B was Hashem’s Plan A all along. The origins of Beis Medrash Elyon began not with Beis Medrash Elyon. Rather, it […]
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level since mid March, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing a housing market that’s constrained by a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.57% […]
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