As part of a far broader campaign aimed at providing the unfamiliar an authentic glimpse of Jewish life and culture, Agudath Israel of America has purchased billboard slots in Times
Democrats in Congress released six years of former President Donald Trumps tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn more about the finances of a onetime business mogul who broke decades of political precedent when he refused to voluntarily release the information as he sought the White House. The returns, which […]
Doctors are very clear: self care is extremely important. Taking a break and unwinding a bit is crucial to both your mental and physical health. This is something that President
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the Speakership is in peril with five GOP lawmakers holding out against his candidacy. With the GOP having just a four seat advantage
Elon Musk declared that White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci “cannot be regarded as a scientist” and that he would allow people to question “the science” of Covid
An Israeli Arab was thanked Thursday after returning hundreds of thousands of shekels erroneously left in his taxi cab by a well known Meah Shearim money changer. The story began
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscows 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone and rocket attacks following a massive missile bombardment. Putin and Xi made no direct mention of Ukraine in their opening remarks via videoconference, which […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Aviudraham lived in Seville in the part of Spain known as Andalusia in the 1300’s. What follows is an in-depth view of Asara BTaives, which is this coming Tuesday. The author of the Shulchan Aruch, Rav Yoseph Karo (in his Bais Yoseph 550), cites the view of the […]
The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Years Day 2023, with 73.7 million people added since New Years Day 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. That marks a 0.9% increase in the world population over the past year. During January 2023, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide […]
The U.S. Justice Department claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday that a major drug wholesaler contributed to the deadly toll from opioids by turning a blind eye to warning signs
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sfas Tamim Foundation At times, one needs to understand the historical context of what our Gedolim have said – in order to fully plummet their meaning. This is especially true regarding the Sfas Emes, who lived during very dark times. In his piece on Parshas Vayigash (1884), this author […]
Economists are baffled by a wider-than-usual divergence between long-term mortgage rates and the yield on the benchmark U.S. government bond that is driving a sharp rise in borrowing costs and
Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after last weeks blizzard. The driving ban in New Yorks second-most-populous city was lifted just after midnight Thursday, Mayor Byron Brown announced. At least 40 deaths in western New York, most of them in […]
It should be a time of triumph for Republicans ready to take back control of the House in the new Congress next week, but their leaders are struggling with an
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Proud. The Few. The Marines. This motto could very well have been used by another group of dedicated few the Five Towns Far Rockaway Chaveirim Volunteers. Last weekend a state of emergency was declared in the area. Nonetheless, Chaveirim 5T/FR was out there answering a record […]
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week after falling for six straight weeks, adding to the challenges potential homebuyers face amid higher home prices and a limited supply
A record number of migrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since the start of fiscal year 2023 (October 1st), with 617,250 encounters according to information obtained by Fox News.
Another week, another front-page attack on Orthodox Jews – this time targeting children with special needs and their families. The New York Times confirms, for the 13th time in just
With its brutality, technological accomplishments and rigid ideology, the Soviet Union loomed over the world like an immortal colossus. It led humankind into outer space, exploded the most powerful nuclear
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