Kosel Rav, HaRav Shmuel Rabinowitz, on Tuesday instructed the employees of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation to ban the entry of animals to Har HaBayis. The step was taken on
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Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai on Tuesday morning spoke strongly against the plan of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to establish a National Guard. “It’s no secret that I expressed my
Regardless, each year there are numerous stories where Chometz is found over Pesach. And the incidences happen both on Yom Tov and on Chol HaMoed. WHAT TO DO The Shulchan Aruch (OC 446:1), of course, tells us what to do. If it is found on Yom Tov – it must be covered with a vessel […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a little known fact, but Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l did not just learn under the Alter and Rav Moshe Mordechai in Slabodka. He also learned under Rav Boruch Ber Leibowitz zt”l. The Talmud tells us that there is an obligation to greet one’s Rebbe on Yom Tov […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Pesach is filled with Halachic questions. Halachic Hotlines across the country are ringing off the hook. One of the biggest questions that is often asked, however, is the status of inviting a non-observant relative or friend for Yom Tov who will probably drive back home after the Seder is […]
Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a. Because it is an invitation to all people to come and join us and that was the language that most people spoke when the Hagaddah was written. [We learn from […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The head of a match is made of sulfur, glass powder, phosphorus and an oxidizing agent. When the match is struck on Yom Tov two things happen: • The first thing that happens is the friction caused by the glass powder rubbing together produces enough heat to turn a […]
The University of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday a settlement of a complaint the school failed to respond adequately to antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at the Burlington school. In a news release announcing the settlement, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said the university’s Affirmative Action and Equal […]
Organizers of The Riverside Experience have announced an additional concert with Mordechai Shapiro, Benny Friedman and Joey Newcomb to take place on Monday of Chol Hamoed. Gronny & Icky Productions
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As former President Donald Trump walked stone-faced out of a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday afternoon after being charged and booked over hush money payments he made to two women in
A one-time chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan died Monday after being shot when FBI agents confronted him in a manhunt launched when he failed to show up for trial on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Attorney Joseph Murtha said the FBI confirmed Roy McGrath’s death to him. He added that it […]
A woman suspected of involvement in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger is set to face a court hearing in the Russian capital
Rav Avrohom Schorr; A Family Being Evicted Before Pesach!! ALL DONTIONS ARE MATCHED CLICK HERE TO DONATE CLICK HERE TO DONATE
A delegation of Jewish leaders from New Jersey met with Governor Phil Murphy to present matzah ahead of Pesach and to thank him for his unwavering support of the Jewish
U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool, which would be welcome news
Ukraine’s Western allies have sent the country 65 billion euros ($70 billion) in military aid to help thwart Russia’s full-scale invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday, and with no peace negotiations on the horizon the alliance is gearing up to send more. “We cannot allow Russia to continue to chip away at European security,” […]
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