Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration’s program to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars in student loan debt. A notice of appeal to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filed late Thursday, hours after U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey […]
Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, but the drugmaker says it expects many people will
Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. Kargbo, a caregiver for hospice patients, didn’t want to risk them getting COVID-19. And extending pandemic school closures through the spring of 2021 is what many in her community […]
Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post. Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he plans to cut nearly 75% of Twitter’s employee base of 7,500 workers, leaving the […]
Ukrainian forces piled pressure on Russian positions in occupied Kherson, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to making a full-scale assault on one of the
Several British lawmakers, including scandal-tarnished former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, jockeyed for support Friday to become the country’s next leader following the implosion of Liz Truss’ historically short-lived government. The governing Conservative Party has ordered a lightning-fast race that aims to have a new prime minister in place within a week, at a time when […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com What follows are humorous dating stories that actually occurred with some minor details changed to protect privacy. The dating stories are connected by the author to the weekly parsha to bring out Torah lessons and hashkafos. We begin with Parshas Bereishis. “And Hashem built the rib that He had […]
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan.
An avreich from France who learns in Kollel Chazon Ish in Bnei Brak gave up a yerushah of tens of millions of euros due to the fact that some of
Disgraced former FBI agent Peter Strzok says the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, were “nothing compared” to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I
Bereishis – This Sidrah has 23 Parshios By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This Parsha Sheet is sponsored by the Hachnossas Kallah Foundation. Please donate generously. Day and Night Day One Rashi explains, citing Rabbi Yitzchok, that the Torah began with the account of Creation rather than the first of the 613 Mitzvos in order to […]
A new survey from Gallup has found that just 7% of Americans have a “great deal” of trust in mass media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly,” just
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program. Barrett did not comment in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association, which also has lost rounds in lower federal courts. The group wrote in its […]
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified Thursday that there was nothing suspicious about his interactions with a Donald Trump ally who is being tried on allegations that he secretly fed confidential information to the United Arab Emirates. Tom Barrack, the onetime chair of the Trump’s inaugural committee, is accused of using his “unique access” as […]
The White House said Thursday the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Iran has sent a “relatively small number” of personnel to Crimea, a part of Ukraine unilaterally […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com First of all, let’s start with the free money. The IRS is started sending reminding Americans who have not yet filed their tax returns this year that they could be eligible for $1,400 stimulus checks — or even $2,800 checks for married couples – if they file a 2021 […]
Prime Minister Yair Lapid is trying to woo Arab voters by chipping away at the Jewish identity of Israel. In interviews with two Arabic media outlets on Tuesday, Lapid that
It is an incredible story about a heroic farmer who kepts Shmittah and witnessed a miracle. How his 3 OTD children came back!
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Laws of SHNAYIM MIKREH VeECHAD TARGUM The purpose of this article is to make available, in an easily understood format, the laws of “Shnayim Mikreh VeEchad Targum,” – “Reviewing the Weekly Parsha” in order to spread the observance of this Mitzvah. It is an unfortunate reality that this particular Mitzvah […]
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, matching the pre-pandemic sales pace from 10 years ago, as house hunters faced sharply
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