By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com BOEING It was October 30th, 1935. Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, was demonstrating its second ever demonstration of its Flying Fortress. Airplanes have something called control surfaces which the pilot employs to cause the plane to go up and down during a flight. (You see them as movable parts on […]
The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less if any dramatic disruption to society. Millions of individual Americans immune systems now recognize the virus and are primed to fight it off if they […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was in for a surprise when she was heckled by members of her own party at the New York Democratic Convention on Thursday. As she
An 22-year-old Yeshiva Bochur from New York is in critical condition after he was involved in a skiing accident. Sources tell YWN that the victim was airlifted to a hospital,
All Sure and Brut aerosol sprays with expiration dates on or before August 2023 are voluntarily being recalled by TCP HOT Acquisition LLC dba HRB Brands voluntarily. Were told the sprays contain benzene, a human carcinogen. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally and through the skin and it can result in cancers including […]
Former President Donald Trump blasted archenemy Hillary Clinton and New York state Attorney General Letitia James after they and other Democrats railed against him at the New York Democratic Convention
A new Israeli restaurant in Manhattan’s Upper West Side was found spray-painted with antisemitic graffiti as workers arrived on Thursday. The message of the vandal, written thrice on the facade
Israel on Thursday formally announced it would not cooperate with a special commission formed by the United Nations top human rights body to investigate Israeli “war crimes” it allegedly committed while defending itself against missiles launched by terror groups in Gaza that killed 14 people in Israel. The decision, delivered in a scathing letter to […]
Israel’s IDF on Thursday said it shot down an unmanned aircraft launched by Lebanons Hezbollah terror group into Israeli airspace. The incident occurred just a day after Hezbollahs chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said his group has been manufacturing military drones in Lebanon and has the technology to turn thousands of missiles in its possession into […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com True, Stephen Hawking passed away in 2018. In his lifetime, had the reputation of being the smartest man in the world. Our question is if a Torah observant Jew were to have paid him a visit before Hawking had passed away would he have had to recite […]
On past deployments Army National Guard Spc. Michael Stockwell surveilled a desolate section of the U.S.-Mexico border during a migrant surge, and guarded a ring of checkpoints and fences around New Mexicos state Capitol after the January 2021 insurrection in Washington. On his current mission, Stockwell helps students with assignments as a substitute science teacher […]
Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Devorah and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married very soon! My happiness is not complete because I have no way to
The Palestinian terrorists scrambled out of the tunnel and attacked an Israeli tank in broad daylight as gunfire and explosions echoed across the Gaza frontier. This time it wasnt the start of another war, but an action scene filmed for a TV series produced by the territorys Hamas rulers. The 30-episode series, titled Fist of […]
Walmart muscled through rising inflation, a snarled global supply chain and surging costs related to COVID-19 sick leave among its workers to deliver strong fourth quarter results Thursday. The nations largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also delivered on Thursday an upbeat outlook for this year and boosted its dividend. Shares rose more than 2% […]
As this article is being written, the political and military situation in Ukraine was very uncertain. At the beginning of the week, U.S. officials claimed Russia could invade Ukraine at
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Dr. Alan Kadish is a renowned cardiologist and internist who is also the current president of Touro University – yes, you read that correctly. It is now an officially recognized university. In his announcement of this news (see below), Dr. Kadish began with, “Zeh hayom assah Hashem, nagilah venismecha […]
Australia on Thursday said it is adding the entirety of the Palestinian terror group Hamas to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said. Hamas military wing, Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has been listed as a terrorist organization since 2003. Andrews has written to state governments to finalize the listing […]
Saudi Arabia is signaling it isnt willing to pump more oil and wont push for changes to an agreement with Russia and other producers that has kept a lid on oil production levels. This has Washington concerned as gasoline prices rise and tensions with Russia over Ukraine fuel market uncertainty. The Biden administration dispatched Brett […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.COM Unfortunately, it seems that every month or so, we read about an Israeli or another Jew who has, unfortunately, perhaps been falsely incarcerated in a foreign jail or prison. Fortunately, there are politicians and askanim who do their best to release them. The question is, do they bench gomel […]
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