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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a famous question that seforim-owners are often asked: Other than a Tanach with Rashi, a Siddur, a Mishna Brurah, and a Shas, if you
The IDF on Motzei Shabbos announced that Hamas is holding the body of Col. Asaf Hamami, H’yd, the commander of the Gaza Division’s southern brigade. Hamami, 41, a resident of
Mossad chief Dovid Barnea ordered the members of the hostage negotiation team in Qatar to return to Israel following an impasse in negotiations. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office
A journalist from the Qatar-funded Al Jazeera reporting from the Gaza Strip over the weekend abruptly cut off a Gazan civilian who slammed Qatar and Turkey on a live broadcast.
The IDF on Friday informed the families of six hostages who were abducted to Gaza on October 7th that their loved ones had died in captivity. Guy Iluz, 26, H’yd
The IDF eliminated Hamas’s Shejaiya Battalion Commander, Wessam Farhat, on Shabbos. Farhat was responsible for the murder of numerous Israelis. Most recently, he participated in the planning of the October
A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the
The House passed a bipartisan measure Thursday that would block Iran from ever accessing the $6 billion recently transferred by the U.S. in a prisoner swap, a step Republicans pushed
Border Patrol agents for now can cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border under a judge’s ruling that also took President Joe Biden’s administration to task for
U.S. regulators will propose requiring that new planes be capable of recording 25 hours of sounds in the cockpit, up from the current two hours, to prevent valuable information from
Ukraine’s spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian media reported Friday. The
Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, was choking on food during a luncheon Thursday when fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky performed the Heimlich maneuver on her. The
Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district under a plan released by New York officials Thursday. The congestion pricing plan, which neighboring New Jersey has filed
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find
The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can the party’s
Three suspects wanted for assaulting Orthodox Jews last Shabbos have been arrested, thanks to incredible detective work by the NYPD. It is believed that at least one of the suspects
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Every once in a while a Rabbi, a leader of a community, comes along and not only fills the role of a community Rav, but he
The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93. The
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