The celebratory last runs of vintage New York City subway cars could be in jeopardy because of vandalism. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced recently it would run one train of
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is this author’s view that not only do the Delta and Omicron variants present new challenges in terms of dealing with the COVID-19 virus, but they may also create differences in how best to perform Bikkur Cholim. In other words, we all need to review what the Poskim […]
On Friday afternoon, just before Shabbos began, members of the Corona Cabinet in the government passed the Health Ministry’s recommendations into edicts with regard to how to operate the malls
NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed a “Truth in Vaccination” bill last Wednesday making the falsification of vaccine records, including Covid-19 vaccine cards, a crime. The bill makes creating fake Covid-19 vaccine cards a Class A misdemeanor and creates a new Class E felony of computer tampering in the third degree for “intentional entering, alteration or […]
Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or significant sulfur dioxide emissions. But the emergency in La Palma, the most northwest island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago, is not over due to the widespread damage […]
A 3-year-old boy in South Florida who was punched recently in the face by a stranger in a random attack was greeted for Christmas not by Santa but by police
In conjunction with the Dirshu World Siyumim, Dirshu will be leading a mission to Eastern Europe where Gedolim will visit Radin, Vilna and Kovno to daven at the mekomos hakedoshim
A series of emails between a husband and wife who participated in concurrent Project Inspire retreats in Austin, Texas. Men December 6-8, women December 7-9, 2021. December 6 2021 4:32pm
R’ Nechemia Ben Shulamis is a father of 8 in Beit Shemesh, Israel, and is currently struggling with a tumor that has pressed up against his spine causing multiple painful
Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. In New York, about 2,700 police officers were absent earlier this week — twice the number who are ill on an average day. And on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, grocery worker Judy Snarsky says she’s […]
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The Ari HaKadosh revealed that the days of Shovavim the weeks from Parshas Sh’mos to Parshas Mishpatim are a period auspicious for Teshuva and Tikkun. Click Here To Take Part
Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said
A New York judge has upheld an order preventing The New York Times from publishing documents between conservative group Project Veritas and its lawyer and ruled that the newspaper must
The indefatigable team at TorahAnytime announces the launch of a mega-event taking place 8 pm tonight at Congregation Yad Yosef in Brooklyn, NY, in both virtual and in-person formats.
Words of encouragement and education in preparation to the days of ShovavimBringing healing and preventing illness amongst usExcerpted from a Chumash Shiur Parshas Vayechei 5744Delivered by the Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It has been estimated that 20 to 29 percent of teenagers bite their nails and many of them continue the behavior into adulthood. The technical term for it is, “onychophagia.” Although there are many suggestions for how to stop it, such as Mavalah nail polish, cutting nails short, (for […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Veterinary Service of Israel has declared a state of emergency after discovering a second outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in chicken coops in the Galil near
The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the morning sky. […]
British police arrested a man armed with a weapon on the grounds of Windsor Castle on Saturday. Thames Valley police said the security breach took place at 8:30 a.m. on Christmas Day. The 19-year-old from Southampton is in custody. “The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and […]
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