The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday defended the phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the turbulent final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, saying the conversations were intended to convey “reassurance” to the Chinese military and were in line with his responsibilities as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Some in […]
Ida Nudel, one of the most prominent activists to campaign for the right of Jews to leave the Soviet Union in the 1970s and ’80s, died in Israel on Tuesday, Israeli media reported. She was 90. Nudel was born in the Soviet Union in 1931 and came to prominence in the 1970s as a leading […]
A 16-year-old boy and three other people were detained Thursday in connection with a suspected plan for an Islamic extremist attack on a synagogue in the German city of Hagen,
The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI. The case against the attorney, Michael Sussmann, is just the second prosecution brought by special counsel John Durham in two-and-a-half years of work. Yet neither case brought […]
A spate of inmate deaths. Cellblocks unguarded. Staggering staffing shortages caused by AWOL guards. Detainees deprived of food and medical care. New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not just inmates and advocates saying that. City officials, including the mayor, […]
Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky seen just before Kol Nidrei – holding a small Sefer Torah. The Gadol Hador Davened in his home with a small Minyan. Minutes after making Havdalah
Thousands of Jews joined the Yom Kippur tefillos at the main shul in Moscow, the Marina Roscha shul. After Ne’ilah, the Chief Rabbi of Russia, HaRav Berel Lazar, spoke works
Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu davened Ne’ilah of Yom Kippur at the Kosel, Kikar H’Shabbat reported. He davened in the minyan in the Kosel tunnels. The Kosel Rav, Rav Shmuel Rabinowitz,
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the coronavirus. The state’s top health official on Thursday warned that more deaths will come. “We’re recording well over 2,500 (cases) a day, in recent days, far […]
The beautiful Yom Tov of Sukkos is almost here. Please, hear the cry of your brothers and sisters in Israel and send financial help! The money raised will be distributed
As Yom Kippur approaches, rather than the lively hustle that one would expect on the days leading up to sukkos, a somber aura can be felt in the streets of
It is brought down in the sefarim (see sources at the bottom) that helping others in the area of Kedusha is the biggest tikkun for p’gam habris. By supporting GuardYourEyes you are
Imagine the pain of a parent whose child is out on the streets during Kol Nidrei? This is an unfortunate reality across all segments of am yisroel. The Tzohar organization
The story of Yonah is told in a captivating way that children of all ages will find fascinating. This eighteen minute animated film is a great way to prepare your
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Just when we thought life was going to be back to normal – the Delta Variant shows up, and throws a monkey wrench into our daily lives. We know that it is a great Mitzvah to immerse in a Mikvah on Erev Yom Kippur. [Indeed, although this is not […]
Mordechai Ben David sings a stirring and moving version of Kol Nidre on the 1992 Chabad “To Life” Telethon. He is accompanied by pianist Yaron Gershovsky. Kol Nidre is the
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ably fended off a recall attempt from Republicans on Tuesday, changing the stakes of the contest from a referendum on his own performance and into a partisan fight over Trumpism and the coronavirus. Here are five takeaways from Newsom’s victory: COVID PRECAUTIONS CAN HELP DEMOCRATS Republicans intended the recall to be […]
As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the U.S., a handful of former Trump administration officials are working to turn Republicans against them. The former officials are writing position papers, appearing on conservative television outlets and meeting privately with GOP lawmakers — all in an effort to turn the collapse […]
לכבוד אחינו בני ישראל אשר באמריקא Rarely in the last several years has my father Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita Given such Clear and Bold ברכות for a צדקה such as
As Flatbush Shomrim continues working to keep the community safe, the organization tells YWN that their marked official vehicles will be patrolling the neighborhood throughout Yom Kippur and Sukkos to
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