7 Things to Know About the Chad Gadya

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Everyone grew up with it.  It signifies the end of the Pesach Seder. And every...

Trump’s Legal Defense Strategy and the Gedolei HaRoshei Yeshiva of Europe: An Analysis

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The great Roshei Yeshiva have  encouraged their students to always look at everything – including current events, in light...

Probably the Most Comprehensive Sefer on the Churban – Ever

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is called, “B’Ikvei HaGalus”, and its over 700 pages makes it, in all probability, the most comprehensive Torah work...

All About Lying – And How to Prevent It

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A woman who is in the process of a divorce had explained to her husband that her lawyer had...

Rav Gershon Edelstein Investiture of Four Gedolei Torah

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com After Rav Elyashiv zatzal was Niftar, Rav Shteinman, Rav Shmuel Wosner and Rav Nissim Karelitz, Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim...

The Kosel and Yerushalayim – Being Makir Tov to Hashem

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com 55 years ago, something remarkable happened.  It happened for the very first time in nearly two millennium.  What was...

VIDEO ROUNDUP: Violent Hafganah On Bar Ilan Street Over Construction of Jerusalem Light Rail

A large protest took place on Tuesday night in Jerusalem's Bar Ilan intersection where Admorim and the head of the Eidah Chareidis, Hagaon HaRav...

Chareidi Sefarim Stores Boycott Sefarim of Eliezer Melamed Following His Support For Reform Prayer...

Following Rabbi Eliezer Melamed's support for a reform prayer section at the Kosel, Chareidi store owners have begun to boycott Rabbi Melamed's sefarim "Peninei...

LEV TAHOR CULT BUST: U.S. and Guatemalen Forces Raid Lev Tahor Compound In Guatemala,...

US forces and local Guatemalan police raided the compound of the Lev Tahor cult on Tuesday, taking two senior cult officials into custody. Yoel...

ISRAEL IN CHAOS: Riots, Violence In Multiple Cities – Attempted Lynching of Jew in...

Jewish-Arab violence and riots have erupted in numerous cities that have a mixed population of Arabs and Jews across Israel. The violence comes at...

Israeli Passengers Cause Ruckus on Lufthansa Flight And Get Arrested in Germany

On a Lufthansa flight that departed from Israel's Ben Gurion airport and flew to Frankfurt in Germany, six Israeli passengers acted with disorderly conduct...

Chareidi Driver In Serious Condition After Bus Accident

A 21-year-old Chareidi resident of Modi'in Illit was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident that took place on Highway 446 on Thursday morning near...

SEE THE VIDEO: Police To Pay 15,000 NIS In Reparations To Chareidi Man Violently...

A Chareidi man who was beaten by a police officer after asking him why he was hitting a Chareidi minor, was awarded 15,000 NIS...

New Poll Shows Charedi Parties Remaining Stable In Numbers

According to a new poll conducted by Channel 12 news, should the Israeli elections happen today, the Likud would still be the biggest party...

Health Ministry Tells Media That Vaccines Will be Distributed According To Priority List

A press conference was held on Thursday by the CEO of Israel's Health Ministry, Chezi Levi, together with the head of the Health Ministry's...

United Hatzalah Issues Safety Recommendations For Chanukah

Due to the many medical emergencies and tragedies resulting from laxity around candles and kitchen safety on Chanukah, United Hatzalah of Israel issued a...

Prosecuting Attorneys Attempt To Stave Off Plea Bargain in Case of Eliezer Berland

Lawyers for plaintiffs against Eliezer Berland, who is accused of exploitation and fraud, sent a letter to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and Jerusalem District...

AUDIO: Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe: “What Happened To Us? How Are We The Ones Endangering Lives?”

The Admor of Karlin-Stolin, HaRav Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet, blasted those who do not adhere to the Coronavirus guidelines for their actions in a...

Motzei Shabbos News Round-Up From Israel

Israel's Health Ministry updated that over the course of Shabbos, 1,386 people were found to have contracted the Coronavirus. The positive results were among...

Two Rockets Fired At Israel From Gaza

The Color Red siren sounded in the southwestern region of Israel on Sunday evening when two rockets were fired by terrorists at Israel. The...

Israel Railways To Make Train Tickets Available Before Shabbos For Religious Passengers

Following a public outcry, Israel Railways has modified their ticket selling platform to allow for religious Jews to be able to purchase tickets in...

Police Issue 1,000 Fines In Israel During Yom Ha’Atzmaut Lockdown

Over the course of the 27-hour enforced lockdown on Israelis during Yom Ha'Atzmaut to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, police issued 1,091...

President Rivlin Congratulates The Winners of The Annual Israel Prize

On Wednesday, as part of the official Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebrations, President Reuven Rivlin sent his congratulations to the winners of the Israel Prize for this...

WORRYING: 38 New Cases of COVID-19 In Belzer Neighborhood in Yerushalayim

Health Ministry Officials have noted a dramatic and worrying rise in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the Belz neighborhood of Yerushalayim. 38...

Israel’s Population Closes In on 9.2 Million On Eve of Independence Day

72-years-young and Israel is hitting its highest population numbers ever. According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, as reported by Globes business news website,...

Why Did the Slabodka Yeshiva Move to Hevron?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The Slabodka Yeshiva is called the “Mother of Yeshivos” for a reason.  In the United States, the heads and...

Minyanim: An Observation by Rav Yitzchak Berkowits Shlita

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz Shlita is one of the most prominent Poskim in Eretz Yisroel and is the go to...

Can We Listen to Music During Chol HaMoed Sefirah?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times “Hey, I thought you are keeping the first Zman.” “I am.” “So, you can’t listen to that...

Oh No!! Finding Oatmeal Cereal in the Diaper Bag!

(by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Normally people smile when they see the cheerful picture of the Gerber baby.  That's why...

The Korban Pesach: A Guide – Just in Case..

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This guide is presented, as a last minute "just in case."  It is presented in honor of an old...

Watch this! Educational Video for Frum Community With Hatzolah Warnings

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This video was dedicated for the refuah shleimah of a family member of the author. It has a Hatzolah...

No Shabbos HaGadol Drasha? Learn About Eruv Tavshilin!

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This week, Shabbos HaGadol, most Rabbonim would have spoken about the upcoming need to make an eruv tavshilin.  So...

12 Shabbos HaGadol Psakim from HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Miller Shlita

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com One should not order Chametz before Pesach from Amazon etc. to be delivered after Pesach. There are two...

Watch This!! New Tape Revealed of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l Giving Shiur...

As a gift to Klal Yisroel suffering in the COVID-19 Pandemic, a new tape was just revealed of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l.  The...

United Hatzalah Delivers Kimcha D’Pischa Early In Israel Due To Coronavirus

United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to...

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