For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. But a group of visiting foreign journalists was left with a decidedly different impression. On a tour in late September sponsored by Beijing, the 22 journalists from 17 countries visited bazaars and chatted with […]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. But it took only eight dissenters in his party to boot him from the
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique on his Truth Social Website, targeting his former White House Chief-of-Staff, John Kelly. Kelly, who held the longest tenure in
Please enjoy the following video roundup of many Simchas Bais Hashoeva’s from around the world. Join the millions of Yidden in song and dance, as they celebrate – each in
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman One of the customs of Hoshana Rabba is to circle the Bima seven times. Generally, the circling of the Bima on Sukkos is to do so only once. On Hoshana Rabbah, however, we do it seven times. The Tur (OC 660) explains that it is done as a commemoration of what […]
Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported by Moscow since […]
For a long time, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein has been pained by the Chillul Shabbos in Ramat Gan, prompting him to launch the party “Ramat Gan B’Emunah.” HaRav Zilberstein also supports the party founded by his son-in-law, HaGaon HaMekubal Dov Kook, in Tiveria, “Maaminim B’Tiveria” as well as the party founded by his talmidim in […]
A TikTok video in Israel featuring perhaps the largest sukkah in the world recently went viral. The video, narrated by a family member, features the sukkah of the Lapid family,
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Webster’s dictionary defines cat-napping as “a short period of sleep; a brief nap.” Is cat-napping outside of the Sukkah permitted on Sukkos? If so, how long may it last? There is a significant halachic difference between temporary sleeping and temporary eating. The Gemorah in Sukkah (26a) explains that even “Shinas […]
Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike in an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and work stoppages. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country’s larger insurers and health care system operators, serving nearly 13 million people. The nonprofit company, based in […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman You are visiting a friend. You are not eating. What is the actual halacha? Do we recite a blessing just upon entering a Sukkah or do we just recite when we eat Mezonos? THE GAONIM VERSUS RABBEINU TAM The Mishna Brurah (note #46) on Shulchan Aruch (OC 639:8) explains that even […]
President Joe Biden announced another round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages. The ride-hailing and delivery company said Wednesday that its drivers will collect up to five
A pivotal meeting was held today at the sukkah of Rockland County Community Liaison, Hershy Margeratten. The assembly, aimed at fostering stronger relationships between community leaders and law enforcement, saw
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman True, this is not quite Hamlet’s question, but it is one that is plaguing many a frum family. One of the general differences between Litvaks (Misnagdim)
The Youngest Partisan, the true story of Romi Cohn. This movie is brought to you by Boruch Perlowitz, know for bringing quality film for the frum community. This film, is
The Biden administration said Tuesday that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs it selected for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate, clearing the way
Following the appalling events on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, when leftists “protested” against Yom Kippur tefillos and prevented them from taking place, a heartwarming sight took place on the
A day before the federal government executed a Texas man for the killing of an Iowa couple when he was 18, celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with then-President Donald Trump — a former client — to call the execution off. During a Dec. 9, 2020, call to the White House, Dershowitz told Trump that Brandon […]
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