by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com When an entire community comes out to vote in favor of a local school, it shows remarkable achdus. Today’s crucial vote would decide whether the #5 school would be allowed to be sold to a developer, or whether Shulamith would be able to purchase the building to accommodate the […]
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a suspect who is believed to be responsible for shooting two Jewish men outside shuls in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Wednesday and Thursday.
President Joe Biden had a routine medical checkup Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a keenly watched exam as the oldest president in history makes plans for an
A special grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia says it believes one or more witnesses committed perjury and urged local prosecutors to bring charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should seek appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling, […]
New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, a proud supporter of Israel, demolished an anti-Israel mob that claimed Israel was carrying out a genocide against Palestinians. The Congressman calmly explained to the
A Jewish teen in Miami, Florida was seriously injured when members of a Catholic school’s soccer team brutally attacked and beat him while shouting anti-Semitic slurs at him. Bystanders say
Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its Full Self-Driving system to fix problems with the way it behaves around intersections and following posted speed limits. The recall, part of a larger investigation by U.S. safety regulators into Teslas automated driving systems, came after regulators expressed concerns about the way Teslas system responds in four […]
Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the companys creation, is stepped down as YouTubes CEO after spending the past nine years running the video site that has reshaped entertainment, culture and politics. In an email to YouTube employees that was shared publicly Thursday, the 54-year-old Wojcicki said she is […]
As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. Its learning lessons with an eye toward a possible future clash with China. No one knows what the next U.S. major military conflict will be or whether the U.S. will send troops as it did in […]
Videos of scenes of Palestinian “chinuch,” largely funded by the European Union, leave no doubt of the reasons behind the recent terror wave against Israelis by Arab minors. The latest
In good news from Shaare Tzedek Hospital on Thursday, Rosa Azilov, 64, who was shot during the Neve Yaakov terror attack that occurred near her home on Friday night about
Moving to a new city or country is exciting and opens the window to so many opportunities. But let’s face it, it comes along with many questions — and maybe
HaGaon HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman traveled from Bnei Brak to Jerusalem on Wednesday evening to pay a shiva visit to the Paley family. During the visit, the elderly Rosh Yeshivah
China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory. Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Technologies Corp.s Raytheon Missiles and Defense are barred from importing […]
Agudath Israel announced today that Rabbi Avi Schnall, director of Agudath Israel of Americas New Jersey office since 2014, has decided that he will be stepping down from his position. During Rabbi Schnalls tenure, the New Jersey offices accomplishments included among many others successful advocacy in increasing security funding for schools, defending the […]
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is developing sharper rules to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects, following three weeks of high-stakes drama sparked by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting much of the country. The president has directed national security adviser Jake Sullivan to lead an […]
The United States launched an initiative Thursday promoting international cooperation on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons by militaries, seeking to impose order on an emerging technology that has the potential to change the way war is waged. As a rapidly changing technology, we have an obligation to create strong norms of […]
Israel Police this week arrested the relative of the terrorist who carried out the murderous terror attack in Ramot on Friday. The relative, a 22-year-old resident of the east Jerusalem
Call it the Goldilocks consumer. Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending a trend that, if sustained, could keep the economy humming just enough to help avoid a much-predicted recession. At the same time, surveys show that consumers on average dont expect todays still-high inflation to last for very long. […]
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the
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