The Kremlin voiced concern Thursday about a possible escalation of fighting in a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine as the U.S. issued a strong warning to Russia to stay away
We’ve all heard that the time of Seudah Shlishis is the “ra’ava d’ravin”, but do we know what that means? Do we know why it is so? This week, Rabbi
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the U.S. job market has been rebounding from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims climbed by 28,000
President Joe Biden is set to kick off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots Thursday as he unveils his winter plans for combating the coronavirus
Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to comply with
From Chanukah, Machon Yerushalayim’s newly released, reformatted commentaries and halachah sefarim, alongside classic Torah texts, will be available at special sale prices. One of the most exciting new releases is
Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in
The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours Thursday after a man was seen pacing outside one of its main gates with what police
A 17-year-old Israeli yeshivah bochur was arrested in France after being caught with a package containing an illegal substance and is now sitting in jail. The bochur is from a
Since 1985, Chabad of Park Slope has lit a menorah at Army Plaza each night of Chanukah, with elected officials, NYPD commanders, or community member receiving the honor of lighting
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams on Wednesday evening lit a menorah with Rabbi Noach Majeski and the Jewish community of Ghana, as he continues his eight-day visit to the African country
Chazal say that learning Torah B’Iyun changes a person. Every Thursday night a Mishmar Shaila is sent out along with the answer Motzei Shabbos. The question compels the Lamdan to
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt was a guest at the White House Chanukah lighting. It is this author’s view that he performed a Kiddush Hashem
The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last year did not accomplish what Israel hoped to achieve, an unnamed Israeli official was quoted as saying by a Channel
Gaza’s Hamas rulers have reached an agreement by which Qatar will resume subsidizing the salaries of public employees by sending fuel to the impoverished territory, a Hamas official said Tuesday.
Like in every yeshivah, Yeshivas Rina Shel Torah in the northern Israeli city of Karmiel has a number of older bochurim who have been involved in the shidduchim “parsha” for
A Chabad shaliach found a bag outside his home on Friday morning containing a gun, a threatening note, and identity cards issued in a hostile country. In a message sent
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
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is sort of a repeat of the Greek move that instigated the background to Chanukah. Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted on something
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