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 12 News report on Tuesday night. “The killing of Fakhrizadeh a year ago did not slow down Iran’s progress as was hoped,” the official said. […]
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. Qatar was contributing to the salaries of some 50,000 employees of the Hamas-run government up until the 11-day war in May by sending suitcases of […]
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 called “The Jerusalem Resolution.” There was a section that dealt with the Temple Mount. The results of the vote were 129-11. The resolution, however, makes […]
A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant before anyone knows just how dangerous omicron really is. Will it spread even faster than the already extra-contagious delta variant? Does it make people sicker? Does it evade vaccines’ protection or […]
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees precluding any further NATO expansion and deployment of its weapons near his country’s borders, a stern demand that comes amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian and Western officials have worried about a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, saying it could signal […]
A Jew from Phoenix, Arizona called the TeNaK Talk broadcast last week and told Rabbi Tovia Singer about how his community was forced to discard Sifrei Torah, tefillin and mezuzahs
Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. “I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin said. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull […]
PhotpA hastily-arranged, mostly-virtual Chanukah party was held at the White House this evening, with President Biden and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff making appearances at the unconventional ceremony. Sen. Schumer, Rabbi
The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday issued a safety alert to subway systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nation’s capital, saying the defect is difficult to detect and potentially devastating. The investigative agency released a preliminary report of its ongoing probe into the Oct. 12 […]
In a fresh sign of his growing concerns about inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can’t be sure that price increases will slow in the second half of next year as many economists expect. Powell told the House Financial Services Committee that most economists regard the current price spikes, which have […]
Hundreds wept in agony last night at the levaya of 22-year-old mother of 2, Esther Blau. Esther reportedly became very weak during pregnancy with her second child. During labor, she
Two people were hospitalized Tuesday morning after a series of pre-dawn crashes triggered by a stalled car on a freeway in the South Los Angeles area. Several vehicles slammed head-on
Law enforcement can gain some amount of access to the content of encrypted messages such as on WhatsApp, iMessage, and Line, a newly discovered FBI documents shows. The document, obtained
New York City’s troubled jail system is facing more turmoil: the suspension of hundreds of corrections officers for failing to meet a Tuesday night deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The city’s Department of Correction reported 77% of its uniformed staff had gotten at least one vaccine dose as of 5 p.m. Monday. Corrections Department […]
Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana revealed his giyur reform plan on Wednesday morning, spurring a furor of outcries and condemnation. The plan allows for any city Rabbanim to form a
An American journalist who was recently freed after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles during a holiday celebration in downtown Detroit. Danny Fenster, 37, joined elected and community leaders Sunday night for the “Menorah in the D” event marking the start of Hanukkah. Fenster, who […]
We all know what it’s like when you sit down, take out your Gemara to start to learn. 5-10 minutes in, your first distraction has hit. Someone walks into the
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