Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus. How much the manufacturers stand to gain depends on how big the rollout proves to be. U.S. health officials late on Thursday endorsed booster shots of the […]
Hear the Rebbe’s Yiddish interludes in defense of Klal Yisroel as he pours his heart out to his Creator
Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107, in an announcement Monday coinciding with Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. […]
The incredible lineup for our CANT MISS Chol Hamoed Sukkos Concert Benny Friedman 8th Day Moshe Tischler Eli Marcus with the Freilich Band Sunday, September 26th at 2:30 PM at
The bitter custody battle over a six-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy inched forward in Israel on Thursday, with a new court date and appeals made for privacy. Lawyers for the two family branches spoke after Eitan Biran’s relatives on both sides emerged from family court in Tel Aviv, where a […]
New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect. Workers in the nation’s largest school system were to be required to show vaccination proof starting Monday. But late Friday, a judge for […]
The European Union announced plans Thursday to require the smartphone industry to adopt a uniform charging cord for mobile devices, a push that could eliminate the all-too-familiar experience of rummaging through a drawer full of tangled cables to find the right one. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, proposed legislation that would mandate USB-C […]
The Oraysa siyum on מסכת שבת was held on September 9th at Lake Terrace Hall, Lakewood New Jersey. Over 1000 men, woman and children from around the world gathered on
One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again
Tens of thousands of pekelach were distributed to hundreds of kehillos in Jerusalem on Thursday evening, the 2nd day of Chol Hamoed in Israel, for Simchas Torah. The distribution was
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg quoted Gemara and the Ramchal in a ruling on an appeal to the court against the legality of the “Green Pass,” which bans unvaccinated Israelis
The Biden administration is imploring Iran to quickly return to talks on its nuclear program after a three-month hiatus caused by its government transition, warning that the window for negotiations
After being pummeled by two tropical storms that submerged basements, cracked home foundations and destroyed belongings, Northeastern U.S. residents still in the throes of recovery are being hit with another unexpected blow: Thousands of families are now swamped with financial losses because they didn’t have flood insurance. Most of those caught off guard by the […]
Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids? Experts say there’s no strong evidence that it makes children and teens sicker than earlier versions of the virus, although delta has led to a surge in infections among kids because it’s more contagious. Delta’s ability to spread more easily makes it more of a […]
Two Chareidi pregnant women, both in their 20s, are hospitalized in critical condition, sedated and ventilated, in a Jerusalem hospital after contracting COVID. The women, both from the same neighborhood in Jerusalem, were unvaccinated. In recent weeks, a COVID outbreak has been noted in a number of neighborhoods in central Jerusalem. (YWN Israel Desk – […]
This story is brought to you in honor of the Ribnitzer Rebbe’s upcoming Yahrtzeit (submit names through Yad L’Achim for free here) It was the early 1980’s and *Rivka was in
Israeli hospital directors have been expressing their frustration to Israeli media outlets this week that Israelis “who choose to play Russian roulette with their lives by not vaccinating are stealing
Keith, a champion windsurfer, comes to Israel to race in an international windsurfing competition. After a near-fatal, yet life-transforming accident, he decides to turn his life around. But a dark
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The headlines blasted how in today’s vote on Iron Dome funding – which passed 420-9, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) both cried and changed her vote. Most people who both a] study Chumash and Rashi and b] read current headlines cannot help but make the comparison. The pertinent biblical text, of […]
A new poll has found that nearly 80% of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, reflecting widespread anger over the death of an activist in security forces’ custody and a crackdown on protests over the summer. The survey released Tuesday found support for Abbas’ Hamas rivals remained high months after the 11-day Gaza war […]
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