From an urban memorial to a remote field to the heart of of the nation’s military might, President Joe Biden on Saturday paid tribute at three hallowed places of grief and remembrance to honor the lives lost two decades ago in the 9/11 terror attacks. The solemn day of commemoration offered frequent reminders for Americans […]
A fire broke out on the roof of a Queens hospital on Friday, leading to two minor injuries and the evacuation of the emergency room, authorities said. The blaze at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in the Far Rockaway section was called in shortly after 5 p.m., the Fire Department of New York said. Video posted […]
An Arab attempted to stab a Border Police officer near Lion’s Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday. A video of the incident shows the Arab running after
Israel Police on Shabbos captured four of the six Palestinian security prisoners who tunneled out of a high-security prison in northern Israel five days ago. Two of the fugitives were
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday slammed President Biden’s recently announced coronavirus vaccine mandates in an interview on Fox News, saying Biden’s announcement was “unlike anything I have ever
Officials will give a 9/11 security briefing from the NYPD’s headquarters in lower Manhattan on Friday, a day before the city and nation mark the somber 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The NYPD will hold the 12:45 p.m. briefing with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Bill de […]
The following account from Howie Rumberg, now deputy sports editor for The Associated Press, is excerpted from the book “September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy,” an in-depth look at AP’s coverage of 9/11 and the events that followed. On that day, Rumberg, working the overnight in AP Sports, came up out of a […]
Slovakia’s government apologized on Wednesday for World War II legislation that stripped the country’s Jews of their human and civil rights. Marking the 80th anniversary of the “Jewish Code” adopted on Sept 9, 1941, the government said in a statement that it “feels a moral obligation today to publicly express sorrow over the crimes committed […]
The children of the American missionary “kohen” Michael Cohen, who lived with his family in the Chareidi community in French Hill in Jerusalem before his identity was discovered in April,
Each Friday night, every Jewish home is graced with the presence of two Malachim. What do they come for? Join Rabbi Pinches Friedman to gain a fascinating perception of how
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) The Nesivos Shalom provides an essential understanding to Yom Kippur. WHAT DOES RABBI AKIVA REALLY MEAN? It is a well-known statement by a well-known Tanna. The Gemorah in Yuma (85b) cites a statement made by Rabbi Akiva: “Fortunate are you, O Israel, for before Whom you are purifying yourselves, […]
For nearly two decades, Zakaria Zubeidi has been an object of fascination for Israelis and Palestinians alike, who have seen his progression from a child actor to a swaggering terrorist, to the scarred face of a West Bank theater promoting “cultural resistance” to Israeli occupation. Now he has emerged as one of Israel’s most wanted […]
A week or more after Ida, business owners from Louisiana to Connecticut are still adding up the financial losses and assessing the physical and emotional toll, grappling to find a way forward. Many say it’s difficult to figure out the future when they’re unsure of the answers to some immediate questions: When will the power […]
Four months after the Meron disaster, workers began dismantling bleachers on Har Meron last week, Israeli media outlets reported. The workers, under the supervision of Dudu Ohayon, the director of
Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets. On Thursday, scientists at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in southern France took delivery of the first part of a massive magnet so strong […]
The beautiful Yom Tov of Sukkos is almost here. Please, hear the cry of your brothers and sisters in Israel and send financial help! The money raised will be distributed
A 30-year-old German man was found guilty Wednesday of an anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish restaurant three years ago in the eastern German city of Chemnitz in which the owner
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Question: “Rabbi, I have ADHD, and there is absolutely no waay that I can stay in shul on Yom Kippur. Can I take my ADHD medication to stay in shul? It is no big deal if I don’t take it, but I would like to have a meaningful Yom […]
The United States and Mexico restarted high-level economic talks Thursday after a four-year pause as top advisers to presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador expressed eagerness to make headway on issues important to both nations such as infrastructure, trade and migration. The talks were launched by Biden in 2013 when he was vice […]
The Taliban are willing to establish relations with all countries except Israel, the Taliban’s English-speaking spokesman told Russia’s Sputnik News on Tuesday. “Yes, of course, in a new chapter if America wants to have a relation with us, which could be in the interest of both countries and both peoples, and if they want to […]
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