The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days shortly before the Jan. 6 riot. […]
Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the
The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by the Taliban has stunned officials in Britain and strained the U.K.’s “special relationship” with its most important ally, the United States. London’s powerlessness, so far, to change Washington’s course also is a blow to U.K. hopes that an […]
The retired flight attendant pushing an airline beverage cart more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Boston to New York City to honor colleagues who died during the Sept. 11,
The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, at the same
The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Defense
Samuel Lowenthal, CPA, MBA, Tax Partner at Deloitte on the Many Benefits of an Accounting Career A Touro alum discusses his career journey—from Touro to becoming a partner at a
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Q: What is the halacha if one davened in a minyan in Elul with no shofar – must one seek another minyan or shul that has a shofar? Or is it just an obligation on the congregation, but not the individual? A: It is proper to do so [find […]
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. Hochul, a Democrat and former member of Congress from Western New York, took the oath of office just after midnight in a […]
A nurse who works at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah spoke about the regrets of the unvaccinated in a recent interview with Channel 12 News. Almost all the seriously ill
The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul amid the ongoing effort to evacuate people fleeing their takeover of Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Tuesday. William Burns’ visit Monday came ahead of a planned meeting among leaders from the Group of Seven nations about the crisis in Afghanistan and […]
A terrible tragedy occurred in the Chareidi community in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday morning when two sisters crossing the street in the Jewish quarter were run over and killed by
The IDF struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Monday after ten fires in southern Israel were sparked by incendiary balloons launched from the Strip on Monday evening. IDF
Andrew Cuomo defended his record over a decade as New York’s governor and portrayed himself as the victim of a “media frenzy” Monday as he prepared for a midnight power transfer that will make Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul the state’s first female governor. Cuomo, a Democrat, was set to end his term at 11:59 p.m., […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a remarkably inspiring story involving mesiras nefesh, tefilos at kever Rochel, and a seven day yartzeit candle. It began with a knock on the Rav’s door that came out of the blue, this past Motzei Shabbos. One of his mispallelim, Reuvain we will call him, was at […]
Israel’s schools will begin as scheduled on September 1 and children over 12 can be vaccinated during school hours, the coronavirus cabinet voted after midnight on Sunday. In “red” areas
Olelim Fund The dream of Maran Sar HaTorah HGR’ Chaim Kanievsky shlit”a is being fulfilled: Starting last year, 7000 children receive food cards every month, plus a voucher for chicken and meat. 13,000 children
The parents of Barel Shmueli, an undercover Border Police officer who was shot in the head at point-blank range on Shabbos by an Arab terrorist through a hole in the
The Roshei Yeshivos of seven Chabad yeshivos ketanos in Israel sent a letter last week to parents of their talmidim recommending that they refrain from sending their sons to 770
The IDF opened an investigation following the tragic incident on Shabbos, when a Border Police officer was critically injured after a Gazan Arab shot him in his head from point-blank
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