Ahead of the round of recommendations at the President’s Residence that is set to take place on Monday, sources within the Yamina party, have told Israel press outlets that their
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Recently, a sharp-eyed frum reader witnessed something quite bizarre. It was a kosher bagel store with a prominently displayed kashrus certificate that was doing a brisk business over Pesach. The store, known as Bagel Boss, located at 263 First Avenue in Manhattan, also displayed a prominent Mezuzah on the […]
The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality control problems. Emergent BioSolutions, a little-known company vital to the vaccine supply chain, was a key to Johnson & Johnson’s plan to […]
Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday they have offered a plea deal to two Brooklyn attorneys charged with firebombing an empty police vehicle last year amid demonstrations in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to end long-term solitary confinement in state prisons and jails, he announced Thursday. Under the new law, prisons and jails will not
Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey and the Yeshiva Boys Choir are working together with the Matzoh Fund to put on a FREE benefit concert this Chol Hamoed Pesach. An EG Production.
Mortgage rates were virtually unchanged this week, but signs indicate that the housing market is constrained by higher prices and low inventory. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the
President Joe Biden used his first Cabinet meeting to promote his new infrastructure plan, but the gathering had a very different look and tone from those held by his predecessor.
U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results. The move by the Food and Drug Administration is expected
In an incredible display of Hakaras Hatov, several members of R’ Eli Stefansky’s daily daf yomi shiur gathered together to inspire others to join the online shiur and experience the
Border Patrol on Wednesday released a shocking video of smugglers abandoning a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl at the border in the New Mexico desert in the middle of
The gunman who killed four people and critically wounded a fifth at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and apparently before opening fire chained shut the gates to two entrances, delaying police from getting inside, authorities said Thursday. Among the victims of the “horrific massacre” Wednesday afternoon was a 9-year-old boy who […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday expressed concern about what it called escalations of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Secretary of
Sabra Dipping Company, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is recalling more than 2,000 cases of its hummus over the risk of salmonella. The company said the recall was voluntary and focused on 2,100 cases that were distributed in 16 states. “The recall is limited to 1 [stock-keeping unit] of 10 oz Classic Hummus […]
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they
The head of the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that there is “no evidence” that would support restricting the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in any population, as Germany has now done amid concerns over rare blood clots in people who got the shot. But EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke said her Amsterdam-based agency continues […]
How did the 21-year-old newlywed from Meah Shearim form an immediate bond with street kids, gangsters, and hardened prisoners? How did he transform a crime-ridden city into a place of
The Chesed Fund is partnering with Eli Gerstner (EG) Productions featuring Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey and the Yeshiva Boys Choir – all performing an exclusive free benefit concert on behalf of the Matzoh Fund. Hosted by Nachum Segal, this show is the first time ever that these 3 mega performers have performed together, and the […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday outlined a $2.3 trillion plan to reengineer the nation’s infrastructure over the next eight years in what he billed as “a once in a generation investment in America” that would undo his predecessor’s signature legislative achievement of giant tax cuts for corporations in the process. Speaking at a carpenters union […]
New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though legal sales of recreational-use cannabis won’t start for an estimated 18 months until regulations are set. Passed after several years of stalled efforts, the measure […]
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