U.S. dental offices are quickly bouncing back, but it wont be business as usual. Expect social distancing, layers of protective gear and a new approach to some procedures to guard against coronavirus. Dental offices largely closed, except for emergency care, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended in March that they should delay […]
Over the past 17 years, thousands of travelers have made use of the Tefilas Mordche Mincha Area on the New York State Thruway, stopping on their way upstate for evening
“I don’t want to go to public school. I want to go to Yeshiva!” This was the plea of many public school students wanting to enroll in Sinai Academy. Rabbi Nochum Dick, Ztzl, Sinai Academys beloved Chairman of the Board gave his lev vnefesh to Sinai for 32 years. His response to the plea was […]
Google is tweaking its privacy settings to keep less data on new users by default. The search giant said that starting Wednesday, it will automatically and continuously delete web and app activity and location history for new users after 18 months. Settings for existing users wont be affected but the company will send reminders about […]
The doctor looked at the test results, at Reb Nachum, and back at the results. Reb Nachum felt his heart plummeting. “Not yet,” he said finally, slowly. Even without the interpreter, Reb Nachum understood the answer. “Tell him I won’t make it,” he said, almost pleading, […]
NASCAR went to Talladega Superspeedway on heightened alert after Bubba Wallace, its only Black driver, took on an active role in a push for racial equality. Wallace had successfully called
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Nosson Wachtfogel ztl, the first mashgiach Ruchni of BMG in Lakewood and an alumnus of both the Kelm and Mirrer yeshivos in Europe, was once on the telephone attempting to get a young high school bochur into a yeshiva during the middle of a zman. The Menahel had […]
Guineas best hope for coronavirus patients lies inside a neglected yellow shed on the grounds of its main hospital: an oxygen plant that has never been turned on. The plant was part of a hospital renovation funded by international donors responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa a few years ago. But the foreign […]
A Republican policing bill hit a roadblock Wednesday as Senate Democrats voted against it as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to negotiate a compromise or walk away despite
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Mrs Marta Schron A”H, the wife of Reb Ruby Schron. She was 75. Mrs Schron suffered from an illness which took
Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month for the first time as the panel examines whether he has inappropriately politicized the Justice Department. One of Barrs federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given […]
Americans are unlikely to be allowed into more than 30 European countries for business or tourism when the continent begins next week to open its borders to the world, due to the spread of the coronavirus and President Donald Trumps ban on European visitors. More than 15 million Americans are estimated to travel to Europe […]
Israel’s Health Ministry officials are concerned about the high rate of morbidity in Chareidi areas, with data showing that 20% of the active coronavirus patients are from Chareidi communities, with
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Yes, it is true. The new interns are starting on July 1st, and they really did do their last semester on line. And yet people are asking: “Must we still wear a Mask?” Can we fully go back to shul now?” Is it still safek Pikuach Nefesh? These questions […]
The Senate has approved the nomination of a Mississippi judge to a federal appeals court, the 200th federal judge named by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Republican-controlled chamber. Its the highest number of judicial nominees confirmed at this stage of a presidency in four decades. Cory Wilson was elevated to a seat on […]
The city of Bnei Brak, which has been suffering from an increasingly high rate of coronavirus infections began cracking down heavily on enforcement on health ministry regulations. Municipal inspectors appeared
The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the decision in federal court in Washington, D.C., a resounding victory […]
The Knesset voted on Wednesday to advance two bills to decriminalize the use of recreational marijuana, paving the way for the full legalization of marijuana in Israel. However, full legalization
Hadassah Hospital was the first medical institution in the world to test a passive vaccine treatment for COVID-19 on a patient by administering Immunoglobulin G (IgG). The hospital began harvesting
Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties after protesters outside the Wisconsin Capitol tore down statues commemorating an abolitionist and womens rights and threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building during a night of violence that also included an attack on a state senator. […]
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