Japan is considering easing its stringent border controls amid growing criticism that the measures, which have banned most foreign entrants including students and business travelers, are hurting the country’s economy and international profile. “I plan to look into easing the border controls,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Saturday. Kishida did not provide a timeline […]
UTJ MK Uri Maklev, who served in the past as the Deputy Transportation Minister, said that if the government raises the costs of public transportation, Chareidi cities will begin operating
Several thousand New York City public workers could lose their jobs Friday if they don’t show they’ve complied with the city’s mandate requiring they receive at least two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. Though they represent about 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce, including teachers, firefighters and police officers, the mass firings will mark a […]
Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran are entering a “final phase” and that, despite Israeli reservations, a return to a nuclear agreement would make the region safer. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke at a joint press conference in Tel Aviv with her Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, during an official visit to […]
President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but “equally prepared for other scenarios,” the White House said Saturday. Biden also said the United States and its allies would respond “decisively and impose swift and severe […]
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, National Security Council head Eyal Haluta and other top security officials over the weekend held an emergency meeting over escalating fears of
The Biden administration on Friday escalated its dire warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place within days, even as diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis continued. The White House said it still didn’t know if Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a decision to invade, but it said Putin […]
Two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee have made a shocking revelation: the CIA keeps a secret, undisclosed data center stuffed with information about American citizens. Worst of all, the
In a Thursday night interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, President Joe Biden denied the findings of a damning Army report that his administration wasn’t prepared for the Afghanistan withdrawal. Holt asked Biden, “I have to draw your attention to that Army report, an investigative report that’s come out about the lead-up to the withdrawal from […]
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in a Thursday interview on Newsmax that he believes that current Mayor Eric Adams’ measures to fight rising crime in the city are “idiotic.” “I mean, he is getting a honeymoon, while New Yorkers are being killed, and it’s outrageous,” Giuliani said. “He ran on a law-and-order platform for a […]
Disgraced former Congress member and ex-convict Anthony Weiner will host a weekly radio show with failed NYC mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, WABC-AM radio officials announced. The pair, who both have run losing campaigns for New York City mayor, will argue politics on a show called “The Left vs. The Right,” WABC […]
Police in Phoenix, Arizona say that five policers and another woman were injured after being shot by a suspect who barricaded himself inside a home early Friday morning. Police were
A fire broke out in a home in Flatbush on Friday morning. The FDNY had transmitted a two alarm assignment for a fire on the second floor of a two story private dwelling located at 1560 East 7th Street near Avenue O. Flatbush Hatzolah and Flatbush Shomrim were both dispatched as well. Thankfully, there were no […]
We regret to inform you of the petirah of Rebbetzin Chava Hecht, the wife of Rabbi JJ Hecht and matriarch of a large family, who passed away on Tuesday, 7
A worldwide Shabbos phenomenon is taking place: The Shabbos tables of 30,000 families are being elevated through the learning of their children. Over 120 Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have signed
The Israeli importer of Nokia products reported a 200% increase in recent sales of dumb phones, Army Radio reported this week. Following the shocking allegations against Israel Police of illegally
Iran unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both U.S. bases in the region and targets inside its archfoe Israel. State
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is known as the least-known Shabbos morning kiddush halacha. The halacha involves five elements: Individual cheek volume Food Importance Coca Cola Wine Ezra HaSofer. Before we get to the actual halacha – let’s explore each of the five. CHEEK VOLUME Each person has his or her own cheek […]
Two bochurim from Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah-Grodno in Kew Gardens, NY were the victims of a mugging just a block away from the yeshiva. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at
The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the UK’s Jewish community’s umbrella organization, expressed a less than welcome greeting to Religious Zionism chairman Betzalel Smotrich, who flew to London on
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