From Chanukah, Machon Yerushalayim’s newly released, reformatted commentaries and halachah sefarim, alongside classic Torah texts, will be available at special sale prices. One of the most exciting new releases is
Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in
The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours Thursday after a man was seen pacing outside one of its main gates with what police
A 17-year-old Israeli yeshivah bochur was arrested in France after being caught with a package containing an illegal substance and is now sitting in jail. The bochur is from a
Since 1985, Chabad of Park Slope has lit a menorah at Army Plaza each night of Chanukah, with elected officials, NYPD commanders, or community member receiving the honor of lighting
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams on Wednesday evening lit a menorah with Rabbi Noach Majeski and the Jewish community of Ghana, as he continues his eight-day visit to the African country
Chazal say that learning Torah B’Iyun changes a person. Every Thursday night a Mishmar Shaila is sent out along with the answer Motzei Shabbos. The question compels the Lamdan to
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt was a guest at the White House Chanukah lighting. It is this author’s view that he performed a Kiddush Hashem in strictly following halacha, as is clear from the video. How so? He followed the halachic view of Ner Ish uVaiso and did not recite […]
The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last year did not accomplish what Israel hoped to achieve, an unnamed Israeli official was quoted as saying by a Channel 12 News report on Tuesday night. The killing of Fakhrizadeh a year ago did not slow down Irans progress as was hoped, the official said. […]
Gazas Hamas rulers have reached an agreement by which Qatar will resume subsidizing the salaries of public employees by sending fuel to the impoverished territory, a Hamas official said Tuesday. Qatar was contributing to the salaries of some 50,000 employees of the Hamas-run government up until the 11-day war in May by sending suitcases of […]
Like in every yeshivah, Yeshivas Rina Shel Torah in the northern Israeli city of Karmiel has a number of older bochurim who have been involved in the shidduchim “parsha” for
A Chabad shaliach found a bag outside his home on Friday morning containing a gun, a threatening note, and identity cards issued in a hostile country. In a message sent
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is sort of a repeat of the Greek move that instigated the background to Chanukah. Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted on something called The Jerusalem Resolution. There was a section that dealt with the Temple Mount. The results of the vote were 129-11. The resolution, however, makes […]
A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant before anyone knows just how dangerous omicron really is. Will it spread even faster than the already extra-contagious delta variant? Does it make people sicker? Does it evade vaccines protection or […]
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees precluding any further NATO expansion and deployment of its weapons near his countrys borders, a stern demand that comes amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian and Western officials have worried about a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, saying it could signal […]
A Jew from Phoenix, Arizona called the TeNaK Talk broadcast last week and told Rabbi Tovia Singer about how his community was forced to discard Sifrei Torah, tefillin and mezuzahs
Alec Baldwin told ABCs George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. I didnt pull the trigger, Baldwin said. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull […]
PhotpA hastily-arranged, mostly-virtual Chanukah party was held at the White House this evening, with President Biden and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff making appearances at the unconventional ceremony. Sen. Schumer, Rabbi
The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday issued a safety alert to subway systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nations capital, saying the defect is difficult to detect and potentially devastating. The investigative agency released a preliminary report of its ongoing probe into the Oct. 12 […]
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