The Charedi parties of Shas and UTJ submitted their official party lists for the 24th Knesset on Thursday, and for the first time in a long time, both parties made
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Yitzchok Scheiner zt”l – late Sunday morning, January 31st. Rav Dovid Soloveitchik zt”l – early Sunday morning, January 31st. Rav Dovid Feinstein zt”l – November 20th. Within 72 days of each other, three outstanding Roshei Yeshivah, remarkable Torah giants, have been taken from Klal Yisroel. One cannot but […]
A prominent Jewish organization is cutting ties with a longtime Massachusetts rabbi for actively promoting anti-vaccine views and strident opposition to public health efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic.
Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. J&J’s vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19, according to preliminary results from a massive international study. It didn’t appear quite as strong as two-dose competitors made […]
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, despite falling infections and the arrival of multiple
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High-ranking officials in the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that they have reached an agreement with Cyprus allowing citizens who have received 2 vaccines and have a “green passport” to
“Pregnant women should fear the coronavirus rather than vaccines,” Dr. Rachel Picar, a specialist in obstetrics and senior doctor in Hadassah Ein Kerem, told Kikar H’Shabbos. Dr. Picar added that
Former President Donald Trump said he will resign from the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists after the group threatened to revoke his membership. Mr
In light of the still-high coronavirus infection rate and number of seriously ill patients in Israel, with almost all hospitals reporting over 120% occupancy, and the number of virus fatalities
Days after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut’s port and disfigured the Lebanese capital, family members of some of the 211 people killed in the blast demanded an international probe. It was a swift vote of no confidence in the authorities’ ability to investigate one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and one of […]
Jerusalem council member Ofer Berkovitch, head of the Hitorerut movement, announced on Wednesday that he is joining Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope party. Berkovitch’s name is known from his race for
The Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in U.S. courts over claims that property was taken from Jews during the Nazi era. The justices sided with Germany in a dispute involving the heirs of Jewish art dealers […]
As Israel continues to grapple with a high virus morbidity rate due to the British variant, it is yet unclear how and when it is emerging from its nationwide lockdown,
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil and dried herbs — after he led the Islamic terror group to victory on a message of armed struggle and austerity during 2006 Palestinian elections. But he has since left the impoverished Gaza Strip and, along with some other Hamas leaders, […]
The New York Police Department’s former workplace harassment czar was fired Wednesday over allegations he posted hateful messages online, officials said. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea’s decision to fire Deputy Inspector James Kobel came about three weeks after Kobel submitted retirement paperwork in an attempt to avoid a departmental disciplinary proceeding. At an internal disciplinary trial […]
A judge on Wednesday ordered corrections authorities to provide organic food to an Arizona man accused of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no
Anticipation is building for Kollel Shomrei Hachomos’ auction. February 20th, 2020 is the day when the lucky winners will be selected to win a $10,000 grand prize, a dream tour of
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