Israel is developing a strategy to shape the policy of the Biden administration on a new Iran nuclear deal, Axios reported on Wednesday. The report, which quoted two Knesset members
An accelerated U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced by Washington this week, has rattled both allies and adversaries. There are fears of worsening violence and regional chaos, which some say could embolden the local Islamic State affiliate to regroup and perhaps even try to build another “caliphate.” Under an earlier deal between the U.S. and […]
The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the actions of the Trump administration would be foolish
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a year since The Siyum. It’s even harder to believe that just a year ago we joined together—over 90,000 yidden at MetLife Stadium.
A rapper who shot off a flamethrower while standing on an occupied New York City bus surrendered to police on Wednesday. Authorities said Dupree G.O.D was arrested on charges of
The United States government will officially designate the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic and withdraw funding from groups associated with it, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday on his visit to Israel. “Today I want to make one announcement with respect to a decision by the State Department that […]
The United Nations humanitarian office is releasing $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries at risk of famine in Africa and the Middle East amid conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, while the humanitarian chief says returning to a world where famines are common would be “obscene.” A statement overnight said $80 million of the […]
Agudas Yisroel’s Daf Yomi Commission takes this opportunity to wish lomdei Daf Yomi from across the globe a hearty mazel tov upon the completion of Maseches Eruvin! For those not yet learning the Daf, now is the time to join! Maseches Pesachim which delves into many sugyos – including hilchos leil haseder, bedikas chometz, hagalas […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it’s “just a matter of time” until the state orders a halt to indoor dining. A shutdown likely will come “in the next week or two,” de Blasio said Thursday at a news briefing. On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo had warned that the entire city could be […]
Join the thousands worldwide who have already experienced breakthroughs in their memory and remember what’s on every blatt in Masechta Berachos, Shabbos and Eruvin. Pesachim is a perfect time to
A massive fire is burning in industrial buildings in Middletown, NY, Thursday morning. The fire is in a complex on Midland Avenue that houses a movie studio, and other commercial/industrial
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Thursday aggressively made the case for the Trump campaign’s legal challenge of the 2020 election results, alleging in a fiery news conference that
Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern history. The first-day sales, a record for Penguin Random House, includes pre-orders, e-books and audio. “We are thrilled with the first […]
Two incumbent Democrats have won re-election to Congress in districts east and north of New York City. U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi survived a tough challenge to win a third term representing a district that includes Long Island’s wealthy north shore. And U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado won a second term, defeating military veteran Kyle Van De […]
Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU beds fill up almost overnight. As one patient dies of the coronavirus and is
Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the count. The battle is centered in the battleground states that […]
When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a
MIAMI ON DEMAND! Yerachmiel Begun & The Miami Boys Choir have launched a worldwide website exclusive for YB/MIAMI products and concerts. Available to stream either for a family affordable yearly low price of only $59.99 a year (equals $5 a month) or for individual rental or downloads. The yearly subscription includes: – All the full […]
Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. Staff members are desperately calling around to other medical centers in search of open beds. Fatigue and frustration are setting in among front-line workers. Conditions inside the nation’s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A colleague, a scion of an illustrious Hasidic family line, is about to undergo a hip replacement operation. The question? Does the hip or hip part that needs to be replaced require burial? The answer? It seems that it is, in fact, a machlokes – a debate in halacha. […]
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