When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that’s what it took to get shots in
Newly released data by the Census Bureau showed a massive jump in Frum communities in the Northeastern United States. The data released Thursday is the twenty-fourth decennial conducted by the
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked part of New York’s moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month before it was supposed to
U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the
Police in southwest England said six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth Thursday in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related. Devon and Cornwall
HaGaon HaRav Ben-Tzion Motzafi, a leading Sephardi Posek and Rosh Yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael, slammed the Bennett-Lapid’s government mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis. One of HaRav Motzafi’s talmidim wrote to
Poland is looking at a more difficult relationship with two allies, the United States and Israel, after lawmakers approved separate bills — on foreign ownership of media and affecting the
The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is one of those things that people just put off and say, “Yes, I really should learn about that. Well, you should. And
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will serve out the remainder of Andrew Cuomo’s term after he steps down amid harassment allegations, said Thursday she plans to run for governor in
Redistricting season officially kicks off with the release of detailed population data from the U.S. Census Bureau that will be used to redraw voting districts nationwide — potentially helping determine
Israel’s government on Wednesday advanced a raft of new coronavirus restrictions, including sweeping implementation of a digital vaccine passport and tighter restrictions on mass gatherings, as the country struggles with
Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, matching the rise from the previous month, and dimming hopes that the upward trajectory of prices would begin to
Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Miriam and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married before Rosh Hashanah. My family has no money for the chasuna or to
Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday inaugurated the country’s diplomatic representation in Morocco, a symbol of the normalization of the relations between the two nations. Yair Lapid’s two-day visit is the
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Yeruchem Levovitz zt”l first studied under the Alter of Slabodka for 3 years and then he studied at the Yeshiva in Kelm. The
A cargo ship broke into two pieces after running aground in a northern Japanese port and is spilling oil into the sea, Japan’s coast guard said Thursday. All 21 Chinese
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was early 1942, and Beis Medrash Gavoha was just established. Not in Lakewood, however, but in in Westchester County, New York. It was
Israel’s Education Ministry said that nearly 45% of Chareidi students are exempt from quarantine according to preliminary results of serological tests performed in Charedi schools this week. Over 20% of
Popular Posts
