In a rare and historic statement regarding politics, HaGoan HaRav Shmuel Kaminetzky, the Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisroel of America, gave
The New York Police Department’s use of plainclothes officers and an unmarked minivan to haul away a vandalism suspect during a protest Tuesday created confusion and drew outrage from people
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed Democratic demands to include aid for cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief package and he lashed out at Republicans, saying they should “go
Tisha B’Av 5780 / Tisha B’Av 2020 With Rav Moshe Weinberger Our hearts are broken. Yet our souls are still yearning. The time is ripe for the final Geula! We
President Donald Trump’s visit to a U.S. fracking hub on the West Texas plains comes during the state’s fierce coronavirus outbreak and a global oil and gas glut that is
The Rabbanim of the Har Nof neighborhood, which is suffering from a high coronavirus infection rate, issued a psak on Wednesday, calling on residents to refrain from saying all the
Federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, will begin a “phased withdrawal” from the city, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said
Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Raleigh on Wednesday in a push to encourage more K-12 schools to reopen with entirely in-person instruction. Air Force Two landed around noon on
Give your daughter the overnight camp experience she’s been dreaming of. Camp Palgai Mayim’s beautiful campus is up in the stunning Pocono Mountains, for girls going into 7th grade till
Boeing lost $2.4 billion in the second quarter and the company will slow production and cut more jobs as demand for commercial aircraft shrinks during the coronavirus pandemic. The loss
This morning we released a URGENT online campaign to collect MUCH needed funds for the Shul. Due to Covid19 funds have not been coming into the Shul like in past
Agudath Israel of California represents the Orthodox Jewish community in the State, including more than 25 Orthodox Jewish day schools with over 7000 students in an effort to reopen K-12
Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped on Tuesday about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to talk about at
The world has changed drastically since last Tisha B’Av.How to spend this Tisha B’Av in a befitting manner? This Tisha B’Av the choice is clear. Brooklyn Jewish Xperience (BJX) is
A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government more weapons to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers have more than
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are numerous women out there who halachically may not remarry – because their halachic husbands have not given them a Get. Most of
Mispallelim at the Kosel this Tisha B’Av, when there are usually thousands of mispallelim who come to the she’aris haMikdash to hear Eichah and recite Kinos, will be limited. Only
Israel’s Health Ministry stated on Wednesday that they support allowing non-Israeli citizens from “green states” into Israel without being tested for the coronavirus or being required to quarantine upon arrival.
Israel’s Health Ministry reported 2,093 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, a new record high in daily cases since the pandemic began. The number of active cases has risen to 33,618,
This year, for the first time ever, The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation’s Tisha B’av event is available in your home! For the past 27 years, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation’s
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