By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times – Skiing Halachos Part II It seems that skiing is a popular sport these days if four requests within two

At least 45 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the Eastern U.S. The deaths included car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart attacks while

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Gov. Chris Christie is apologizing to a New Jersey official for comments he made while responding to critics over the way he handled the weekend winter

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times Some go with their family, and some go with their friends. But one of the most popular activities during “winter

A government watchdog says there are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a dozen air traffic facilities stretching from Atlanta to Anchorage. A report released Tuesday by the

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In a media event held in the Jerusalem Press Club, Yesh Atid party leader MK Yair Lapid on Monday, 15 Shevat, announced he is a candidate

The Jewish Defense League is considered to be a violent, racist, and extremist far-right political group founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in the United States. In 2001, the FBI declared

Following the recent death of Yasutaro Koide, 112, in Japan, efforts are underway in Israel to have Haifa resident Yisrael Kristal registered with the Guinness Book of Records as the

The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Eli Riss in a public statement today invited Diaspora Jewry to immigrate to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Riss was motivated to make

A man is competent to stand trial in an alleged plot the FBI says was inspired by the Islamic State terror group to detonate a bomb on a Florida Keys

Ted Cruz worked to consolidate support from Iowa conservatives Tuesday with the help of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, while rival Donald Trump claimed Cruz was “nervous” with less than

President Barack Obama will pitch some new proposals to expand access to retirement savings accounts and revisit some old ones when issuing his budget next month. Many Americans are not

Canada’s new Liberal party government said it is delivering a “tough message” to Israel after drawing criticism over a statement expressing concern about continued settlement construction as an obstacle to

Russia President Vladimir Putin says the country needs to improve anti-corruption measures and address both low-level bribery and high-level graft. In a meeting with his cabinet on Tuesday, Putin said

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Once again it was a familiar scene in Kikar Shabbos, Tuesday afternoon, as a Hafganah was started followed by arrests, and naturally followed by

For months, the tumultuous Republican presidential primary has masked a brewing debate among Democrats about their own party’s future. Now, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders chipping away at Hillary Clinton’s