5 Lessons From Rochel Imeinu – On Her Yahrtzeit
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The Yalkut Shimoni informs us that tonight is Rochel Imeinu's yartzeit. Rashi, on Bereishis 48:7, disagrees, of course, when he writes that R...
14-Year-Old Kiryat Arba Girl Shot In The Head, Seriously Wounded By Alleged ‘Stray Bullet’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking incident which occurred Thursday evening in Kiryat Arba, a 14-year-old girl walking down a street with her friend was shot and seriously injured...
Teen Suspended After Encouraging Friends To Put On Tefillin At Israeli Secular School
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli teenager was suspended from his school for three days - because he wished to give his friends the merit of putting on Tefillin. 16-year-old Yishai ...
Humorous and True Dating Stories Connected to the Parsha – Lech Lecha
“Lech lecha - Go forth from your land - your birthplace - and the house of your father - to the land that I will show you (Bereshis 12:1)”
Dating is not a simple matter. Fin...
The Making of CNN’s Resident Racist: Will Aaron David Miller Ever Apologize?
By Aryeh HaKohen Katz
It appeared on Thursday morning, as an op-ed on CNN. The description of religious Jews by a supposedly well-respected analyst was so shocking that one had...
WATCH: Israeli Journalist Yanki Farber: ‘The Charedi community proved that we listen to the Rabbis…and we vote’
In this exclusive interview, Israeli Charedi journalist Yanki Farber breaks down the election results.
Worker At Famed Brooklyn Kosher Bakery Found Dead In Freezer
BROOKLYN (JTA) - A worker at a beloved Brooklyn kosher bakery known for its black-and-white cookies was found dead inside a walk-in freezer there early Thursday morning, police sai...
To Vote, to Daven, and to Know
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
This past government in Israel has not been so good in terms of keeping Israel both safer and in Jewish hands. And, let us make no mistake, t...
Jewish NYPD Inspector Richie Taylor Says Shuls in NYC Not Under Threat (AUDIO)
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — The NYPD's Richie Taylor has shared an audio recording assuring the Jewish community that the current threat of attack does not include New York City.
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FBI Warns Of Imminent Threat to NJ Synagogues
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — The FBI said on Thursday it had received credible information about a “broad” threat to synagogues in New Jersey, a warning that promoted some municipalities t...
Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l, President Eisenhower, and Hilchos Mi Sh’bairach
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
for a refuah shleima to R' Binyomin Zwv Ben Charna
President Eisenhower needed a working vacation and flew to Denver in mid-August of 1955....
Kanye West Paid A Settlement To A Former Employee Over Antisemitic Rants In 2018, Report Says
NEW YORK (JTA) - Years before his recent public antisemitic tirades that sank his reputation and cost him billions in endorsement deals, the rapper Kanye West had paid a settlement...
FAR-LEFT COLLAPSE: Meretz chief calls election ‘nightmare’ as party fails to enter Knesset
ISRAEL (JNS) — Zehava Galon, leader of the far-left Meretz Party, addressed supporters on Thursday as final hopes faded that the party might still succeed in entering the next Knes...
Opinion: New York Crime Isn’t Mind Over Matter
According to Governor Kathy Hochul, it seems that I have lost my mind.
Trying to minimize the crime crisis threatening to derail her campaign, Hochul asserted at a press confere...
Charles Barkley calls out NBA’s Jewish commissioner for not disciplining Kyrie Irving over antisemitism controversy
(JTA) — Former NBA star Charles Barkley slammed NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who is Jewish, for not suspending Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving after he promoted an antisemitic...
Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l’s Mother-in-Law, Her Dry Goods Store, and the Bais Avodah Zarah
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
l'refuah shleimah for Reb Binyonim Zev ben Charna
Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer zt"l was a Rosh Yeshiva in the Slabodka Yeshiva (along with Rav ...
Israeli Police Forcibly Arrest American Avreich After He…Bangs On A Bus Which Closed Its Door
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In another seemingly senseless act of violence by Israeli police stationed at the Western Wall plaza, an American avreich was arrested, handcuffed and humilia...
Terror Wave Continues: Terrorist Neutralized In Attempted Stabbing On Temple Mt., 2 Injured
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In yet another terrorist attack, the fourth of the week in Israel, a terrorist stabbed a policeman who was guarding one of the gates of Temple Mount. The atta...
Irving Takes Responsibility For Anti-Semitic Tweet, Will Donate $500,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving said Wednesday he opposes all forms of hate, and he and the Brooklyn Nets will each donate $500,000 toward groups that work to eradicate it.
Irving ...
