Cellular Phone Store Torched In Arson Attack On Jerusalem’s Malchei Yisrael Street
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an appalling act of arson which occurred in Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood, a store selling cellular phones was set on fire and gutted after it apparently ...
Putin’s Draft versus Tsar Nicholas Cantonist Decrees
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
First off - I am in no way comparing the two. Putin's recent draft reminds us of a far far different type of draft, a horrific one that occur...
Russian Jews Look to Relocate to Israel in Response to Putin Decree
RUSSIA (VINnews) — According to Israeli media, officials are concerned that Vladimir Putin’s new “mobilization decree” could be devastating to the Russian Jewish community.
The ...
Jewish Resident of Beitar Illit Viciously Attacked by Stone-throwing Arabs
ISRAEL (VINnews) — On Motzei Shabbos, a resident of Beitar Illit suffered a bloody head injury after he was attacked by Arabs.
The attack occurred in Husan, an Arab town across ...
Watch Mr. Roy Neuberger on Yom Kippur
Mr. Roy Neuberger has a unique take on contemporary events and the impending Yomim Tovim and the parsha. He has been hailed by leading Rabbonim, Roshei Yeshiva and Gedolim for his...
UPDATED: 5 Towns Community Suffers Tragic Loss with the Passing of Dr. Steven Krauss – RL 76
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
DUE TO THE SHORTENED SHIVA - IF ANYONE HAS STORIES TO SHARE, PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO THE AUTHOR TO BE FORWARDED TO THE FAMILY YAIRHOFFMAN2@GMAI...
Kiddush Hashem: Jewish Organizations Team Up To Support Florida Hurricane Victims
FLOIDA (VINnews) — With the destruction left by the aftermath of Hurricane lan, Hatzalah South Florida has joined together with Chesed Shel Emes, Yedidim and local Rabbinical leade...
WATCH: Florida Rabbi and Son Rescue Orlando Family by Boat
ORLANDO (Chabad.org/) The devastation caused by Hurricane Ian has extended far beyond Florida’s Gulf Coast. When Rabbi Yosef Konikov of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Orlando learned th...
Rabbi Yitzi And Rochel Loewenthal, Chabad Of Copenhagen, Denmark – Why Is The Rebbe On My TV?
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While some stories remain unverified, the claim that Denmark and its people went to great lengths to protect their Jewish population during WWI...
One Plate on a Small Table
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It is a picture that describes it all - one plate at a small table. It depicts the harsh reality in an almost intolerable situation.
They e...
POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Desantis under investigation for busing illegals. Did Fauci help create Covid? Trump accused of (bogus) fraud
In today's exciting episode, Yaakov discusses:
Two top scientists say Fauci funded the research that developed Covid, then lied to Congress about it
The latest fraud char...
Lev Tahor Leaders Released By Mexican Court: ‘They Are Wrongly Pursued- No Human Trafficking’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a new development in the Lev Tahor saga, the two cult leaders who were still in custody were reportedly released Thursday by a Mexican court, signifying tha...
Rav Avrohom Genechovsky on Emes
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation
Rav Avrohom Genechovsky zt”l (1936-2012) was the rosh yeshiva at the Tchebiner Yeshiva, Kochav M’Yaakov, in Yerushalayim. T...
Holocaust Survivor Who Escaped Synagogue Massacre Dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Judah Samet, a Holocaust survivor who narrowly escaped a shooting rampage at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, died Tuesday. He was 84.
Samet, who survived the B...
PSA: Fair Lawn Chinese Kosher Express Has No Connection To Manalapan Scandal
FAIR LAWN, NJ (VINnews) — Following misleading info that has been circulating, the Fair Lawn Va’ad Ha-Rabbanim have released a statement to the public asserting that the Fair Lawn ...
WATCH: Members Of Lev Tahor Escape Mexican Shelter
HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — About 20 members of an extreme ultra-orthodox Jewish sect overpowered guards and escaped a government shelter in southern Mexico where they had been held sin...
Shaalvim Farmers Celebrate Return To Fields With Agronomist Who Has Kept 14 Shmitta Years
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As the Shemitta year ended this week, the members of Kibbutz Shaalvim, a Poalei Agudath Yisrael (PAI) kibbutz, celebrated the momentous event with one of thei...
Lev Tahor Raid Assisted By Former Mossad Agents And Former Sect Members
NEW YORK (VINnews) — More details have emerged about the Friday raid at the Lev Tahor compound in Tapachula, situated in Mexico's Chiapas state in far southern Mexico, as well as t...
Jerusalem Judges Authorize Liberal Private Giyur, Online Utah Weddings
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jerusalem District Court judge Tamar Bar-Asher ruled Wednesday that two converts from the private "Giyur K'Halacha" Beis Din must be recognized in the Law of ...
What to Know About Aseres Yemei Teshuvah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Hashem, in His Infinite Kindness has given us a gift in the Aseres Yemei Teshuva – the Ten Days of Repentance. How so? Not everyone, unfortu...