Month January 2020

The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a… Read more » The post U.S. Warns Citizens Against Travel… Continue Reading →

Supermarket king Rami Levy has a new product for sale – his personal cellphone number. In recent months, Levy decided to switch numbers, and now his old number – 055-5555555… Read more » The post Rami Levy to Sell His… Continue Reading →

Britain begins the day as a member of the European Union. Its status at the end of the day — as a proud nation that has reclaimed its sovereignty, or… Read more » The post Johnson Hails U.K.’s ‘New Beginning’… Continue Reading →

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic efforts to hear more testimony and boosting odds the… Read more » The post Trump Trial Could End Soon;… Continue Reading →

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The following Shailah was recently posed to Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein: We are from a family with strong aspirations for Torah and yiras shamayim. Boruch Hashem, our daughter met a young man from a good… Continue Reading →

After a slight bounce in support for the Likud as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced the “deal of the century” peace plan with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Blue and White… Read more » The post Peace Plan, Indictments Have Little… Continue Reading →

IDF planes struck Hamas targets in Gaza early Friday, in response to the firing of rockets at Israeli targets on Thursday night. The IDF said that it had hit several… Read more » The post IDF Planes Hit Underground Hamas… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to expand the White House domestic policy office by appointing an individual to focus exclusively on combating human trafficking, The Associated Press has learned. Trump is expected to create the position by executive… Continue Reading →

A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states attended President Donald Trump’s unveiling this week of an Israeli-Palestinian plan that heavily sides with Israel and all but crushes… Continue Reading →

Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, wearing his unadorned black robe and wielding an ivory gavel as he presides over the Senate. So far he has played a limited role… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon had another prime holiday season. The online retailer said Thursday it has more than 150 million Prime members worldwide who pay $119 a year for faster shipping and other perks. That’s up 50% from the… Continue Reading →

Kan News interviewed Naama Issachar’s mother Yaffa on Thursday morning in Moscow as she shared the news about her daughter’s release from Russian prison with the Chabad shaliach in Moscow who had accompanied her on the long journey from the… Continue Reading →

On Thursday, Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman issued a ban against all flights emanating from China from landing in Israel. The ban came in light of the rising death toll from the Coronavirus in the country. The ban is set… Continue Reading →

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An “Antiques Roadshow” guest in North Dakota was floored when he found out the current value of a Rolex watch he purchased while serving in the military more than four decades ago. The man, identified… Continue Reading →

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggested Thursday that the viral outbreak in China might offer an unexpected benefit for the U.S. economy: It could encourage American manufacturers in China to return to the United States. “I think it will help to… Continue Reading →

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter and Pinterest are taking new steps to root out voting misinformation designed to suppress participation in the November elections. Twitter unveiled a new tool Wednesday that will make it easier for users in the U.S…. Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years. The increase is small — just a month — but marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The… Continue Reading →

When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement has grown. That’s according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research as Americans look ahead to a high-stakes election… Continue Reading →

Strong winds gusting across Southern California have toppled several panels of a new barrier being installed along the U.S.-Mexico border, a newspaper reported. The U.S. Border Patrol said the panels fell into Mexican territory Wednesday about 100 miles (161 kilometers)… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel could reunite 400 Ethiopians with their children already living there prior to national elections in March. Israel’s Channel 12 news first reported the plan on Wednesday. The Cabinet could discuss it when it meets on Tuesday…. Continue Reading →