Month December 2022
Israel will officially declare the Covid-19 pandemic over next month and downgrade the country’s handling of the virus to that of the flu as of January 18th, according to reports. Israel’s Home Front Command had been shouldering the responsibility for… Continue Reading →
In one of its last acts under Democratic control, the House of Representatives on Friday released six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, dating to 2015, the year he announced his presidential bid. The thousands of pages of… Continue Reading →
I’m constantly on the lookout for inspiring people. No surprise there, huh? Through my podcast and various opportunities, I had the privilege of speaking with tens of such people this year. I, personally, draw inspiration from people who make me… Continue Reading →
I’m constantly on the lookout for inspiring people. No surprise there, huh? Through my podcast and various opportunities, I had the privilege of speaking with tens of such people this year. I, personally, draw inspiration from people who make me… Continue Reading →
Looking for a structured program that will give you the tools and resources you need to get smicha? Join Machon Smicha, the premier halachah institute serving the English speaking Torah community. “It is so important for people to learn and… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There is a fascinating halacha that applies to expectant mothers of which many of us may not be fully aware. But first, a quick overview. According to recent statistics, there are over 4000 mani-ped… Continue Reading →
A 28-year-old criminal justice graduate student was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania on Friday as a suspect in the mysterious stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last month, authorities said. DNA evidence played a key role in identifying Bryan… Continue Reading →
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Mega Millions said in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an egregious display of mendacity coupled with ignorance, the UN claimed in its latest anti-Israel resolution passed Friday night that Israel has “taken measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Holy… Continue Reading →
They’re Back for 48 Hours! Throughout Chanukah, ArtScroll ran 8 daily specials at 40% off. Missed it this year? ArtScroll is re-running all 8 specials from Motzaei Shabbos through Monday at noon! There’s no limit to these incredible offers, so… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden has pardoned six people who have served out sentences after convictions on a murder charge and drug- and alcohol-related crimes, including an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her abusive husband about a half-century ago and a man… Continue Reading →
Barbara Walters was that rarest of TV personalities: a cultural fixture. For more than a half-century, she was on the air, placing in front of her audience world figures, big shots and celebrities whose names and faces might have changed… Continue Reading →
Thousands of nurses in New York City notified eight hospitals on Friday that they will go on strike in 10 days unless contract agreements are reached. Friday was the last scheduled day of negotiations as the contracts were set to… Continue Reading →
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations totaled nearly $9.3 billion in 2022. The contributions went to large, well-established institutions, three of them private foundations and three universities to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In yet another anti-Israel decision taken by the UN, the General Assembly approved Friday a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli “annexation” and the “legal status… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with soldiers in the background, he lashed out at the West… Continue Reading →
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians thronged a Gaza City park Saturday to mark the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah party, a rare show of popularity in the heartland of the militant… Continue Reading →
Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in their beds more than a month ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe… Continue Reading →
As part of a far broader campaign aimed at providing the unfamiliar an authentic glimpse of Jewish life and culture, Agudath Israel of America has purchased billboard slots in Times Square and outside the Lincoln Tunnel that call out the… Continue Reading →
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said Friday. Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being… Continue Reading →
Donwload for Shabbas Reading By: Chaya Chazan Wyoming has been on Merkos bochurim’s visiting list since 1956. I was sent there myself as a bochur. Perusing notes from bochurim who’d been there before me, one comment caught my eye: Jackson… Continue Reading →