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UK Tightens Travel Testing Rules Amid Omicron Concerns
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government tightened travel restrictions Saturday amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, saying all travelers arriving in Englan...
Leftist Politician Fooled into Thinking She was Communicating with Hamas “Rabbi”
NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — A socialist politician has been duped into thinking that she was planning an event with the “Chief Rabbi” of Gaza. In reality, her campaign was communicating...
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Michigan Parents Found In Building; Bond Set At $500K Apiece
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge imposed a combined $1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after...
Hallel on Chanukah: What’s the Motor?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Noted Talmid Chochom, Rav Yehudah Schiff Shlita, spoke this Shabbos Chanukah at Kollel Avreichim of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns.
He dea...
CNN Fires Chris Cuomo For Helping Brother Deal With Scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual ...
Two Young Children Killed, Parents Badly Injured In Samaria Road Accident Prior To Shabbat
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terrible road accident which occured a short time before Shabbat on road 465 in Samaria, two young children were killed and their parents badly injured.
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Watch: Terrorist Shot On The Ground After Stabbing And Wounding Chareidi Near Damascus Gate
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terrorist attack which occurred just before the end of Shabbat, a youth attacked and stabbed a chareidi yeshiva student near Shaar Shechem (Damascus Gate...
Where Should Yeshiva Boys Light?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times]
There are a number of fascinating halachic debates concerning where Yeshiva students should be lighting their Chanukah men...
Israel Confirms 7 Cases Of Omicron, 27 Others Suspected
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Health Ministry said Friday it has confirmed seven cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, stoking fears of a pending surge in infections. Fo...
NYC Under DeBlasio: Graduate Student Fatally Stabbed, 2nd Man Wounded In Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — A Columbia University graduate student from Italy was fatally stabbed and another Italian man was wounded in separate attacks near the university's upper Manhattan ...
Biden Warns Russia’s Vladimir Putin Against Ukraine Invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to make it “very, very difficult” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine, saying his administ...
Biden Claims He Was Negotiator During Six-Day War, Despite Still Being In Law School at the Time
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — President Joe Biden, who is notorious for stretching the truth, claimed that he was involved in negotiations between Israel and Egypt during the Six Day War....
Biden Says He Caught A Cold From Young Grandson
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has at least one thing in common with thousands of parents and grandparents this winter: He’s picked up a cold from his young grandson.
The...
LA Authorities Announce Arrests In Smash-and-grab Robberies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles on Thursday announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise w...
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Cuomo Under Investigation By DOJ
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice began a civil inquiry in August into sexual harassment claims made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York officials disclosed...
The Great Unresolved Question About Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
It is Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Chanukah. And when Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos – there is a fascinating yet unresolved halachic question.
A...
Belgium Tightens Virus Rules Again As Hospitals Suffer
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium must tighten its coronavirus restrictions another notch as the latest surge in cases weighs heavily on health services and deprives people with other life-t...
Ukraine Says Russia Amassed Over 94,000 Troops At Border
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's defense minister estimated Friday that Russia has amassed more than 94,000 troops near their borders and said there is a probability of a “large-scal...
Baldwin: ‘Someone Is Responsible’ For Shooting, But ‘Not Me’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin said he feels incredible sadness and regret over the shooting that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set, but not guilt.
“Someone is ...
Honda Recalls SUVs And Pickups Because Hoods Can Fly Open
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 723,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving.
The recall covers certain 2019 Passports, 2016 ...
Agudas Yisrael Responds to Vaccine Mandate, Urges Mayor to Reconsider
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In response to the city's newly announced mandate requiring employees of Yeshivas and other private schools to get vaccinated for Covid, Agudas Yisrael sent a ...
The Change This Motzai Shabbos
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
It is happening this Motzai Shabbos. We begin saying vesain tal umatar. Generally speaking, Orthodox Jews are completely not affected by act...
A Tree That Survived The Holocaust Gains A New Life In New York City
NEW YORK (JTA) - In January of 1943, Irma Lauscher, a teacher at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, smuggled a tree into the camp so that the Jewish children ...
A Tribute to Reb Shimi Brecher z”l
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Be prepared for hundreds of fascinating rulings in halacha from Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita.
Reb Shimon Brecher z”l was an extraordinary ind...
Harav Aryeh Yudilevitz to visit the United States
Great opportunity for success in every aspect of your life! Rav Aryeh is a giant in Torah and Chesed, and also an expert in graphology and Chochmas Hayad, palm reading, ...