German Intel: Known Antisemitism Cases ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency said Wednesday that antisemitic offenses are continuing to rise and those that come to light are only “the tip of the iceberg.”...
After the Seder – 6 Ways to Get Dveikus
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The main goal in life is to be connected to Hashem. And there are various levels of that connection. The connection is called Dveikus.
Som...
14 Things to Know ABout Half Hallel
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
There are 14 things to know about the half Hallel of Pesach. There is, of course, a difference between the two Chol HaMoeds. Why do we only...
Holocaust Survivor, 91, Perishes In Store Basement In Mariupol
UKRAINE (Chabad.org/News) - As she lay dying in a Mariupol basement, freezing and pleading for water, Holocaust survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova wanted to know only one thing: ...
Which Custom Did Rav Shlomo Fisher Zts’l Declare To Be ‘Bad And Stupid’?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The custom of women shaving their hair after marriage was widespread in Galicia and Hungary prior to the Holocaust and is still continued in some communities,...
A Geshmak Gebruchts Pancake Recipe
By this time, many people are getting kind of sick of their Pesach breakfasts. here is a very geshmak Pancake recipe:
1 cup Matzah meal or Matzah flour
1/2 a cup mil...
Bennett Closes Har Habayis to Jews for Remainder of Ramadan
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government will close Har Habayis to Jewish visitors starting Friday, and it will remain closed throughout the end of Ramadan and the Eid holiday....
May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It is estimated that in the 2022 Pesach season there are over 80,000 in Orlando alone. There are more people renting homes for Pesach in vario...
UAE Rabbi Announces Plans To Establish First Jewish Neighborhood In Gulf
A senior rabbi in the United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to develop the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) first fully-functioning Jewish neighborhood as the population there co...
Thousands March in West Bank in Protest of Bennett Government
CHOMESH (VINnews) — Several thousand Israelis marched to the dismantled Chomesh settlement in the northern West Bank on Tuesday.
Protesters demanded that the government leave th...
The Historical Pharoah – Who Was He?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The Gemorah in Psachim (116b) informs us that, in each generation, we are obligated to view ourselves as if we actually left Mitzrayim. Indeed...
Levaya of Outstanding Mechanech, Rav Berish Ganz a”h at 2:00 PM at JFK
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Rabbi Dov Ber Ganz a”h, has passed away after a debilitating illness. Rabbi Ganz was the dean of the Hebrew Academy of Suffolk County, an Ort...
Orlando’s Holocaust Museum Is Getting A Huge Expansion
ORLANDO (JTA) - Nestled in between the bright orange buildings that house the Jewish community center, the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Academy of Orlando lies a tiny, hidden g...
How Matzah and the Teshuvas HaRashba Saved Yidden from Terrorism
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Yes, it is true. Six Hamas terrorist were killed and 7 were foiled because of Matzah and a Teshuvas HaRashba (Volume 7 #20).
**Please help ...
Suspect In Murder Of Jerusalem Couple Reenacts Their Murder: ‘I Looked For Jewish Victims’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Palestinian terrorist who allegedly perpetrated the grisly murder of an elderly Jerusalem couple in 2019 has reenacted the murder to police and explained ...
Hezbollah Politician Boasts That ‘It Would Take A Mere 9 Billion Dollars To Obliterate Israel’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Hezbollah political leader announced Saturday that it would take "a mere $9 billion to obliterate the State of Israel."
Mohammed Raad, the head of the He...
A TikTok Rabbi Helps Jewish Ukrainian Refugees Feel Comfortable In Moldova Shelters
CHISINAU, Moldova (JTA) — MacBook under his arm and sporting the latest AirPods, Shimshon Izakson looked as if — with a change of outfit — he could have just stepped out of a hipst...
Watch: Arabs Throw Stones At Buses Carrying Jews To Western Wall, Beat Up Jews Wearing Talis In Muslim Quarter
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of tensions caused by the spate of terror attacks prior to Ramadan as well as disturbances on Temple Mount last Friday, a number of terror inciden...
Vice President’s Spokesman Says Psagot Wine At Her Seder Is ‘Not Expression Of Policy’ On Judea And Samaria
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff posted pictures of their Seder, including a wine from the Psagot winery in Binyamin, raising quest...