Thursday, March 28, 2024

Jewish

22 Segulos for Finding a Shidduch!

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are a number of segulos that are given by Gedolim and or cited in seforim to help singles find their shidduch.  What is found below are ...

Former Israeli Soldier Assaulted Outside Station In Berlin

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BERLIN (AP) — A former Israeli soldier was assaulted in Germany's capital in what police described Saturday as an antisemitic incident. The assault took place Friday evening out...

Rep. Steve Scalise Denies Spurious Claim That Melania Trump Refused To Meet His Family

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new book by Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary who also served Melania Trump's chief of staff, claims that the former first lady refus...

100-Year-Old Denies Being Accessory To Murder At Nazi Camp

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BERLIN (AP) — A 100-year-old man on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II told a German court Friday that he was innocent. Th...

Don’t Cause Pirud in Klal Yisroel

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https://youtu.be/hlevoH6EaY8 by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is unfortunate that the debate about vaccines for Covid-19 has caused great disunity in Klal Yisroel.  The ...

Neal Sher, Nazi Hunter And Former AIPAC Director, Dies At 74

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NEW YORK (JTA) — Neal Sher, who as the U.S.’s chief Nazi hunter established the formula that led to the deportation of dozens of Nazis, has died at 74. Sher, who led the Justice...

The Lifestraw, Copepods, and Hilchos Shabbos

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com THE COPEPODS A number of years ago, copepods that were visible to the naked eye were discovered in New York City’s drinking water.  The dis...

100-Year-Old Former Nazi Camp Guard Goes On Trial In Germany

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BERLIN (AP) — A 100-year-old man went on trial in Germany Thursday, accused of being an accessory to murder for serving as a Nazi SS guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp n...

For Orthodox Jews And Israelis, Whatsapp Outage Highlighted Basic Community Infrastructure — And Its Vulnerability

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NEW YORK (JTA) - Asher Lovy was expecting a flood of notifications on Monday morning when he posted information about a sexual abuse case to several WhatsApp chat groups devoted to...

Reform MK Gilad Kariv Provocatively Takes Torah Scroll To Women’s Section Of Western Wall And Reads From It

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Reform MK Gilad Kariv desecrated the Western Wall's sanctity Thursday morning when he  attempted to bring a Torah scroll into the women's section using his pa...

London Lawmakers Reject Plan For High-Rise Building Next To Historic Synagogue

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LONDON (JTA) - City council members in London voted against a controversial plan to build a high-rise building near an 18th-century synagogue. The plan by developers would have ...

Ukraine’s Holocaust Center Names Nazi Babi Yar Killers

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's Holocaust memorial center on Wednesday revealed the names of 159 Nazi SS troops who took part in the killing of Jews during the Babi Yar massacre in ...

Bahrain Signed A Treaty With Israel. Now It Wants To Make Friends With American Jews

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NEW YORK (JTA) — Sitting in front of a group of rabbis in New York City, the undersecretary for political affairs at the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry explained that he fir...

American Girl Releases Chanukkah Outfit And Gift Set For Dolls, Complete With Star Of David Necklace

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NEW YORK (JTA) - For Jewish fans of American Girl dolls, Hanukkah came early this year. Last week, the popular doll company released a new set of holiday doll outfits and access...

Germany Expands Pensions To More Holocaust Survivors

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BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Wednesday that Germany has agreed to extend compensation to Jewish survivors ...

Hundreds Protest German Hotel After Jewish Celebrity Says He Was Denied Room Over Star Of David Pendant

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BERLIN (JTA) - Several hundred people protested in front of a hotel in Germany after a Jewish musician said he had been refused service for wearing a Star of David pendant. Gil ...

The 5 Pronged Attack on Rabbi Bender and the 5 Towns Rabbis

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a video circulating that is, essentially, attacking Rabbi Yaakov Bender of Yeshiva Darchei Torah.  The person doing the attacking, Rabbi E., is an...

European Commission Unveils New Strategy Plan, Allocates 24M Euros To Combat Antisemitism

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The European Commission (EC) revealed Tuesday a new strategy it has developed in order to combat antisemitism in the wake of a spike in hate crimes and interne...

A Peek Inside the Cantonist Era

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Translated and annotated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Delta variant of Covid-19 is causing challenges and stressors in our times.  We should recall, however, that our ...

The CDC Published A Study Finding That Camp During COVID-19 Can Be Safe. Its Proof: Camp Ramah.

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NEW YORK (JTA) — The Centers for Disease Control has published a study conducted by the medical committee of the Camp Ramah network, highlighting the Jewish camps’ highly successfu...