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Two Israeli sisters, ages 15 and 20, from Efrat in Gush Etzion were murdered and their mother, 48, was critically injured in a shooting attack on Friday morning in the
Israel launched rare strikes in southern Lebanon early Friday and pressed on with bombing targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from Gaza on Leil HaSeder and
Terrorists in Lebanon fired a heavy barrage of rockets at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least two
Someone used Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday to his prankster-minded advantage by riding around in a limo while dressed as Donald Trump. Bystanders were shocked as they saw what some
In recent days, a rare manuscript was discovered written by the Yerushalmi Gaon HaRav Leibel Mintzberg, z’tl, the ba’al sefer Ben Melech, in which he discusses inyanei geulah. The manuscript,
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A NEW METHOD OF COUNTING SEFIRA ACCORDING TO RAV AHARON KOTLER Written in honor of the author’s new twin granddaughters, Esther and Sara Hoffman
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Everyone grew up with it. It signifies the end of the Pesach Seder. And every family has it’s own tune
Shayndi Raice, a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Israel, has called on Jews worldwide to leave an empty place at their Seder for her colleague Evan Gershkovich, who was
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The question was made famous by the author of the Mishkenos Yaakov, one of the greatest students of the Volozhin Yeshiva, Rabbi Yaakov Bruchin
Kosel Rav, HaRav Shmuel Rabinowitz, on Tuesday instructed the employees of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation to ban the entry of animals to Har HaBayis. The step was taken on
The situation in Israel since Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu formed a government seems to be one of constant chaos, with an extremely tense security situation and raucous left-wing protests across
Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai on Tuesday morning spoke strongly against the plan of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to establish a National Guard. “It’s no secret that I expressed my
Regardless, each year there are numerous stories where Chometz is found over Pesach. And the incidences happen both on Yom Tov and on Chol HaMoed. WHAT TO DO The Shulchan
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is a little known fact, but Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l did not just learn under the Alter and Rav Moshe Mordechai in Slabodka.
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Pesach is filled with Halachic questions. Halachic Hotlines across the country are ringing off the hook. One of the biggest questions that is often
Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a. Because it is an invitation
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The head of a match is made of sulfur, glass powder, phosphorus and an oxidizing agent. When the match is struck on Yom Tov
The University of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday a settlement of a complaint the school failed to respond adequately to antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at
Organizers of The Riverside Experience have announced an additional concert with Mordechai Shapiro, Benny Friedman and Joey Newcomb to take place on Monday of Chol Hamoed. Gronny & Icky Productions
On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter. He switched off his phone to shut out the
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