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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman As some people are reading this article, there are others who are now preparing for Shabbos themselves: They are making sourdough Challah. They are straightening up
NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule. Do they take a
The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions
Fifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll
A senior member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team issued a stark warning on Wednesday, vowing to “wipe out” every American military base in the Middle East if the United States
Firefighters found a dead woman entangled in machinery Thursday in a non-public baggage-processing area at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Larry Langford, a spokesperson for the Chicago Fire Department, said
A top U.N. counterterrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist
U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Here’s what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed: — COVID-19 fell to the
A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been jailed after he allegedly made threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and
ABC News says that both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart, Kamala Harris, have agreed to meet in a debate on Sept. 10. The network’s announcement on
In a literal groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have identified a massive ancient quarry in Yerushalayim’s Har Chotzvim area, which may have supplied building materials for the Bayis Sheini. The Israel Antiquities
Some 1,300 men and women converged upon Ateres Chaya Hall in Borough Park on Wednesday night to attend an event sponsored by Agudath Israel’s KnowUs division. The goal of the
Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina, officials said Thursday. The National Oceanic and
Western officials believe that Iran and Hezbollah will attack Israel in the coming days but are hoping that US warnings of “devastating consequences” along with military deployment to the area
The US Central Command on Thursday announced that a squadron of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets arrived in the Middle East to counter threats from Iran. “U.S. Air
Federal investigators say they found the DNA of a decorated former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic weapons he allegedly smuggled from Florida to South America as
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Shmiras Shabbos K’hilchasah (47:11) writes that a person should exert himself to get a nice Kiddush cup because of the Mitzvah of Hiddur Mitzvah –
A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s refinance index, which tracks home loan
The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It’s one of the brightest and most
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