As war continues to rage in Ukraine, a group of 100 Jewish orphans from the northwestern Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr was rescued and brought to safety in Romania. Israel’s Ambassador
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began courting senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her through the Senate
In the days since the West imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, ordinary Russians are feeling the painful effects — from payment systems that won’t operate and
In a somber video address to the public, Rabbi Paysach Krohn described what may have been one of the most terrifying shabboses in modern history. “Putin’s war” has already killed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged Jews around the world to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in which significant Jewish sites have been hit. In a video address, Zelenskyy,
A half-dozen U.S. lobbying firms severed ties with Russian-linked businesses over the past week, a dramatic pullback for an industry that often has few qualms about representing controversial interests. The
More and more Jews are fleeing from Ukraine into neighboring countries and even beyond, such as Germany. An entire yeshivah of 60 bochurim relocated from Dnipro to Düsseldorf in West
President Joe Biden, struggling to regain his political footing as the midterm elections approach, visited the crucial state of Wisconsin on Wednesday to promote one of his top accomplishments, a
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This author recently had the opportunity to observe, up close, a highly functional individual who also has Down syndrome. The opportunity has caused the
Our humanitarian delegation of volunteer medics and doctors arrived in Kishinev, Moldova yesterday to bring medical supplies, medicine and food to assist those fleeing the war in Ukraine. These volunteers
Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the
Last week, the jews in Ukraine woke up to a terrifying nightmare. The fear was overwhelming, the panic overpowering. The Russian army is advancing on major cities in Ukraine, and
US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides on Tuesday expressed his disbelief and dismay at the situation unfolding in Ukraine and beyond. Speaking at a Jewish People Policy Institute event in
Andrey Gonchruk served alongside Russian soldiers when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and called them brothers. But on Wednesday, the 68-year-old wiped his face with one hand and
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off a visit to Israel on Wednesday, briefly leaving Europe as the continent’s largest ground war in generations rages between Russia and Ukraine. Scholz arrived
Chabad Rav in Kyiv, HaRav Moshe Azman, who is currently providing shelter for hundreds of Jews in the village of Anatevka, west of Kyiv, posted a stirring video on Wednesday
Any bid by Israel to improve strained ties with Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus, the Israeli president said Wednesday. Israeli President Isaac
Former President Donald Trump appears to have a strong hold over the Republican Party more than a year after he left the White House, with 59% of attendees at the
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