by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com FEELING BOTH EMOTIONS The Yalkut Shimoni (815) explains that Moshe Rabbeinu did not think that Hashem would accede to his request. Rather, he tried to magnify his sense of pain and agony in not entering Eretz Yisroel. The Midrash cites a parable from a king that commanded one of […]
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon announced Thursday that the conviction of a man who served 23 years for a 1996 murder will be vacated. The conviction of Grant Williams
A former police chief in Maryland and Virginia, J. Thomas Manger, is the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, congressional officials announced Thursday. Manger will take charge of the
A New York City police sergeant was charged Thursday with beating two handcuffed men after they lashed out at police — one spitting at officers, the other using racial slurs — in separate incidents in the last two years. Sgt. Phillip Wong, a supervisor in the bureau that patrols the city’s transit system, was caught […]
A day before the opening ceremony, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine forfeited his place in the Tokyo Olympics rather than compete against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
The Justice Department said Thursday it will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s nursing homes. The notification to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer came nearly 11 months after the department’s Civil Rights Division during the Trump administration requested data from the Democratic governors of four states, including Michigan, and said it […]
Backlash in some US states against Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever for the ice cream company’s boycott of Israel has begun, with several states considering divesting from the companies. “Ben and Jerry’s decision to boycott parts of Israel is disgraceful and an insult to America’s closest ally in the Middle East,” a spokesman for GOP […]
Israel’s prime minister on Thursday called upon hundreds of thousands of citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus to get the shot. His appeal came as new infections climbed precipitously in recent weeks. Naftali Bennett’s televised address was the latest sign of concern in a country that has been among world leaders […]
New York state has sent out just $117,000 in coronavirus pandemic rent relief money to help bail out struggling landlords and tenants as of Thursday, and lawmakers say that is far too little as the expiration of the state’s eviction moratorium nears. The Legislature plans to hold a hearing soon on the sluggish roll-out of […]
RCCS held their annual Flatbush fundraiser this week, and awards were given to five members of the Flatbush community. One of those honored was Richie Taylor, who is an NYPD
If you’ve bought ads before, chances are you contacted a specific publisher, like a website, and asked to place an ad on their website. One ad, one website. The JCN’s
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for ftjt.com THE CASE A few years ago, a number of thefts happened across Far Rockaway and the Five Towns. Houses were hit on Doughty Blvd,
A man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a vehicle in Lakewood, early Friday morning. It happened just before 12:30AM (Friday morning) on Route 9 near John Street,
The leading Roshei Yeshivos and Rabbanim of the Dati Leumi sector, including HaRav Chaim Druckman, published a letter on Wednesday slamming Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana for his disrespect of
President Yitzchak Herzog indirectly slammed Ben & Jerry’s boycott announcement on Wednesday, saying that boycotts against Israel are a “new kind of terrorism.” “The boycott against Israel is a new type of terror, economic terror, a terror that tries to harm Israeli citizens and Israel’s economy,” Herzog said on Wednesday at an annual memorial ceremony […]
HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein spoke on Tuesday night about the changes the new government has been making. ”This government intends to issue decrees on ruchniyus, that Beis Yisrael should be like all the goyim,” the Rosh Yeshiva said. “It wants to issue decrees on many issues – on lomdei Torah, kashrus, giyur, and many other issues. […]
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Ben & Jerry’s “woke” decision to give in to pro-Palestinian groups, who freely alter history and facts to match their agenda, will harm Palestinians more than Israelis. Chen Yisraeli, the vice president of the main Ben & Jerry’s distributor in Mishor Adumim in the Shomron, told Ynet that “Ben & Jerry’s decision to end distribution […]
The chief executive of Unilever on Thursday said the global consumer goods giant remains “fully committed” to doing business in Israel, distancing himself from this week’s announcement by the company’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand to stop serving Israel’s West Bank settlements. But CEO Alan Jope gave no indication that Unilever would force Ben […]
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