Maryland’s governor on Saturday posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were denied legal due process against the allegations they faced. It was a first-of-its-kind pardon by a governor of a U.S. state. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the order at an event honoring Howard Cooper, […]
A bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied any responsibility. Ambulances evacuated the wounded as relatives and residents screamed at authorities near the […]
Three innocent bystanders including a 4-year-old girl who was toy shopping were shot in New York City’s busy Times Square on Saturday afternoon when someone opened fire during a dispute between several men, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. All the victims were expected to recover. The shooting happened shortly before 5 p.m. near the intersection […]
The US State Department issued a statement on Friday equating Israel’s dispersal of riots to Palestinian rioting and violence against Israel Police and civilians. “The US is extremely concerned about
The unrest in Jerusalem in recent weeks spread to Har Habayis on Friday evening, with hundreds of Arabs throwing chairs, rocks, bottles, and fireworks at police officers after prayers, the
The Sanzer Rebbe of Netanya was hospitalized in Laniado Hospital in Kiryat Sanz on Shabbos. The Rebbe, who was spending Shabbos at his home in Caesarea for some much-needed rest,
Mourning engulfed the kehilla of Jews of Syrian and Lebanese origin in Israel on Friday morning upon the news of the death HaRav Avraham Chamra, z’l, at the age of
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is an incredible story that the author is still trying to verify. It does appear in an ArtScroll book and was also part of the words of Chizuk given by Rabbi Dovid Frischman to his talmidim. An innocent child is undergoing great suffering. Insurance won’t cover, and the […]
On a recent trip to Israel, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed details about Intel’s upcoming investments in the Jewish state, including $600 million in investments in research and development and a new $10 billion chip plant in Kiryat Gat, Globes reported. The investments include $400 million to expand the campus of Mobileye; the autonomous car technology research […]
In the latest development in Agudath Israel’s four-year legal battle, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Jackson Township, NJ’s discriminatory and unconstitutional ordinances banning of yeshivos, dormitories, and interpretation of zoning laws prohibiting eruvin today. While a final ruling on the merits awaits, the receipt of a preliminary injunction is a strong statement […]
The mobile payment and digital wallet service Apple Pay launched in Israel this week, Globes reported. Israelis with iPhones will be able to pay at stores with their phones, something that Android users have already been able to do for several months via apps like Isracard’s Anypay, Bank Hapoalim’s Bit and Shufersal, CAL’s CallPay, First Int’l Bank’s […]
The IDF unveiled this week its new semi-autonomous armed robotic system, called the Jaguar, one of the few military robots capable of replacing soldiers on borders. The system will be used in southern Israel to protect the Israeli-Gaza border. “Equipped with dozens of sensors, an automated driving system, advanced fire capabilities, and a public address […]
Moments ago, the Hatzalah-Thon fundraiser has reached the astounding and historic goal of eighteen million dollars. The “Hatzalah Week” campaign, organized by United for Protection as a week of support
G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring — a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to celebrate with him. But with the virus ravaging his homeland, Balachandran had to settle for congratulatory phone calls. Including one from […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of one of Yehuda Kranczer ZT”L of Detroit. He was 47. He was Niftar after suffering a massive heart attack while
Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades, has died at the age of 94, the center said Thursday. Arad served as chairman of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993 and remained involved in the center until his final days, serving […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It may not be the best name for marketing a new soda brand. “Mei Maves” literally means, “Waters of Death.” And the question is: Would you buy this brand? Answer? You already are. The results of a study are just in. The study followed 95,464 registered nurses from 1991-2015. […]
The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency visited Bahrain for talks with officials on Thursday, the Bahrain state-run news agency reported. The trip came amid heightened tensions in the region over Iran and followed Israel’s recent deal to normalize relations with the island kingdom. The brief statement carried by the news agency said only that […]
Famed Israeli singer Motty Steinmetz and his manager Ruvi Banet were miraculously saved from a head-on collision this week on the way to a meeting in Lakewood, New Jersey. As
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