113 patients in serious condition Wednesday night; 1,014 new cases in 24 hours; Beitar Illit residents protest against Netanyahu after city declared ‘restricted area’ … Read More ›
NEW YORK (JTA) – Editor’s note: On Nov. 19, 2019, the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City voted not to grant the all-female Orthodox EMT… Read More ›
Five months into a still-raging pandemic that has killed more than 130,000 Americans, the long-simmering tensions between President Donald Trump and the health experts who… Read More ›
Like the captain who does not want to go down with the ship, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was conspicuously missing from Tuesday’s press briefing. … Read More ›
Opinion: The EU omits Israel from the list of countries allowed to fly into its airports, which Jerusalem attributes to climbing infection rate but could… Read More ›
Beitar Illit closed for 7 days starting Wednesday afternoon after infections skyrocket 224% in past week; mayor decries late night government announcement as a ‘disgrace’… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products “back to U.S. soil,” creating jobs… Read More ›
President Donald Trump cheated on his SAT in high school, according to Mary Trump’s coming book. In her tell-all, the president’s niece claims that… Read More ›
The bill allows such decisions to take effect immediately, and passed in its second and third reading late Monday night after deliberations in the Knesset… Read More ›
Opinion: Many Israelis were left jobless and in despair by the pandemic; they don’t care about the virus anymore, they just want a reason to… Read More ›
Edelstein says new dramatic restrictions needed to flatten the curve; 962 infections confirmed in 24 hours, bringing total to 30,749; 2 deaths announced The… Read More ›
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former conservative operative who was once romantically linked to a Russian agent was sentenced Monday to seven years… Read More ›
In the span of a week and a half, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has doubled, yet officials are saying this… Read More ›
Rocket fire comes a week after last barrage from the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas positions in Gaza after three rockets were… Read More ›
Opinion: After the government’s ill-advised and unfounded decisions led to a sharp uptick in coronavirus infections, we must examine what other countries who’ve managed to… Read More ›
New rules go into effect Monday morning; cabinet slated to discuss re-imposing additional limits on restaurants, beaches and cultural events The Knesset’s coronavirus committee… Read More ›
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Shmuel Brudny zt”l (1915-1981) was one of the leading Talmidim of the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, and was… Read More ›
Some restaurants are shutting down or closing dining rooms back up after employees faced harassment and violence from anti-mask customers. Restaurants in states, including Texas,… Read More ›
Borrell did not specify what issues led Iran to trigger the mechanism, which could be the first step toward dissolution of the deal, known as… Read More ›
Opinion: With a wave of western aliyah expected, the state must recognize conversions conducted by non-Orthodox rabbinical courts and marriages officiated by non-Orthodox rabbis, and… Read More ›
