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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com SPECIAL LIGHT There is a fascinating Zohar Chadash (Shir HaShirim 1a) that tells us of a special holy light… Read More ›
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OP-ED: If You Don’t Support Zeldin, Quit Complaining About the Jew-Hating
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Airport, trains, buses halt operations, airwaves go silent as Jewish Israelis mark 25-hour Day of Atonement; IDF imposes closure on West Bank, Gaza Israel… Read More ›
The Mitzvah of Eating Today
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times THE MITZVAH The Shulchan Aruch (OC 604:1) rules that there is a Torah Mitzvah on… Read More ›
Jewish gun owners sue NY leadership over law barring firearms in places of worship
Lawsuit says New York legislation infringes on constitutional rights to free religious expression and to bear arms; security expert warns against armed congregants NEW… Read More ›
SHOCK VIDEO: Innocent Elderly Bystanders Attacked by Police Water Cannon
JERUSALEM — On Sunday, an elderly couple in Jerusalem was brutally hit by a police water cannon. The couple did nothing wrong, they were… Read More ›
WATCH: 93-Year-Old Petah Tikva Pianist Reenacts Shir HaMaalos As Heard From Yossele Rosenblatt
JERUSALEM — Yosefa Fish, a 93-year-old pianist residing in Petah Tikva, is remarkably sprightly for her age. Fish has not forgotten an event which left… Read More ›
Can the Arab Peace Initiative challenge the Abraham Accords?
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5 Towns Community Suffers Tragic Loss with the Passing of Dr. Steven Krauss – RL 76
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Dr. Steven Krauss,63, of blessed memory, was one of the genuine Tzaddikim of the Five Towns and a personal… Read More ›
Antisemitism seen seeping into Russian media landscape as Ukraine invasion slows
Recent incidents include talk show host listing the names of Jews faulted for lacking patriotism, veteran columnist compiling list of known Jews, branding them ‘foreign… Read More ›
After Barricade Standoff and Shots Fired, Manhunt Ongoing for Aryeh Wolf’s Murderer (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON DC — The man who murdered Aryeh Wolf z”l has been spotted in Washington DC, and a police manhunt is underway following a shootout… Read More ›
On Rosh Hashanah, global Jewish population reaches 15.3 million
About 7,080,000 Jews live in Israel, making up 46.2% of world’s Jewry; Jewish state sees its most prolific year in terms of positive immigration in… Read More ›
The Laws of Shofar Blowing
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman in the zechus of a refuah shleimah for yehudis bas yitta What follows is a summary and overview of the laws… Read More ›
Jewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war
Ignoring repeated international travel warnings, thousands of Hasidic Jews throng the city of Uman to welcome the new year at the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman;… Read More ›
How Sigmund Freud fled Nazi Austria, leaving siblings who perished in the Holocaust
In his new book ‘Saving Freud,’ award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski explores the history surrounding the father of modern psychology’s harrowing escape to safety in London… Read More ›
Origin Story: The Rosh HaShana Greeting
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is the one greeting that has found its way into the codified minhagim of Klal Yisroel. The Ramah… Read More ›
President Biden Can Undo Obama’s Mistake
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Throughout the impending Rosh HaShana Davening we say the words, “ki saavir memsheles zadon min ha’aretz – and remove… Read More ›
Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest
‘This is already war’: Commissioner says online platforms drove citizens out onto the streets during the May 2021 Arab-Jewish riots Israel Police commissioner Kobi… Read More ›
84-Year-Old Holon Woman Brutally Murdered By Palestinian Terrorist Who Was Later Found Hanged
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