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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Join us.  Join us for a tale of two cities.  The first is a group of dedicated individuals who… Read More ›

Murder of a Jew by a Muslim near Paris reignites fears of antisemitism in France

Murder of a Jew by a Muslim near Paris reignites fears of antisemitism in France

Killing of Tunisian-born Jewish man Eyal Haddad by Mohamed Dridi – who filmed himself burning an Israeli flag – has many convinced it is yet… Read More ›

Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed and Being B’Simcha

Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed and Being B’Simcha

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com You woke up on what is called, “the wrong side of the bed.”  Is it forbidden to remain in… Read More ›

Russian Jewish politician jailed for comparing Stalin to Hitler

Russian Jewish politician jailed for comparing Stalin to Hitler

Court sends Leonid Gozman, who holds Israeli citizenship, to 15 days in prison for 2020 Facebook post   A Moscow court on Tuesday handed a… Read More ›

Judge: Congregation At Oldest US Synagogue Can Stay, For Now

Judge: Congregation At Oldest US Synagogue Can Stay, For Now

  ROHDE ISLAND (AP) – The Rhode Island congregants who worship at the nation’s oldest synagogue won’t be evicted, as a judge ruled in their… Read More ›

DNA analysis solves mystery of bodies found at bottom of medieval well

DNA analysis solves mystery of bodies found at bottom of medieval well

  Construction workers breaking ground in 2004 on a shopping mall in Norwich, England, found 17 bodies at the bottom of a 800-year-old well. The… Read More ›

Herzog calls to ‘reclaim Zionism,’ turn it from a slur to a source of pride

Herzog calls to ‘reclaim Zionism,’ turn it from a slur to a source of pride

President makes his remarks in headline speech at event marking 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Switzerland   President Isaac Herzog on Monday… Read More ›

WATCH: NYPD Police Commissioner Visits Williamsburg To Announce Arrests in Recent Attacks On Hasidic Jews

WATCH: NYPD Police Commissioner Visits Williamsburg To Announce Arrests in Recent Attacks On Hasidic Jews

WILLIAMSBURG – NYPD Commissioner Sewell. Keechant L. Sewell held a press conference in Williamsburg Monday evening, and announced the arrests of 2 individuals that sprayed… Read More ›

On 125th anniversary of first Zionist Congress, Israel must choose to unite

On 125th anniversary of first Zionist Congress, Israel must choose to unite

Opinion: We need a new Herzl and a new Zionist Congress, not to establish a state or define its identity, but to breathe a new… Read More ›

READ: Rockland Rabbanim Release Statement Urging Community to Vaccinate for Polio

READ: Rockland Rabbanim Release Statement Urging Community to Vaccinate for Polio

ROCKLAND COUNTY (VINnews) — Due to the recent resurgence of the extremely dangerous Polio virus, many influential Rockland County Rabbanim have released a strongly worded… Read More ›

Killer of Orthodox Jewish man identified, remains at-large

Killer of Orthodox Jewish man identified, remains at-large

Avery Miller, 27, is wanted on a first-degree murder charge for shooting Wolf – a 25-year-old Orthodox Jewish man from Baltimore.   DC Police have… Read More ›

Germany leader’s popularity in decline after ’50 Holocausts’ fiasco

Germany leader’s popularity in decline after ’50 Holocausts’ fiasco

In-depth: Poll shows Scholz’s approval drops to only 25% after a host of crises, including Ukraine war that has impacted economy, with his latest mishap… Read More ›

BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away

BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef and leader of the Sephardic Torah community in Israel, has passed away at the… Read More ›

How Europe bankrolls Palestinian antisemitism

How Europe bankrolls Palestinian antisemitism

Opinion: The ethos that downplays the Holocaust, inflates the Nakba and nurtures Jew-hate is an outgrowth of the Palestinian education system, which is funded in… Read More ›

Palestinian teen killed as rioters attack Jewish pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb

Palestinian teen killed as rioters attack Jewish pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb

Heavy clashes break out in Nablus, which has seen several bouts of violence recently, including surrounding shrine; no Israeli injuries reported, but bullet hits bus… Read More ›

Texas School District Orders Librarians To Remove A Version Of Anne Frank’s Diary From Shelves

Texas School District Orders Librarians To Remove A Version Of Anne Frank’s Diary From Shelves

  TEXAS (JTA) – A school district in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, has ordered its librarians to remove an illustrated adaptation of “The Diary of… Read More ›

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Over half of the Jewish public stated that the partnership with Ra’am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.   Most right-wing and centrist… Read More ›

The Israeli and Palestinian conflict is cooking over a slow fire

The Israeli and Palestinian conflict is cooking over a slow fire

Analysis: After hundreds of arrests in West Bank in recent weeks and another campaign in Gaza, fears of further escalation remain as experts warn the… Read More ›

‘A monstrous lie’: Abbas ’50 holocausts’ claim met with outrage in Israel, Germany

‘A monstrous lie’: Abbas ’50 holocausts’ claim met with outrage in Israel, Germany

Lapid slams PA leader for ‘moral disgrace’ in Berlin; German opposition head says chancellor should have booted Abbas and Yad Vashem chair urges ‘appropriate response’… Read More ›

Charedim Establish New West Bank Settlement in Gush Etzion

Charedim Establish New West Bank Settlement in Gush Etzion

WEST BANK — A group of Charedi families has established a settlement outpost in the West Bank, near Gush Etzion. At least 11 families currently… Read More ›