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YAAKOV M: Tuesday’s Mass Shooting is More Proof that Jews Need to Vote Republican

YAAKOV M: Tuesday’s Mass Shooting is More Proof that Jews Need to Vote Republican

The subway attack this week could have been prevented. Not by tougher gun laws, but by locking up repeat criminals and keeping them behind bars.… Read More ›

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to wave Israeli flag, as long as they don’t wave Palestinian one

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to wave Israeli flag, as long as they don’t wave Palestinian one

Opinion: Israeli Arabs and Bedouins must understand that they are more than welcome to live in the Jewish state, with all the benefits that come… Read More ›

Republican senators write bill to prohibit Amnesty from receiving funds

Republican senators write bill to prohibit Amnesty from receiving funds

“Israel is such an important ally to the United States, and an organization that uses its platform to undermine their sovereignty should not be receiving… Read More ›

Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Blasts Those Who Travel Late On Friday, Forcing Drivers To Desecrate Shabbos

Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Blasts Those Who Travel Late On Friday, Forcing Drivers To Desecrate Shabbos

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Dov Landau, the head of the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak, criticized those who travel on public transport late on Fridays and… Read More ›

Interview: Rabbi who fled Moscow: ‘Jewish life in Russia as I knew it was coming to an end’

Interview: Rabbi who fled Moscow: ‘Jewish life in Russia as I knew it was coming to an end’

After war in Ukraine broke out, Motl Gordon moved to Israel where he’s working with Russian-speaking Jews ‘as they are’ to nurture a vision of… Read More ›

Chabad Shliach Threatened In New York City: “I’m Gonna Blow Your Head Off” (VIDEO)

Chabad Shliach Threatened In New York City: “I’m Gonna Blow Your Head Off” (VIDEO)

SOHO — A video shared on twitter by Newsmax columnist Bryan Leib, shows a shirtless man threatening a Chabad Shliach in Soho this past Friday.… Read More ›

Palestinians vandalize West Bank shrine, drawing Israeli condemnations

Palestinians vandalize West Bank shrine, drawing Israeli condemnations

Gantz says attack on Joseph’s Tomb, apparently by Palestinian rioters, is ‘grave event’ and damage will be repaired immediately; Lapid: It’s attacking the heart of… Read More ›

Israel’s Muslim leaders must not allow desecration of Ramadan

Israel’s Muslim leaders must not allow desecration of Ramadan

Opinion: In an exclusive piece for Ynet, Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau writes that with each passing year, the holy month of Ramadan is… Read More ›

French Jew killed by tram likely a target of antisemitic attack, family says

French Jew killed by tram likely a target of antisemitic attack, family says

Jeremy Cohen, 31, was killed two months ago in what police deemed a traffic accident; new video released by his family suggests the incident was… Read More ›

Rav Chaim zatzal on Brachos on Trees in Nissan

Rav Chaim zatzal on Brachos on Trees in Nissan

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Ideally, the bracha on trees should be recited in Nissan.  He should shy away from seeing fruit trees during… Read More ›

‘We Are Strong:’ Israelis undeterred by wave of terror

‘We Are Strong:’ Israelis undeterred by wave of terror

Security presence reinforced across Israel ahead of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan holidays.   Israelis shopping at the bustling Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on Wednesday… Read More ›

Noam Shalit, The Israeli Father Whose Campaign Led To The Release Of His Captive Son, Dies At 68

Noam Shalit, The Israeli Father Whose Campaign Led To The Release Of His Captive Son, Dies At 68

  When Noam Shalit first learned that his son, Gilad, had disappeared, his thoughts turned to his own father. Noam’s twin brother, Yoel, went missing… Read More ›

Palestinian terrorist kills five in Bnei Brak shooting spree

Palestinian terrorist kills five in Bnei Brak shooting spree

Terrorist opens fire at passersby in city near Tel Aviv, is shot dead by cop who dies of injuries; Bennett holds security consultation after third… Read More ›

29-year-Old father, Second Grade Rebbi, Among Bnei Brak Terror Victims

29-year-Old father, Second Grade Rebbi, Among Bnei Brak Terror Victims

  BNEI BRAK — One of the victims of Tuesday’s deadly shooting attack, has been identified as 29-year-old Bnei Brak resident Avishai Yechezkel. According to… Read More ›

Questions and Answers to the Haggadah from Rav Chaim zt”l

Questions and Answers to the Haggadah from Rav Chaim zt”l

Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a.… Read More ›

TERROR: Six Injured, Two Murdered In Shooting Attack In Hadera

TERROR: Six Injured, Two Murdered In Shooting Attack In Hadera

HADERA — Six people have been injured in a shooting attack in Hadera on Sunday evening. In addition, two police were killed. The gunmen were… Read More ›

Top Zelensky advisor opens up about his Jewish roots, urges greater Israeli support

Top Zelensky advisor opens up about his Jewish roots, urges greater Israeli support

Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak reveals that his relatives were killed in Babyn Yar; says president sleeps 4-5 hours a night and keeps up activities… Read More ›

REPORT: Jewish Businessman Paid Vandals to Paint Swastikas in Ukraine Before War

REPORT: Jewish Businessman Paid Vandals to Paint Swastikas in Ukraine Before War

UKRAINE — A Jewish oligarch reportedly paid people to paint swastikas around Ukraine, during the months preceding the Russian invasion. According to a report in… Read More ›

If Israel doesn’t wake up, Negev will become its own state

If Israel doesn’t wake up, Negev will become its own state

Opinion: Tuesday’s deadly stabbing attack in Be’er Sheva is just a symptom of the chronic illness afflicting our south — lawlessness and lack of governance;… Read More ›

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies of cancer at 84

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies of cancer at 84

As Clinton’s top diplomat, Albright led US efforts to broker Israel-Palestinian, Israel-Syria peace; she described discovering her Jewish heritage late in life as a gift… Read More ›