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Interview with Rabbi Aryeh Kanievsky Regarding Preserving Rav Chaim zt”l’s Legacy

Interview with Rabbi Aryeh Kanievsky Regarding Preserving Rav Chaim zt”l’s Legacy

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Reb Aryeh Kanievsky shlita is the grandson of Rav Chaim zt”l, and spent many hours each day being meshamesh… Read More ›

Relative of Beersheba attacker: ‘We are against violence’

Relative of Beersheba attacker: ‘We are against violence’

‘This does not reflect the family, it does not reflect the town. This reflects only him,’ the relative, Nafez abu Alkiyan, said.   Nafez abu… Read More ›

Israeli political leaders across the board condemn deadly terror attack

Israeli political leaders across the board condemn deadly terror attack

Bennett posts condolences on Twitter, says terrorists and their helpers will be chased down and prosecuted; Ra’am party says Arab citizens reject violence, calls for… Read More ›

US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’

US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’

Washington calls killing of four Israelis ‘despicable,’ offers condolences; UN envoy to Mideast says ‘no justification’ for violence, and ‘no excuse for praising such acts’… Read More ›

Victims Of Beersheva Terror Attack Identified

Victims Of Beersheva Terror Attack Identified

JERUSALEM — The four victims of Tuesday’s brutal terror attack have been identified. 49-year-old Dorit Yachbas, a mother of 3 from Moshav Gilat in the… Read More ›

Israel must help Ukraine even though its soil is soaked in Jewish blood

Israel must help Ukraine even though its soil is soaked in Jewish blood

Opinion: Zelensky’s attempt to evoke memories of Holocaust by comparing Russian invasion to Nazi atrocities did nothing but distort the past and enrage Israelis; nevertheless,… Read More ›

Hesped Of Rav Chaim’s Son, Rav Shlomo Kanievski: My Father Wouldn’t Eat Without My Mother

Hesped Of Rav Chaim’s Son, Rav Shlomo Kanievski: My Father Wouldn’t Eat Without My Mother

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Shlomo Kanievski, the younger son of Rav Chaim Kanievski Zts’l, related personal reminiscences from growing up with his father: “Abba, how did… Read More ›

Three-year-old child missing as crowds arrive for Rabbi Kanievsky’s funeral

Three-year-old child missing as crowds arrive for Rabbi Kanievsky’s funeral

Police, IDF officials concerned situation will develop into a second Meron disaster • Police will block main highways across central Israel   A three-year-old boy… Read More ›

Charedi Gedolim Warn Public to Avoid Danger at Levaya of Rav Chaim

Charedi Gedolim Warn Public to Avoid Danger at Levaya of Rav Chaim

  ISRAEL  — Harav Yitzchak Zilberstein, brother-in-law of Rav Chaim Kanievsky Zt”l and Chaver of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, issued a strong warning about safety… Read More ›

The Book of Esther is read, against the odds, in the ruins of oldest Lviv synagogue

The Book of Esther is read, against the odds, in the ruins of oldest Lviv synagogue

Retelling an ancient redemption while praying for its own, a tiny Ukrainian community gathers in a synagogue destroyed by the Nazis, under the shadow of… Read More ›

YU Basketball Star Ryan Turell Enters NBA Draft, Hoping To Become The League’s First Orthodox Player

YU Basketball Star Ryan Turell Enters NBA Draft, Hoping To Become The League’s First Orthodox Player

  Yeshiva University basketball star Ryan Turell wants to be the first Orthodox Jewish player in the National Basketball Association, and he has taken the… Read More ›

Orthodox Jewish Man Projected to Be Elected Mayor Of Surfside

Orthodox Jewish Man Projected to Be Elected Mayor Of Surfside

FLORIDA (VINnews) – In a stunning victory, a 42 year old businessman is reportedly leading tonight to become the first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside,… Read More ›

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — All 25 Jewish Democrats in the House, a fractious caucus that rarely unanimously agrees on issues of Jewish interest, signed onto… Read More ›

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

Eighty-one years after Lydia Traktirshchik crossed the Dniester River in a cattle car in flight of the Nazis, her grandson Edward had to cross it… Read More ›

Rabbi In Portugal Arrested Amid Oligarch Probe

Rabbi In Portugal Arrested Amid Oligarch Probe

NEW YORK (AP) — Portuguese police said Saturday that a rabbi in the city of Porto has been detained amid reports of an investigation into… Read More ›

Mike Pence Blasts Putin During Trip to Israel

Mike Pence Blasts Putin During Trip to Israel

  JERUSALEM — Mike Pence blasted Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, and reaffirmed his strong support for Israel. Visiting Israel, the former Republican vice president told… Read More ›

Zelensky rails against Putin’s ‘pure Nazism’ in charged call with US Jewish leaders

Zelensky rails against Putin’s ‘pure Nazism’ in charged call with US Jewish leaders

Ukraine leader asks Conference of Presidents for help in getting world leaders to supply Kyiv with weapons, compares country’s situation to Jews in Warsaw Ghetto… Read More ›

WATCH: Protecting Children And Exposing The Truth: Interview With Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

WATCH: Protecting Children And Exposing The Truth: Interview With Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

NEW YORK — Decent people respect justice, and the ones who make the world a better place, because they protect and defend what is right… Read More ›

Bennett returns to Israel after whirlwind trip to meet Putin, Germany’s Scholz

Bennett returns to Israel after whirlwind trip to meet Putin, Germany’s Scholz

Few details provided on content of either sit-down amid PM’s efforts to mediate in Ukraine war; Israeli leader also speaks by phone with Ukraine’s Zelensky… Read More ›

3 Jewish Organizations Working Together Rescue Injured Family From Ukraine Treat Their Injuries And Help Them Escape

3 Jewish Organizations Working Together Rescue Injured Family From Ukraine Treat Their Injuries And Help Them Escape

In a joint operation that was Headed by Miami physician Dr. Zev Neuwirth, United Hatzalah of Israel, Zaka, and Hatzalah Air joined together to rescue… Read More ›