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In Dnipro, Orthodox Father And Son Soldiers Are ‘Ready To Kill Russian Soldiers’

In Dnipro, Orthodox Father And Son Soldiers Are ‘Ready To Kill Russian Soldiers’

Until just a few months ago, David Cherkaskyi was finishing a degree in cybersecurity, praying at his Chabad synagogue and posting selfies from his travels… Read More ›

Heroic Chief Rabbi of Odessa Rescues 250 Orphans by Traveling on Shabbos

Heroic Chief Rabbi of Odessa Rescues 250 Orphans by Traveling on Shabbos

UKRAINE — This past Shabbos, the Chief Rabbi of Odessa heroically rescued 250 orphan children from potential tragedy. Rabbi Shlomo Baksht determined that it was… Read More ›

Israeli, Jewish officials denounce Russian strike that hit Babi Yar memorial complex

Israeli, Jewish officials denounce Russian strike that hit Babi Yar memorial complex

Foreign minister vows to help repair damage to the site; Yad Vashem Holocaust museum lambastes ‘outrageous’ Russian attacks against civilians   Israeli and Jewish officials… Read More ›

42-Year-Old Israeli Man Shot Dead In Ukraine After Soldiers Suspect Him Of Being Russian Hit Man

42-Year-Old Israeli Man Shot Dead In Ukraine After Soldiers Suspect Him Of Being Russian Hit Man

JERUSALEM — BDE: An Israeli Jewish man was shot dead Monday near Kyiv the capital of the Ukraine. The man is the first known Israeli… Read More ›

Rabbi Of Odessa Jewish Community Stocks Up On Food, Hires Israeli Security Guards As War Looms

Rabbi Of Odessa Jewish Community Stocks Up On Food, Hires Israeli Security Guards As War Looms

NEW YORK — Rabbi Avraham Wolf, the leader of one of Odessa’s two main Jewish communities, is preparing for a possible war on a communal… Read More ›

February 23rd – The Rosh HaShana for Bais Yaakov Girls

February 23rd – The Rosh HaShana for Bais Yaakov Girls

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com AT a Torah uMesorah convention about ten years ago or so, Rav Yissachar Frand shlita once commented, “No one is jealous… Read More ›

ANOTHER: Pregnant Jewish Woman Assaulted on London Bus

ANOTHER: Pregnant Jewish Woman Assaulted on London Bus

  STAMFORD HILL — Yet another vicious antisemitic attack in London, the latest in a wave of hate crimes against local Jews. A pregnant Jewish… Read More ›

Israel’s battle for Sheikh Jarrah only serves Palestinian interests

Israel’s battle for Sheikh Jarrah only serves Palestinian interests

Opinion: Those who insist on evicting families from contentious Jerusalem neighborhood only harm Zionism, because no law will be able to convince international community Jews… Read More ›

Young Charedi Girl Miraculously Unscathed After Car Ambushed by Arabs

Young Charedi Girl Miraculously Unscathed After Car Ambushed by Arabs

  LOD — The violence in mixed Israeli cities continues. On Motzei Shabbos, a Chabad family was ambushed by a terrifying group of Arab rioters.… Read More ›

Jewish refugee aid group readies for possible humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Jewish refugee aid group readies for possible humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

‘We’re extremely concerned’: HIAS, with its Ukrainian partner, prepares for potential millions of refugees fleeing Russian invasion, calls on European leaders to get ready  … Read More ›

Authorities forced to confront deep-rooted Sheikh Jarrah conflict

Authorities forced to confront deep-rooted Sheikh Jarrah conflict

With unrest becoming increasingly frequent and violent, Israeli authorities are forced to come face-to-face with the East Jerusalem neighborhood’s six decades of complexity Governance in… Read More ›

NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman Withdraws Support For Abraham Accords

NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman Withdraws Support For Abraham Accords

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the New York Democrat who has been less critical of Israel than other members of the progressive… Read More ›

At historic Kyiv synagogue, congregants scoff at talk of war

At historic Kyiv synagogue, congregants scoff at talk of war

Local Jews say they haven’t seen any indications Ukraine is on brink of conflict, but they are ready if Putin shows up   KYIV —… Read More ›

Rabbeinu Yechiel of Paris and Purim Katan: 4 Theories

Rabbeinu Yechiel of Paris and Purim Katan: 4 Theories

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today is Purim Katan.  Purim Katan, which happens approximately every 2 years and 8 and a ½ months on… Read More ›

Kahana mulls allowing civil marriage in exchange for repealing Law of Return

Kahana mulls allowing civil marriage in exchange for repealing Law of Return

The Law of Return was passed in 1950 and entitles Jews to the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship.   Religious Services… Read More ›

Jewish Young Man from Brooklyn Killed In Upstate NY Snowmobile Accident

Jewish Young Man from Brooklyn Killed In Upstate NY Snowmobile Accident

LEWIS COUNTY, NY – A 23 year old from Williamsburg died this afternoon in a snowmobiling accident in Upstate Lewis County New York. Sources told… Read More ›

Sheikh Jarrah: ‘Palestine will burn for Jerusalem,’ Hamas warns

Sheikh Jarrah: ‘Palestine will burn for Jerusalem,’ Hamas warns

Religious Zionist Party MK Itamar Ben-Gvir moved his office to Sheikh Jarrah to decry the lack of police protection for Jews.   Religious Zionist Party… Read More ›

Julia Haart Sued by Estranged Husband; Employees Describe Her as Nightmare Boss

Julia Haart Sued by Estranged Husband; Employees Describe Her as Nightmare Boss

  NEW YORK — Netflix star Julia Haart is being sued by her non-Jewish soon-to-be ex-husband. According to reports, wealthy businessman Silvio Scaglia Haart alleges… Read More ›

Judge Rules That Two Gur Sisters Who Left Parents Home Will Stay With ‘Neutral’ Chasidic Family

Judge Rules That Two Gur Sisters Who Left Parents Home Will Stay With ‘Neutral’ Chasidic Family

JERUSALEM — A Tel Aviv court has ruled in a closed hearing regarding the two young women from a Gur hasidic family who disappeared from their… Read More ›

Raunchy TikTok Talmud tidbits spark slut-shaming and heated discourse

Raunchy TikTok Talmud tidbits spark slut-shaming and heated discourse

Miriam Anzovin’s ‘Daf Reactions’ cause as many disputes as their source material; some find them sacrilegious, others refreshing, but their creator says they’re simply heartfelt… Read More ›