Visiting Your Rebbe Over Sukkos
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) It is a little known fact, but Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l did not just learn under the Alter zt”l… Read More ›
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Why, on Sukkos, 12-4 = 27 and not 8.
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It seems to be a simple enough halachic question. But is it so innocuous? Or is there something more… Read More ›
Israel’s Sukkot blues: Domestic tourism fails to make up for lack of foreign guests
Tourism experts say they hope recent decision to allow foreigners to enter Israel with a negative COVID test will finally boost the country’s tourism industry,… Read More ›
A General Overview of Sukkos
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com SUKKOS – A TIME OF ALIYAH L’REGEL One of the aspects of the Yom Tov of Sukkos is the… Read More ›
COVID has sent Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers to the promised land: Florida
From Miami all the way north to Boca Raton, South Florida’s Orthodox Jewish communities have experienced a major pandemic-driven population boom HOLLYWOOD, Florida (JTA)… Read More ›
San Diego Chabad Synagogue Shooter Avoids Death Penalty With Plea
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty to the murder of one person and the attempted murders of 53 others in… Read More ›
Research shows gap in UK teachers knowledge about the Holocaust
A survey on Holocaust education conducted by the UCL Center for Holocaust Education, showed that there was an improvement in basic knowledge between 2009 and… Read More ›
What to Know About Sukkah Decorations
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are some fascinating halachos about the Sukkah and its decorations of which some people may be unaware. FORBIDDEN… Read More ›
Here’s how Yom Kippur is the holiest ‘meeting’ of the year
In 2021, living a Jewish life means more than ritual observance, it means deciding to stand with Israel, her courageous citizens and Jewish destiny. … Read More ›
Soul searching on the eve of Yom Kippur
We must all look inside our souls and discard our sins, remove them from our thoughts and accept that with God’s help, we will have… Read More ›
Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, but forces on high alert
Public transport halts, airwaves go quiet and roads empty out for 25- hour Day of Atonement; 2,000 police deployed in Jerusalem, search for fugitives to… Read More ›
Israel Comes To Halt For Solemn Day Of Yom Kippur
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli life came to a standstill on Wednesday as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and… Read More ›
The fascists who justify terrorism
Opinion: Whether on the right or on the left, those who sympathize and justify bloodshed and terror, be it Jewish or Palestinian, are no better… Read More ›
‘We’ve only just begun’: Abraham Accords partners mark one year since signing
At anniversary event hosted by Israeli UN mission, countries tout growing ties; UAE, Morocco and Bahrain hail treatment of local Jews, US says it hasn’t… Read More ›
Dozens of infected pilgrims caught returning from Uman with faked negative tests
Concerns hundreds carrying coronavirus may be traveling back from Ukraine with falsified paperwork; PM vows full criminal charges against those found breaking rules Dozens… Read More ›
A.D.H.D. Pills on Yom Kippur
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt Question: “Rabbi, I have ADHD, and there is absolutely no waay that I can stay in shul on Yom… Read More ›
VIDEO: Afghanistan’s Last Jew Leaves After Taliban Takeover
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the country. Zebulon Simentov, who lived in a dilapidated synagogue in… Read More ›
The last Jew in Afghanistan is en route to the United States – report
Zabulon Simantov has left Afghanistan and is en route to the United States, sources report. The last Jew in Afghanistan, Zabulon Simantov, is leaving… Read More ›
On this Rosh Hashanah, let’s try to be more thankful
Opinion: We, as Israelis, always have something to complain about; this year, as we sit around the holiday table, instead of arguing let’s celebrate our… Read More ›
Israelis to celebrate Rosh Hashanah without new restrictions
Hebrew U: Serious cases to drop under 500 within next week or two Israelis will be able to celebrate Rosh Hashanah this year without… Read More ›
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