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The madness of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties

The madness of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties

Opinion: What could have pushed Gafni, Litzman and Deri to launch a vicious attack on the likely next prime minister of the State Israel, himself… Read More ›

Religious Zionism is a house divided

Religious Zionism is a house divided

Opinion: The latest political turmoil has served to accentuate the difference in ideologies that threatens to tear this community apart, pitting traditional and more liberal… Read More ›

David Dushman, Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies At 98

David Dushman, Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies At 98

BERLIN (AP) — David Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. He was 98. The Jewish Community of… Read More ›

The Fall of Netanyahu and the First Piece in the Alter’s Ohr HaTzafun

The Fall of Netanyahu and the First Piece in the Alter’s Ohr HaTzafun

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com If only he had seen the Ohr HaTzafun – the very first piece. It isn’t so unlikely. Bibi Netanyahu’s… Read More ›

A political prince vs. a bereaved mother: MKs to elect Israel’s 11th president

A political prince vs. a bereaved mother: MKs to elect Israel’s 11th president

Israel Prize-winning educator Miriam Peretz, who lost 2 sons in battle, vies to become country’s first woman president, while Isaac Herzog aims to follow in… Read More ›

Police chief in Michigan apologizes for liking pro-Israel Facebook post

Police chief in Michigan apologizes for liking pro-Israel Facebook post

Lebanese-American officer in Detroit suburb with a substantial Arab American minority clarifies that he is ‘a proud Arab American, and I loudly say: #FreePalestine’ JTA… Read More ›

The Whole Foods Mouse in the Meat Showcase: A Halachic Analysis

The Whole Foods Mouse in the Meat Showcase: A Halachic Analysis

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com THE INCIDENT It happened in a Manhattan Whole Foods. A customer looking in a meat showcase found a mouse… Read More ›

Antisemitism has reached the ‘influencers’ – Listen

Antisemitism has reached the ‘influencers’ – Listen

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov “Israel is an inherently racist entity.” “We like to kill children.” These are just some… Read More ›

Blinken warns Israeli leaders Sheikh Jarrah evictions could spark new violence

Blinken warns Israeli leaders Sheikh Jarrah evictions could spark new violence

Top US diplomat says he passed along concern during visit to region, during which he heard of interest from both sides in maintaining Gaza ceasefire… Read More ›

Tens Of Thousands Participate In Online Rally To Demand Justice For Sarah Halimi

Tens Of Thousands Participate In Online Rally To Demand Justice For Sarah Halimi

  PARIS (JNS) – As many as 40,000 people participated in an online rally, along with leaders from France and Canada, to demand justice for… Read More ›

U.S. policy must reflect changes in the New Middle East

U.S. policy must reflect changes in the New Middle East

Opinion: The Biden administration is using messages from a time that no longer exists, for the people of the region are tired of conflict and… Read More ›

Hamas Defiant With Military Parade, Appearance Of Top Leader

Hamas Defiant With Military Parade, Appearance Of Top Leader

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made… Read More ›

Hamas postmortem: The ‘Zionists’ started Gaza fighting

Hamas postmortem: The ‘Zionists’ started Gaza fighting

Khaled Mashal, the terror group’s leader in Qatar claims victory in fiercest fighting enclave has seen since 2014; calls for West Bank intifada and accuses… Read More ›

Who is Kerria Lacca and Why do Some Rabbis Hate Her So?

Who is Kerria Lacca and Why do Some Rabbis Hate Her So?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com She lies at the heart of the most controversial issues that have hit the Chareidi World since the mid-sixties.… Read More ›

Names Of The 2 Victims In Karlin Bleacher Collapse Revealed As Questions Continue Over Incident

Names Of The 2 Victims In Karlin Bleacher Collapse Revealed As Questions Continue Over Incident

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The two victims in the bleacher collapse at the new Karlin center in Givat Zeev are 13-year-old Meir Gloiberman and 23-year-old Mordechai… Read More ›

Jewish man hurt in Lod riots succumbs to wounds

Jewish man hurt in Lod riots succumbs to wounds

The man, identified as 56-year-old Yigal Yehoshua, was struck in the head with a brick thrown by Arab rioters and has become the first Jewish… Read More ›

Changing the Dynamic of Safety Concerns in Our Communities

Changing the Dynamic of Safety Concerns in Our Communities

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt We, in the Torah community, have had a series of tragedies of late that are truly heart-wrenching.  Rachmana litzlan… Read More ›

4 arrested for anti-Semitic rape threats in Jewish area of London

4 arrested for anti-Semitic rape threats in Jewish area of London

Convoy adorned with Palestinian flags drives through North London to shouts of ‘F**k the Jews,’ ‘Rape their daughters’ and ‘Free Palestine’; British PM says he… Read More ›

US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

Tor Wennesland holding ‘intensive’ talks with Israeli, Hamas and Egyptian officials; Israeli official denies Jerusalem considering truce; Blinken ramps up diplomatic efforts   The US… Read More ›

Chabad Rabbi Hospitalized After Being Assaulted Near London

Chabad Rabbi Hospitalized After Being Assaulted Near London

LONDON (JNS) – A rabbi was assaulted near London in what members of his community say appears not to have been an antisemitic attack. Two… Read More ›