The Ramah versus the Vilna Gaon on Reading the Hagada on Shabbos
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Although, most shuls held the Shabbos HaGadol drasha last Shabbos, there are other minhagim of Shabbos HaGadol that are… Read More ›
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Passover: Could the Haggadah reveal the meaning of life?
New Passover book showcases ‘profound and actionable’ lessons from the Seder Mark Gerson wants you to bring a romance novel to your Passover Seder.… Read More ›
Iraq’s Jewish community dwindles to fewer than five
In Ottoman-ruled Baghdad, Jews were the second largest community in the city, some of whom held respected, high-ranking posts; but after years of persecution, there… Read More ›
Using rare archival films, Ukrainian director forces viewers to face Babyn Yar
Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in ignorance close to site of Holocaust massacre. Now he’s creating 24 short films about the history — and its… Read More ›
Chizuk For People in Chinuch From HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l
Collated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Tonight is the 13th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l. The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l was one of the primary movers… Read More ›
New song “Afikomen” from Eli Levin and Motty Ilowitz to inspire us all to suggest Shidduchim!
Three years ago, Yisroel Levin and his Kallah, Elisheva Kaplan, were killed in a horrible car accident on Chol Hamoed Pesach. This tragedy shook Klal… Read More ›
UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students
LONDON (JNS) – Bristol University in the United Kingdom has launched an investigation into a professor who made comments targeting Jewish students at the… Read More ›
Israel has a chance to heal itself
Opinion: The coronavirus crisis has shone a light on multiple issues that have festered under the surface for decades, and the pandemic has given us… Read More ›
Iraq’s Last Jewish Doctor, Who Treated The Poor For Free, Dies In Baghdad
BAGHDAD (JNS) – Iraq’s last Jewish doctor and one of Baghdad’s last Iraqi Jews died at the age of 61, according to reports on Tuesday.… Read More ›
Netanyahu versus Abu Yair
Opinion: An uninformed visitor to Israel on eve of elections could be forgiven for thinking the PM is was running as head of an Arab… Read More ›
US sees near-doubling in distribution of white supremacist propaganda — ADL
Watchdog documents 5,125 incidents in past year, nearly twice the figure from 2019; national average was 14 incidents a day, though just 5% of cases… Read More ›
After Atlanta Massacre, Jewish Groups Rally On Behalf Of Asian Americans
ATLANTA (JTA) — Jewish groups are rallying in support of Asian Americans following a string of murders Tuesday at massage parlors in Atlanta that… Read More ›
Day of reckoning for the ultra-Orthodox community
Opinion: While Liberman’s statement that he would send the Haredim and Netanyahu to the nearest dump’ is deplorable, the ensuing outcry draws focus from real… Read More ›
Tackling sexual abuse among ultra-Orthodox is especially difficult – analysis
The harrowing details of the allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Zaka founder Yehuda Meshi-Zahav have made for horrifying reading in recent days.… Read More ›
Police said to suspect ZAKA officials hushed reports of founder’s alleged crimes
Members of emergency services organization to be questioned by investigators, report says; public figures knew about alleged misconduct, kept quiet Police reportedly suspect public… Read More ›
Israel’s Arabs and Jews must redefine their relationship
Opinion: Despite deep-rooted animosity towards each other, Israelis of both sectors must create a social contract to change long-held paradigms that have proven to be… Read More ›
For over 40 years, this ‘Passover goy’ bought millions of dollars of NY’s hametz
From 1977 to 2019, real estate agent John J. Brown bought leavened bread products from the congregants of dozens of synagogues in and around New… Read More ›
Biden Declines To Call For Cuomo To Resign, Awaits Probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov.… Read More ›
10 things to know about Israel’s jittery peace with Jordan
A list of Israeli-Jordanian crisis points, most of which center on the Temple Mount. Israel and Jordan don’t have a cold peace, they have… Read More ›
The New Fancy Sinks and Halacha
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It has been said that there have been Halachic Analysis articles on pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. Well,… Read More ›
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