Jerusalem protest ends largely peacefully; group from Bratslav sect, angry over Uman pilgrimage, join in; man in passing car said to brandish pistol at Herzliya… Read More ›
Father of 4, killed in apparent terror attack, buried in Petah Tikva at funeral kept small by coronavirus restrictions; IDF troops raid suspected killer’s West… Read More ›
Opinion: The precarious pandemic situation stems from the government’s lack of communication with the Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors, which constitute the most infections and as… Read More ›
Secretary of State sent cable to all US missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in… Read More ›
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is now the month of Elul – the time when we ask mechila for what we may have… Read More ›
LEXINGTON, KY (JNS) – After denouncing racist, anti-Semitic fliers left around his community earlier this month and then being threatened by a neo-Nazi leader,… Read More ›
Democratic senator from California has a Jewish husband, carried a JNF blue tin as a child, is a fan of Israel’s Supreme Court building … Read More ›
NEW YORK (JTA) – Before the coronavirus pandemic hit New York City, Rabbi Avi Greenstein knew he needed to make a big push to… Read More ›
In online conversation with Jewish group, entertainer says apology has been just one part of process in making amends; reveals his great-grandfather was a sephardic… Read More ›
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com He was said to be a descendant of one of the leading Chassidic Rabbis of the 19th century, Rav Avrohom… Read More ›
TORONTO (JTA) – A Polish-language newspaper in Toronto has published an article blaming Jews for the coronavirus pandemic. B’nai Brith Canada, an organization that fights… Read More ›
Opinion: The religious Zionists learned very well during the 2005 disengagement from Gaza that protests don’t lead anywhere because they don’t represent the majority, and… Read More ›
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com And it happened before Tisha B’Av! As many residents of Monsey, New York are aware, there are two Eruv… Read More ›
In interview, rapper stands by posts that got him booted from social media, continues to rail against ‘Jewish lawyers,’ blaming them for ‘systematic racism’ in… Read More ›
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Recently, JTA published the contents of a podcast in which Seth Rogen, an up and coming actor, essentially trashes his… Read More ›
BOSTON (JTA) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and… Read More ›
PITTSBURGH (JTA) – Zach Banner of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers now knows what challah tastes like — and he can say the word properly.… Read More ›
From helping found the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition to protesting for the release of Soviet Jews, the US civil rights icon was a powerful friend of… Read More ›
Investigation opened into case of apparent excessive force comes days after another incident caught on tape in which officer whacked protester who told him to… Read More ›
POTOMAC, MD (JTA) – If you want to pray with a minyan at Beth Sholom Congregation in Potomac, Maryland, the synagogue has a page… Read More ›
