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Brazil will get its fourth health minister since the pandemic began

Brazil will get its fourth health minister since the pandemic began

  Sao Paulo – Brazil is getting its fourth health minister since the coronavirus pandemic began. President Jair Bolsonaro announced Monday night that the crucial… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Only 8% of hospitalized cases received both Pfizer vaccines

Coronavirus: Only 8% of hospitalized cases received both Pfizer vaccines

According to N12, out of 1,003 patients in Israeli hospitals, 83 were infected with the virus after receiving both vaccines.   Only eight percent of… Read More ›

Israel’s Arabs and Jews must redefine their relationship

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

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

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 ›

Officials located December recording of Trump call in a trash folder on Georgia investigator’s device

Officials located December recording of Trump call in a trash folder on Georgia investigator’s device

Officials in the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office located a recently released recording of former President Donald Trump’s call to a state investigator in a… Read More ›

Kochavi to discuss ICC probe, Hezbollah with European leaders

Kochavi to discuss ICC probe, Hezbollah with European leaders

IDF senior sources said that Kochavi intends to discuss with the European leaders about security-related issues with an emphasis on Iran and Lebanon.   IDF… Read More ›

Israel is not to blame for the failure of the Iran nuclear deal

Israel is not to blame for the failure of the Iran nuclear deal

Opinion: From the start, the 2015 international accord failed to accomplish the goals it set out to achieve, Jerusalem was merely one voice pointing out… Read More ›

Syrians tried to use Israeli woman who crossed border to capture IDF troops

Syrians tried to use Israeli woman who crossed border to capture IDF troops

Indictment of woman who illegally crossed into Syria last month says interrogators demanded she lead them to Israeli army post but she refused, went to… Read More ›

2,000 Flights Canceled In Denver As Heavy Snowstorm Arrives

2,000 Flights Canceled In Denver As Heavy Snowstorm Arrives

  DENVER (AP) — More than 2,000 flights have been canceled over the weekend at Denver International Airport as a major snowstorm strikes the region.… Read More ›

Biden administration started outreach to North Korea last month, but country is unresponsive

Biden administration started outreach to North Korea last month, but country is unresponsive

The Biden administration launched a behind-the-scenes push last month to reach out to North Korea through multiple channels, a senior administration official has told CNN,… Read More ›

10 things to know about Israel’s jittery peace with Jordan

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 ›

Israel’s next election is not just about Netanyahu

Israel’s next election is not just about Netanyahu

Opinion: Regardless of the outcome when polls are counted after March 23, politicians will have to not only decide whether to join another Likud coalition,… Read More ›

US officials say Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria: WSJ

US officials say Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria: WSJ

Report says Israel targeted at least 12 vessels linked to Iran since 2019, marking a new front in conflict   Israel has targeted at least… Read More ›

The New Fancy Sinks and Halacha

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 ›

Biden directs states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1

Biden directs states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1

Addressing the nation for the first time a year after coronavirus brought the nation to a halt, President Joe Biden on Thursday offered a plan… Read More ›

First results are in on COVID study of thousands of Orthodox Jews

First results are in on COVID study of thousands of Orthodox Jews

Dr. Avi Rosenberg, a renal pathologist at Johns Hopkins University and another author of the paper, said for Purim in particular, “the guidance all came… Read More ›

High Court cannot write vaccine legislation

High Court cannot write vaccine legislation

Opinion: Lawmakers passed a law allowing municipalities access to names of local residents who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus, placing public health over an… Read More ›

Israel’s ambassador in New Zealand casts the first vote of the elections

Israel’s ambassador in New Zealand casts the first vote of the elections

Ran Yaakoby kicks off March 23 elections in Wellington; ballots boxes to be set up in four new diplomatic outposts: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Rabat and… Read More ›

This Sefer by Rav Shlomo Feivel Shustal Will be a Classis

This Sefer by Rav Shlomo Feivel Shustal Will be a Classis

Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is a sefer that was just released and is now entirely sold out.… Read More ›