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NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes In 2016, 2017

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes In 2016, 2017

  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year… Read More ›

Some countries are eying Sweden’s ‘light-touch’ Covid response. It’s a gamble that could backfire

Some countries are eying Sweden’s ‘light-touch’ Covid response. It’s a gamble that could backfire

London – An expert on the spread of Covid-19 proclaimed last week that the pandemic in Sweden was essentially over — the virus there was… Read More ›

Israel’s modern Yom Kippur debacle

Israel’s modern Yom Kippur debacle

During the first wave of the virus, Israel bought thousands of ventilators because it thought that’s what was needed. Did it recruit or train staff… Read More ›

Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown

Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar has been marred with political battles over openings of synagogues and limits on gatherings as Israel’s quietest day… Read More ›

Op-Ed: Who by plague? Far fewer, if we can rediscover a spirit of mutual responsibility

Op-Ed: Who by plague? Far fewer, if we can rediscover a spirit of mutual responsibility

COVID doesn’t distinguish between Orthodox and secular, left and right, Jew and Arab. But it does have its limits. Whatever our leaders’ failures, we, the… Read More ›

The Mitzvah to Eat Today

The Mitzvah to Eat Today

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com THE MITZVAH The Shulchan Aruch (OC 604:1) rules that there is a Torah Mitzvah on Erev Yom Kippur to… Read More ›

The most shocking revelations from The New York Times report about Trump’s tax returns

The most shocking revelations from The New York Times report about Trump’s tax returns

  An investigation released by The New York Times on Sunday gave Americans a look into President Trump’s finances. Trump reportedly paid just $750 in federal income… Read More ›

Tens of thousands protest against Netanyahu as fines issued for violations

Tens of thousands protest against Netanyahu as fines issued for violations

Fines issues to demonstrators for violating social distancing rules * Knesset to reconvene to limit protests following failure to pass bills   Tens of thousands… Read More ›

Feeling snubbed over Israel deals, Abbas seeks extremist allies

Feeling snubbed over Israel deals, Abbas seeks extremist allies

Analysis: With Arab League refusing to condemn UAE, Bahrain agreements with Israel, the Palestinian president has decided to strengthen relations with Hamas and Islamic Jihad… Read More ›

3 New York Hasidic Jews die of COVID-19 as cases in Orthodox communities mount

3 New York Hasidic Jews die of COVID-19 as cases in Orthodox communities mount

Patients pronounced dead hours after arriving at Borough Park hospital; source familiar with victims laments communal denial that led to spike   Three members of… Read More ›

NYPD Should Stop Making Traffic Stops, NY Attorney General Says

NYPD Should Stop Making Traffic Stops, NY Attorney General Says

  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Friday recommended the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic… Read More ›

Analysis: The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s

Analysis: The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s

The US Supreme Court is on the verge of a historic transformation that could wind back the law in America for decades, in some cases… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Do health experts think the lockdown will work?

Coronavirus: Do health experts think the lockdown will work?

The lockdown is a ‘disaster for the country and the economy’   A total lockdown is death for the economy and was not necessary, according… Read More ›

Protests are important, but now is time to stop

Protests are important, but now is time to stop

Opinion: Israelis who wish to express their disappointment at the failure of our leaders to lead must shoulder their own share of the national responsibility… Read More ›

As a new outbreak grows in Brooklyn, mask-wearing appears to remain scarce

As a new outbreak grows in Brooklyn, mask-wearing appears to remain scarce

Virus cases are spiking in some New York Orthodox communities, but various factors are preventing widespread adoption of a practice experts say can help keep… Read More ›

An Orthodox Jewish Multiracial Family In Montana Wants To Break Taboos About Adoption

An Orthodox Jewish Multiracial Family In Montana Wants To Break Taboos About Adoption

  MONTANA (JTA) – In many ways, Chavie and Chaim Bruk are the archetype of Chabad emissaries. The couple live in Montana, one of only… Read More ›

Amazon is launching a new cloud gaming service that lets you play hit video games directly from your phone, TV, or computer

Amazon is launching a new cloud gaming service that lets you play hit video games directly from your phone, TV, or computer

  Amazon announced Luna, a free video game streaming service that lets you play hit games on your phone, computer, and other streaming devices, on… Read More ›

US Ambassador to UN: Another normalization accord will come in next days

US Ambassador to UN: Another normalization accord will come in next days

A potential third Israel-Arab state accord comes following the recent normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.   United States Ambassador to the… Read More ›

This pandemic is a war like no other

This pandemic is a war like no other

Opinion: Unlike during military conflicts, Israel’s leaders have been found to be unprepared for the coronavirus outbreak, unable to recognize its danger and adapt, and… Read More ›

Ministers said to agree on full lockdown, more severe than Israel’s first

Ministers said to agree on full lockdown, more severe than Israel’s first

Reports: Measure will last until October 10; demonstrations limited to 1km from home; synagogues to shutter except for limited prayers on Yom Kippur; cabinet convenes… Read More ›