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Daily COVID-19 caseload jumps to 1,306, highest in two months

Daily COVID-19 caseload jumps to 1,306, highest in two months

Transmission number climbs to 1.28; ministers, health officials to formulate plan for tightening restrictions on gatherings, public activities   There were, according to Health Ministry… Read More ›

Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Rules: Children Should Be Vaccinated In Their Talmud Torahs

Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Rules: Children Should Be Vaccinated In Their Talmud Torahs

  JERUSALEM —  Rabbi Chaim Kanievski issued a dramatic new ruling on Monday, calling on the heads of Talmud Torahs and schools to vaccinate children… Read More ›

‘An event canceled is better than a life canceled,’ WHO chief warns ahead of holiday season

‘An event canceled is better than a life canceled,’ WHO chief warns ahead of holiday season

It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising number of cases of the coronavirus caused… Read More ›

Health Ministry recommends putting US, Canada, Turkey under travel ban

Health Ministry recommends putting US, Canada, Turkey under travel ban

According to the Health Ministry’s recommendation, the ban is scheduled to come into effect at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.   The government should classify… Read More ›

Israel can’t rest on its laurels when it comes to pandemic

Israel can’t rest on its laurels when it comes to pandemic

Opinion: As world grapples with Omicron variant, Israel must ensure its advantageous position is maintained by focusing on further boosting vaccination campaigns, formulating long-term policies,… Read More ›

As Omicron rises, Bennett urges parents: Protect your kids, 5th COVID wave is here

As Omicron rises, Bennett urges parents: Protect your kids, 5th COVID wave is here

PM advises work from home, pleads with public to vaccinate their children before strain becomes widespread, which he predicts will happen in several weeks  … Read More ›

Terror Attacks Continue : Arab Terrorist Attempts To Stab 2 Breslav Chasidim Near Damascus Gate

Terror Attacks Continue : Arab Terrorist Attempts To Stab 2 Breslav Chasidim Near Damascus Gate

JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem Arab attempted Sunday evening to stab two Breslav chasidim at the East Jerusalem bus station near Damascus Gate. The two were… Read More ›

Democrats walk on eggshells around Breyer as GOP plans another blockade for any Biden Supreme Court pick

Democrats walk on eggshells around Breyer as GOP plans another blockade for any Biden Supreme Court pick

Senate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.… Read More ›

Terror victim’s brother to Bennett: Don’t let Yehuda’s blood be spilled in vain

Terror victim’s brother to Bennett: Don’t let Yehuda’s blood be spilled in vain

Shlomi urged Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to “rebuild the Homesh settlement and not just the Homesh Yeshiva. The ruins here are a black stain on… Read More ›

WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast

WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast

UN health body says expected to overtake Delta variant cases adding its spread continues in areas with high vaccination rate or where significant numbers of… Read More ›

Israeli forces nab suspected terrorists in deadly West Bank shooting

Israeli forces nab suspected terrorists in deadly West Bank shooting

6 Palestinians arrested in overnight raid; troops seize guns, car suspected of being used in attack that killed Yehuda Dimentman, wounded 2 others   Israeli… Read More ›

Brad Lander, NYC’s Next Comptroller, Says He Will Push Orthodox Yeshivas To Teach Secular Subject

Brad Lander, NYC’s Next Comptroller, Says He Will Push Orthodox Yeshivas To Teach Secular Subject

  NEW YORK (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Brad Lander, the incoming New York City comptroller, vowed to do everything in his power… Read More ›

Biden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic

Biden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic

  President Joe Biden’s top health officials came to an afternoon briefing at the White House Thursday with a warning — and a request. Sitting… Read More ›

US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in the Middle East

US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in the Middle East

The Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) successfully targeted a floating object in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen.… Read More ›

Facebook blacklists four Israeli spyware firms

Facebook blacklists four Israeli spyware firms

Among companies targeted by Meta Platforms Inc over hacking violations are Bluehawk CI, Cobwebs, Cognyte and Black Cube — notorious for use on behalf of… Read More ›

‘A huge loss’: Yehudah Dimentman, 25, named as victim of West Bank terror shooting

‘A huge loss’: Yehudah Dimentman, 25, named as victim of West Bank terror shooting

Father of one, yeshiva student gunned down outside West Bank settlement outpost; ‘He was a sweet person, welcoming to all,’ says friend injured in attack… Read More ›

Achdus and Tragedy

Achdus and Tragedy

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com On both Tuesday night and Wednesday night of this week there were gatherings in two local shuls – Beth… Read More ›

Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions

Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions

  Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday… Read More ›

‘One wrong move’: Tehran Times reveals Iran’s targets in Israel

‘One wrong move’: Tehran Times reveals Iran’s targets in Israel

A “rocket alert” map displaying a list of targets Iran would strike including pins in Lebanese territory and on Palestinian cities.   An Iranian newspaper… Read More ›

COVID has highlighted just how rotten Israel’s education system is

COVID has highlighted just how rotten Israel’s education system is

Opinion: The pandemic has shed light on some major problems, such as violence and a mass shortage of manpower; if government does not address these… Read More ›