The Torah’s First Thanksgiving
By Rabbi Benny Berlin
One of the age-old questions in American history surrounds the query of “when was Thanksgiving first celebrated?” Did it start with the pilgrims or with George...
Rabbis Urge Women to Use Tahor App
Frightened about coronavirus? You’re not alone — this pandemic has put everyone on edge. For Jewish women who use the mikvah, quarantine and social distancing present new challenges to...
Daf Yomi: Ta’anis In Teves
By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow
Now that Chanukah is over, we turn our attention to the somber day of Asarah B’Teves, a community-wide fast. Nevuchadnezar laid siege to Jerusalem on the...
Off The Top Of My Head
As a religious Jew, I cover my head. The yarmulke or kippah is a very familiar symbol of Orthodox Judaism that has been part of men’s attire, perhaps second...
The Phony Heter Meah Rabbonim
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
“Yes, Rabbi, my wife has refused to allow me to give a Get for the past nine years. I understand that you do heter...
Praying For Our Dear Son, Noam
It has been a harrowing week for my family. Our beloved son, Noam, sustained serious injuries while serving in Lebanon, courageously defending our people and our land. As I...
YU’s Nechama Price Publishes Book Exploring the Twelve Tribes
The Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies for Women at Yeshiva University (GPATS) is proud to announce the publication of "Tribal Blueprints" by Nechama Price, director of GPATS. The...
Toldot: Noble Clothes
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
When Jacob’s evil twin brother Esau was born, the Bible offers a description of that fellow, saying that he was “ruddy, entirely like a hairy...
Showing Our Values
We have seen that mitzvah observance is a great privilege. In addition to expressing our commitment to and strengthening our relationship with our Creator, mitzvot benefit us and give...
Toldos: Praying For Redemption, Big And Small
The inevitable Jewish experience of antisemitism, the longest hatred, has returned with a vengeance. It has expressed itself in a multi-front war against Israel, in innumerable political and legal...
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Houthi ballistic missile triggers sirens in Judean foothills
JNS Staff
(Dec. 1, 2024 / JNS)
A ballistic missile launched from Yemen triggered sirens in the Judean foothills on Sunday morning. The missile was intercepted before...
IAF attacks terror targets along Syria-Lebanon border
(Nov. 30, 2024 / JNS)
Israeli Air Force jets on Saturday attacked terrorist infrastructure along the Syria-Lebanon border that Hezbollah was “actively using” to smuggle arms.
“The...
Emirati official visits shiva in Israel for Chabad rabbi
Izzy Salant
(Nov. 29, 2024 / JNS)
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the Emirati Federal National Council and chairman of its committee on defense,...