Local Women Interested in Starting All-Female EMT Squad
Many people have seen the movie 93Queen, or have heard about the remarkable story of the Honorable Ruchie Freier who defied the odds to become the first Chassidic female...
Exclusive Interview With ‘Soon By You’ Creator Leah Gottfried
By Michele Justic
In just two years, “Soon By You,” a comedic web series about Orthodox Jews dating in New York City airing on YouTube has attracted close to 8,500...
Petirah of Rebbetzin Sheila Feinstein
ברוך דיין האמת
With great tzaar, we share the shocking news of the petirah of Rebbetzin Chava Sorah (Sheila) Feinstein a'h, wife of the Rosh Hayeshiva Horav Hagaon Rav Reuven...
Ezras Nashim, All Female EMS, Receives Agency Of The Year Award
Ezras Nashim, All-Women Hatzolah Members, received the EMS agency of the year Award from The Regional EMS Council of New York City, For participation in and commitment to the improvement...
The Legacy of HaRav Chanina Herzberg, zt’l
HaRav Chanina Herzberg was niftar on motzaei Shabbos, December 15. He was the Menahel of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of South Shore for nearly 40 years.
Growing up in East New...
DATING FORUM
By Baila Sebrow
Question
I’ve been in the dating scene for close to five years. The guys I go out with all sound great and sometimes even seem great, too—until I get...
Community Mourns the Loss of Dr. Marvin (Mordechai) Pollack z”l
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The Borough Park and Five Towns/Far Rockaway communities mourn the loss of an extraordinary individual: Dr. Marvin (Mordechai) Pollack, z”l. Dr. Pollack was a...
Destinations Brings Affordable Kosher Cruises And Tours
Destinations by Yossi Zablocki, a leader in kosher vacations and Pesach programs, has now entered the kosher cruise and land tour business and is already revolutionizing the concept of...
Does The $1,000 Sandwich Satisfy Halachah?
Halachic Musings
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
As of motzaei Shabbos, they had sold six of them. On Sunday, they probably sold more. The item under discussion is the Super Bowl sandwich...
Exploring the fabric of Israeli society through fashion
Mirroring Israel’s start-up nation mentality in the face of minimal resources, Galit Reismann, founder of TLVStyle, maintains that with no fashion houses, textile factories, governmental support and few large...
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RBG Film Nominated for Academy Award
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — “RBG,” about the life and impact of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary...
Real Clear Daf: Are Eggs From Treifah Chicken Kosher?
We discussed this question on Thursday’s daf (58a). Ameimar there teaches that it depends on when the eggs formed. Eggs that formed before the...
Pompeo: Peace Plan to be Released After Israeli Elections
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Tuesday that the highly anticipated Trump administration’s peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians — referred...