OU Kosher Webinar On “The Shabbos Keeper”, March 19
Most of today’s refrigerators include a multitude of systems and sensors that regulate a variety of functions. Electronic counters and sensors regularly monitor refrigerator moisture and temperature levels, while...
Inwood Celebrates Second Annual Siyum HaShas
On June 13, Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, the Inwood community held its second annual siyum haShas. The siyum is a project which promotes achdus, as the entire community joins together...
Spiders and the Chovos HaL’vavos
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
There are so many aspects of Hashem’s Divine Wisdom that they are uncountable.
But here is a truly remarkable one: spiders. Darwin once made an...
Rav Shmuel Auerbach zt”l: An Appreciation
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach, zt’l, was one of the gedolim and great luminaries of the generation. The eldest son of Rav Shlomo Zalman...
The Great Post-Pesach Beer Crisis Of 2018
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Americans love beer. Beer is the third most popular drink in the world, after water and tea. On average, each American consumes 2 1/3 gallons of...
Mesivta Yam HaTorah: Off To A Great Start
By Lorey Friedman
An important lesson that Mesivta Yam HaTorah teaches its talmidim–always to strive and improve, and never be complacent with where one is–was put into action by the...
Back to Basics: Our Preoccupation with Chametz
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
The Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt is a defining moment in the birth of our nation, and every part of the Torah’s description of...
Halachic Musings: Anger Management
Believe it or not, Rav Elyashiv’s grandfather invented the first anger-management program.
In secular circles, it is thought that anger-management programs first originated in the 1970s by clinical psychologist Dr....
Cupcakes And Torah At Sh’eefa
The snow and cold did not stop the women from coming out December 17 and making the Sh’eefa melaveh malkah the success that it was. The room was filled...
Abusers And The Obligation To Apologize
This week is parashas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim, wherein the Torah deems it necessary to enumerate the concept of arayos. There have been plenty of headlines and stories about people who have...
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IDF Officer Wounded by Palestinian Sniper: I Was Saved by a Miracle
IDF Lieutenant Bar Vaknin of the elite Givati Brigade declared on Sunday that he was saved by a miracle after being shot in the...
Groups Demand U of Michigan Sanction Educators Advocating BDS
Nearly 60 organizations called on University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel to sanction professors at the public research university who engage in the BDS movement.
They...
Israeli Report Shows How Syrian Fire Took Down Russian Plane
Following an urgent meeting between Israeli and Russian military officials after the downing of a Russian spy plane over Syria, a 40-page report reveals...