The Belgian town of Aalst is so attached to its anti-Semitic parade floats in its annual satirical carnival that it chose to relinquish its UN cultural heritage status rather than agreeing to cease displaying blatantly outrageous anti-Semitic imagery.

A Yeshiva Bochur named Yehuda Tumback (טומבק), who is affiliated with the Peleg Yerushalmi, was arrested at Ben-Gurion International Airport on motzei Shabbos trying to leave the country. He was taken into custody for not reporting for the draft, in line with instructions from Peleg rabbonim.

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Generally speaking, Orthodox Jews are completely not affected by actions of the Catholic pope.   Regarding vesain tal u’matar, however, one Pope’s actions affected the secular date of when we do things. Read on for clarification. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII initiated changes to the calendar that did have some […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It is a toy, of sorts, or a device – that wives across America are purchasing for their husbands.  Why?  Because now, on account of this man-oriented device (or man-toy) their husbands are busy scouring the entire house eliminating flies, bugs, mosquitoes, drain flies, and other household pests.

An Ashdod resident was arrested by police detectives on suspicion of vandalizing shop windows and advertising signs with photos of women as well mannequins dressed in women’s clothing in store windows.
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Chairman of the Yisrael Beitenu party MK Avigdor Lieberman, who is blamed by many for leading the nation to a third round of Knesset elections, continues his inciteful statements against the chareidi tzibur.

Billionaire Democrat Michael Bloomberg is putting tens of millions of more dollars behind a new television ad casting himself as uniquely qualified to defeat President Donald Trump.
The ad is set to begin running Wednesday in all 50 states, including the first four on the presidential primary calendar.

Firefighters are battling large fire in Kiryas Joel on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire is reported at 411 County Route 105, between Bnai Yoel Drive and Bakertown Road.
Video footage below shows the heavy flames that firefighters encountered when they arrived at the scene.
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Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday praised the tough U.S. sanctions on Iran, saying the financial pressure has sparked protests against Tehran’s influence across the region and urging even stronger action.
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Two Israeli Chareidim recently went on a visit to Arab countries and on the way they made a quick stop in Riyadh, the capital of Saudia Arabia, where they met the famous Saudi Arabian blogger and Twitter influencer Mohammed Saud.