Members of Williamsburg’s Jewish community tried to take their safety into their own hands on Monday, as they attended axe-throwing self-defence classes in New York City, in the wake of the recent deadly anti-Semitic shooting in Jersey City.

A bail hearing for a man whose number was found in the pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week’s fatal attack on a Jewish market was halted and abruptly postponed Wednesday after prosecutors said they had evidence he was selling firearms from his pawn shop.

According to an Israel News12 report quoting “various sources”, Iran is interested in purchasing Russian-built advanced fighter planes, Su-57s, to add to its air defense capabilities. There is doubt if such a deal will be approved however in light of Russian fears of a crisis with Israel.

On Wednesday afternoon, an African American resident of Jersey City by the name of Anayah Bey posted on Twitter some new footage of the Jersey City shooting that took place last week.
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A Beit Shemesh teacher in her fifth month of pregnancy suffered a heart attack outside her school on Tuesday morning and her life was saved by two high school students.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com A recent article published by JTA highlighted a Siyum HaShas for women only – spearheaded by an orthodox woman. Michelle Cohen Farber, founder of Hadran: Advancing Talmud Study for Women and Daf Yomi for Women is organizing the first ever global daf yomi siyum for women.  Farber has rented […]

The Prince of Wales will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories in January on his first official visit, according to an announcement by his official residence, Clarence House, on Wednesday.

Hamas operatives use Turkish soil as a safe haven to operate and plan terror attacks on Israel with the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a report in The Telegraph on Tuesday night.

Two chassidic bochurim in their 20s went to Harav Chaim Kanievsky about a month ago to request brachos for shidduchim, BeChadrei Chareidim reported Wednesday.
One of the bochurim also told Rav Kanievsky that he has three older single sisters and asked for brachos for them as well.

Thankfully no one was killed when a taxi jumped the curb on Ocean Parkway, Wednesday afternoon.
It happened just after 4:00PM on Ocean Parkway near Newkirk Avenue.
As can be seen in the attached images, the taxi jumped the curb and slammed into a tree.