By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com After Rav Elyashiv zatzal was Niftar, Rav Shteinman, Rav Shmuel Wosner and Rav Nissim Karelitz, Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal and lbc”l Maran HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein shlita, were designated as the leaders of Lithuanian Torah leadership as per Rav Elyashiv zt”l’s directive.  However, after the passing of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The US embassy in Israel recently informed Tzfat chief rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu that his visa to America has been revoked, according to a Yisrael Hayom report. The report said that this was an unusual step since the visa had not expired but had been officially revoked by the State Department. Rabbi Shmuel […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel issued Monday a travel warning to Israelis seeking to go to Turkey, a popular tourist destination. “For several weeks now, and even more so since Iran blamed Israel for the death of the Revolutionary Guards officer last week, there has been growing concern in the defense establishment about Iranian attempts to […]

(VINnews Editorial) — It’s time for all yeshivas and shuls to have a lock-door policy. It does not cost much money, nor does it require special equipment. It is fast and simple to set up, and the only thing required is that it be strictly enforced at all times. It’s well-established by security experts that […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The review comes amid mounting pressure and questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information about what happened in the shooting last Tuesday at […]

ROME (VINnews) — Yoni Z., the popular singer from Brooklyn, is expected to make a full recovery, following a serious accident and multiple fractures that he sustained. On Sunday the artist’s (last name Zigelbaum) Facebook page posted a photo of Yoni in a hospital bed wearing tefillin. The post said: “Update: Baruch Hashem, Yoni is […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of celebrators marked Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall and on Temple Mount with prayers of thanksgiving as well as singing and dancing. The festivities included unfurling the largest Israeli flag in the world at the Western Wall plaza, as well as special prayers and dancing through the night in the […]

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com 55 years ago, something remarkable happened.  It happened for the very first time in nearly two millennium.  What was it? *****If anyone can help sponsor a Bar Mitzvah for a child whose parents have no resources – please contact the author at yairhoffman2@gmail.com ************************ The Kosel and Har Habayis […]

In the hours and days following the fatal shooting of 19 children and their two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, authorities gave shifting and at times contradictory information of what happened and how they responded. The investigation of the massacre is ongoing, but much is already known about the nearly […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was ‘misled’ about police response to school shooting and is ‘livid about what happened.’ Texas Governor Greg Abbott: "Yes, I was misled. I am livid about what happened!" pic.twitter.com/zCAOcw7syP — CSPAN (@cspan) May 27, 2022