Washington – Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years [...]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
This article was written l’ilui nishmas the author’s mother, whose 12th Yartzeit is today.
For some reason, the Mitzvah or custom of looking at the Shabbos candles (See Ramah in Shulchan Aruch 271:10) is not so well known.
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Wall Street – Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump called on U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing’s latest tariff increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 400 points after the president made the announcements on Twitter. [...]

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), including Israel Police and Shin Bet, launched a full-scale manhunt on Friday in attempt to catch the culprits who set off a bomb that murdered Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother.
In an official statement released by the IDF, Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said “We are in the midst of a pursuit being led by IDF, [Shin Bet] and Israeli Police forces and are coordinating a wide-ranging operational intelligence effort to locate the perpetrators of this grave and murderous attack.”

Marchena – In a bid to reconnect with its Jewish history, the city of Marchena in southern Spain organized an international reunion for foreigners named after it. The two-day gathering will begin Friday in the city of about 40,000 residents near Sevilla. Organizers assume that foreigners whose last names contain the city’s name are predominantly [...]

By Yael E. Geller, MPH
I always wanted to write an article on the history of the kosher wine evolution. It is fascinating that here we are in 5779/2019 and we have access to multitudes of kosher wines from the most famous wine regions in the world.

The Israeli military issued a stern warning to Hamas on Thursday, saying it must enforce its control over other terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad as tensions continue to simmer on the Gaza Strip border, while Israel’s foreign minister said the IDF was prepared for a major operation in Gaza.
Recent days have seen an uptick in attacks on southern Israel, with rockets and mortars being fired, as well as an infiltration attempt. The IDF has engaged in measured retaliation for each incident, many of which are believed to be the work of Iran-backed Islamic Jihad.
Israel holds Gaza-ruling Hamas responsible for all violence emanating from the coastal enclave.

Iranian FM says Tehran willing to return to nuclear deal if Europeans can find away to work around US sanctions