To our dear friends,
We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Today is a special day as it is the Yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l.
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
One of the general differences between Litvaks (Misnagdim) and Chassidim lies in what they do on the holiday of Shmini Atzeres regarding eating in the Sukkah.
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
It seems that there are a lot of people that are at a bit of a loss as to what Simchas Torah is all about. 
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
“Daddy, Can I have your lulav and Esrog?”
The bas-Mitzvahed daughter has asked the question correctly on that first day of Sukkos. 
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
It seems that there are a lot of people that are at a bit of a loss as to what Simchas Torah is all about. 
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Daf Yomi will be celebrating the Siyum of Seder Kodshim on Thursday, October 24. The “SONG OF KINNIM/TOMID/MIDDOS” reviews the highlights & main points of the past three mini-Mesechtos, recapping the key klallim of the three Mesechtos – all in rhyme!
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At least 15 people are dead after a dam at a small Siberian gold mine collapsed and water flooded two workers’ dormitories on Saturday.
The Emergencies Ministry also said seven people were unaccounted for, Russian news reports said.
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Japan’s government said Friday it has decided not to join a U.S. coalition to protect commercial vessels in the Middle East but is preparing to send its own force to ensure the safe shipment of oil to Japan.
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The State Department says FBI toxicology reports on the mysterious deaths of U.S. tourists in the Dominican Republic showed no evidence inconsistent with the island nation’s findings of natural causes.
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will leave his job by the end of the year, saying that under President Donald Trump the nation is nearing energy independence.
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