A Florida woman faces multiple charges after authorities say she climbed into the ceiling of a Big Lots store to avoid a shoplifting arrest.
A Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office news release says 37-year-old Kristina Perkins went into the store’s restroom on Friday and removed some tiles so she could climb into the ceiling.

More than 225 people turned out on September 8th in support of Agudath Israel of California at a gala dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
THE MITZVAH
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 604:1) rules that there is a Torah Mitzvah on Erev Yom Kippur to do the following three things: eat, drink, and have a festive food-filled meal.
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The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots is suing Boeing and calling the grounded 737 Max unsafe.
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said in the lawsuit filed Monday that Boeing rushed the plane into service and misled pilots by saying it was little different than previous versions of the 737.

As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House is finalizing a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. Obfuscate. Attack. Repeat.
Trump aides are honing their approach after two weeks of what allies have described as a listless and unfocused response to the impeachment probe.

A pair of tefilin stolen from Uman were found to be on sale on the popular Israeli ‘Yad2’ second-hand website, with the seller asking 8000 Ukrainian hryvnia. The photo shows the tefilin of Yaakov Yisrael Yanai, who reported they were apparently stolen from him during his stay at the tziyun of Rav Nachman ZT”L over Rosh Hashanah.

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The following story is painful, and perhaps a lesson to readers how one should refrain from acting.
Many chassidim are wondering what will occur, as the Rebbe of Razla (ראזלא) Shlita is being prohibited from building his sukka on Knesset Yechezkel Street in Betar Illit by residents of the area.

A While Ago,I heard an incredibly disheartening story about a man with an elderly neighbor in failing health.  He knew that she had almost no food, no access to medical care and no relatives at all.
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On erev Yom Kippur, Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Egged will halt service on interurban routes gradually, from 1:30PM-3:00PM.
Buses running on urban routes will stop operating between 2:00PM-3:00PM.
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Each September, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Non-Public School Education (ONPE) hosts its National Private School Leadership Conference at the Department’s DC headquarters.