By Rabbi Yair Hoffman What is Pidyon HaBen? Pidyon HaBen (פדיון הבן) means “redemption of the son.” It is a mitzvah from the Torah where parents redeem their firstborn son by giving money to a Kohen.

China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global supply chains. Total exports from China rose 8.1% last month from a year earlier, much faster than the 2% pace most economists had been expecting. That was much slower than the 12.4% year-on-year increase in March. Imports fell 0.2% in April from the year before. Shipments to the U.S. sank 21% in dollar terms as Trump’s tariffs on most Chinese exports rose to as high as 145%. With Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods at 125%, business between the two biggest economies has grown increasingly uncertain. China’s imports from the U.S.

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, who was appointed by Republican president George H.W. Bush but became an extreme liberal once on the court, has died at 85. He retired in 2009, giving President Obama his first Supreme Court vacancy, which he filled with Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Travelers seen pensively waiting out the sirens at Ben Gurion Airport during the Houthi missile minutes ago.

The IDF has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile this morning fired by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen targeting Israel, the military announced. No injuries or damage were reported. Sirens blared across central Israel, preceded by a three-minute early warning push notification sent to residents’ phones, alerting them of the incoming long-range missile. Since the IDF’s renewed offensive against Hamas in Gaza on March 18, the Houthis have launched 28 ballistic missiles and numerous drones at Israel.

President Trump says he would support raising taxes on wealthy people to “help the lower and middle income workers.”

The IDF and Shin Bet release a joint statement stating that a terrorist cell responsible for a Molotov cocktail and stone-throwing attack that injured anIsraeli civilian was apprehended after multiple counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria.

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate to the job in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress. “Carla,” the email began. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately.

JERUSALEM — Israel will not take part in the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza,