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[The Bourbon Rabbi – Rabbi Chaim Levitin]( Printable PDF For The Shabbas Table Chances are that when you think Louisville, baseball bats or bourbon are the first things that come to mind. But for locals like me who were born and bred in the city bearing the name of France’s King Louis XVI, Louisville Kentucky means home. Surprisingly enough, Louisville’s Jewish community […] [Read More »]( [Fox News, Others Seek Access To Report On Voting Machines]( ATLANTA (AP) — In defending itself against a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is seeking access to an expert report filed under seal in a separate Georgia lawsuit that the author says details vulnerabilities in the company’s touchscreen voting machines. Election security expert J. Alex Halderman spent 12 weeks examining the […] [Read More »]( [Pig Heart Transplants: A Halachic Analysis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was a crazy and highly experimental surgery conducted last week and first revealed this past Monday. 57-year-old David Bennet was ineligible for a human heart transplant. Instead, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine transplanted within him, a heart from a genetically modified pig. Six human […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Nationalists Protest Against Settlement Evacuation]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli nationalists staged a protest Thursday outside the parliament building in Jerusalem, urging the government not to demolish a West Bank settlement outpost. The demonstration came a month after a Palestinian gunman fired on a car filled with seminary students at the Homesh outpost, near the West Bank city of […] [Read More »]( [Charedi Mafia: Death Threats, Vandalism, and Protests Against Cell Phone Stores]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — The Charedi “Cell Phone Mafia” has been wreaking endless havoc on stores in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak. Extremists have vandalized and threatened phone stores, in a pressure campaign to force them to comply with the guidelines of the Communications Vaad. B’Chadrei Charedim has reported multiple instances of harassment, threats, and vandalism against […] [Read More »]( [NYC Mayor Considering Virtual Learning Plan For Schools]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases, a reversal from his pledge a week ago to keep children in schools. Adams said at a news conference Thursday […] [Read More »]( [ABC News Draws Fire For Editing Of CDC Director’s Interview]( NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News is under fire for its editing of a “Good Morning America” interview with CDC Director Rochelle Walensky that created uncertainty that’s being exploited by vaccine critics. In the interview, Walensky discussed a study that showed how most vaccinated people who died of coronavirus were also sick for other reasons. […] [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule For US Businesses]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care […] [Read More »]( [RNC Threatens To Stop Candidate Participation In Debates]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee said Thursday it is planning a rules change that would force presidential candidates seeking the party’s nomination to sign a pledge saying they will not participate in any debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The party is seeking an alternative partner and cited concerns with moderators […] [Read More »]( [Court Dismisses Lawsuit Brought By Ari Fuld’s Family Against Palestinian Organizations]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – A U.S. District Court judge in New York dismissed a civil case brought by the family of slain Israeli American pro-Israel activist Ari Fuld against the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, citing lack of jurisdiction in a decision that could have broad implications in how American victims of terrorists can hold perpetrators […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Double Free Covid Tests, Add N95s, To Fight Omicron]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the government will double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to Americans, along with the most protective N95 masks, as he highlighted his efforts to “surge” resources to help the country weather the spike in coronavirus cases. Biden also announced […] [Read More »]( [Founder Of Oath Keepers Charged With Seditious Conspiracy]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday. Rhodes is the highest-ranking member of an extremist group to be arrested in the deadly siege and it is […] [Read More »]( [Thousands Of Federal Inmates To Be Released Under 2018 Law]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out of federal prisons this week as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed by President Donald Trump more than three years ago. The department, in a rule being published Thursday in the Federal Register, is spelling out how “time credits” for […] [Read More »]( [Russia Won’t Rule Out Military Deployment To Cuba, Venezuela]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday sharply raised the stakes in its dispute with the West over Ukraine, with a top diplomat refusing to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the United States mount. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led the Russian delegation in Monday’s talks with […] [Read More »]( [Honda Exec: High Auto Prices May Drop, But Not Dramatically]( DETROIT (AP) — Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it’s starting the year with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers. The company expects U.S. new vehicle prices to ease a […] [Read More »]( [Report: Iran Launched Solid-Fuel Satellite Rocket Into Space]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard last week launched a solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket into space, the country’s official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. The report quoted Gen. Amirali Hajizadeh, chief of the Guard’s aerospace unit, as saying the test was successful. He said it marked the first time Iran used a solid-fuel […] [Read More »]( [Mazal Tov! You Just Bought a House. Is There a Mitzvah to Make a Chanukas HaBayis?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com You followed that crucial advice that your grandparents gave you to maintain three separate bank accounts – a checking account, a savings account, and a “stash” account. The stash account was only to be used for real estate. You listened to their wise, five-step advice and: You put 5 […] [Read More »]( [Iran Leader’s Website Showcases Trump Drone Strike Animation]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The website of Iran’s supreme leader has showcased an animated video that appears to show a robot calling in a drone strike to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The animated video was part of a contest to mark the Jan. 3, 2020 killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was slain […] [Read More »]( [Police Disperse Bedouin Protesters In Southern Israel]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Thursday fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of Bedouin Arabs protesting a tree-planting campaign they say is aimed at pushing them off disputed land. It was the third consecutive day of demonstrations by Bedouin residents of southern Israel’s Negev desert against a forestry project […] [Read More »]( [After Wave Of Cancellations, Delta Sees Recovery In 2022]( Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a COVID-19 surge that rocked the airline in December, and the carrier predicted Thursday that it will suffer one more quarterly loss before travel perks up in spring and summer. CEO Ed Bastian said 8,000 employees have contracted COVID-19 over […] [Read More »]( [UK Government Cuts COVID Isolation Period To 5 Days, From 7]( LONDON (AP) — British officials said Thursday the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven. Health Secretary Sajid Javid also said that early signs indicate that the rate of hospitalization from the coronavirus in the country is starting […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Reb Yisrael Reuven Pick, Supporter Of Gur Institutions, Dies At 100]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Reb Yisrael Reuven Pick, a prominent supporter of Gur institutions over many decades and one of the most esteemed members of the Los Angeles Jewish community, passed away Wednesday night at the age of 100. R’ Yisrael was born 100 years ago to R’ Avraham Mordechai, who was a descendant of […] [Read More »]( [Wholesale Prices Jumped Record 9.7% In Past 12 Months]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% in December from a year earlier, with inflation evident at all levels of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers, did slow on a monthly basis rising just rose […] [Read More »]( [Has Mayor Eric Adams Already Violated New York City Ethics Laws?]( MANHATTAN (VINnews) — Well, that was fast. Some sources say that Eric Adams, less than two weeks into his term as mayor, may have already violated ethics laws. The Mayor has appointed his own brother Bernard to a top position in the NYPD–deputy commissioner, which earns over $200,000 a year. What are Bernie’s qualifications? He […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Seeks Plea Bargain Agreement Without Bribery Charges Or Moral Turpitude, Prosecution Demurs]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Various media outlets in Israel including Maariv have reported that former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea bargain agreement with the prosecution over his current indictments. Netanyahu’s lawyers have allegedly been talking with State Attorney Avichai Mandelblit as well as with senior members of the prosecution in an attempt to […] [Read More »]( [Two IDF Commando Officers Killed In Jordan Valley Friendly Fire Incident]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a disastrous accident which occurred Wednesday evening in the Jordan Valley, two IDF officers were killed by friendly fire. Major Ofek Aharon (28) and Major Itamar Elharar (26) both served as company commanders in the IDF’s elite Egoz commando unit. The IDF spokesman released an official statement with the names of […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Mutzafi: Those who Dissuade Others from the Vaccine ‘Will Sit with Murderers’]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — On Wednesday, a leading Sefardi Posek blasted those who campaign against the Covid vaccine. According to Kikar Shabbos, Rabbi Bentzion Mutzafi was asked by a student what will happen in Shamayim to those who urge and incite others against the vaccine. The Rabbi had a scathing reply, saying, “He will sit with […] [Read More »]( [Charedi Girls School Forced by Government to Revise Dress Code]( LONDON (VINnews) — A girls’ yeshiva in England has been told by the government that it cannot tell girls to refrain from wearing “brightly colored” clothing. A watchdog group has ruled that while the school has the right to prohibit certain colors, the current instructions are too vague, and the yeshiva must be more specific […] [Read More »]( [Delta Extends Life Of Expiring Travel Vouchers From Pandemic]( ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will extend through 2023 the window for customers to rebook credits earned when they purchased but then canceled flights during the pandemic. Before the announcement, Delta flight credits were set to expire at the end of 2022. The new date will also apply to all tickets […] [Read More »]( [Hamas: ‘IDF-Trained Dolphin’ Equipped With ‘Device’ Is Fishing For Information]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – A representative from Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, made an extraordinary claim in a video this week, stating that the terrorist organization discovered a dolphin trained by the Israel Defense Forces to track Hamas naval forces, according to a report by I24 on Wednesday. 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