The calls for assistance came in to MDA and Israel Police as neighbors saw smoke emanating from the sixth-floor apartment. Shalom Klein of ZAKA, who was on the scene, explained to Channel 2 News that he was two minutes away when the call came in and he went in with firefighters. “The scene was very […]

The Israeli female from Tira reported missing in Istanbul following the night club terrorist attack, 18-year-old Leann Zaher Nasser, was found dead by authorities in Turkey, another victim of the New Year’s attack. Leann as there with three other Israel Arab women from Tira, one sustaining moderate wounds and the others escaping injuries. At least […]

[VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Five girls have R”L perished in a Jerusalem fire on Derech Hebron Street on Sunday afternoon 3 Teves. The fire occurred in an apartment on the sixth story of a residential structure. A mother in her 30s and four girls ranging in age from 12 to 2 years have […]

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] It may be confusing to the ordinary man when he sees what may seem like inconsistencies in rabbonim’s piskei halacha. In a fascinating shiur, HaRav Osher Weiss, shlit”a, took his talmidim at the Center for Kehillah Development on an enthralling journey, giving the avreichim a glimpse of the considerations that a Moreh Hora’ah must take into […]

5:50PM IL: A number of people have R”L perished in a fire in Yerushalayim on Derech Hebron Street. According to preliminary reports, a woman in her 30s, two girls about 12, a girl about 7 and a two-year-old were pronounced dead on the scene. 5:58PM IL: United Hatzalah reports that two volunteers from its Psychotrauma […]

HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita has instructed Gedolei HaTorah from all over Israel to gather in his home for a Zos Chanukah davening event. The gedolim will be mispallel at this special time for yeshuos for those in need, including the names of those who gave to Kupat Ha’Ir’s Zos Chanukah campaign. Among those davening […]

Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital Director Prof. Mordechai Ravid on Sunday morning 3 Teves reports there is no change in the condition of HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita whose condition

Istanbul’s governor says at least 35 people were killed in the attack at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations. Vasip Sahin said some 40 other people were wounded

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday morning 29 Kislev issued a call for 2017 to be a year of “mutual respect, between people, and between nations,” in a recorded greeting issued to mark the civil New Year. The President noted that 2016 had been a year with many “highs and lows”. He […]

The PA (Palestinian Authority) Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday 29 Kislev that there are 12.7 million Palestinians worldwide, including 4.88 million in the West Bank and Gaza and an

Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump to reach a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel. Abbas spoke Saturday at an event

When Naomi and Seth Ellis’ young sons said that they wanted lights on their house in Chandler, Ariz., like all their neighbors’ decorations, the parents knew what to tell their three Jewish boys: Yes. One trip to Lowe’s, $100 worth of PVC pipe, nine solar-powered lights and a coat of shiny gold paint later, the […]

U.S. relations with Moscow during and after the Cold War have been marred by diplomatic dustups ranging from espionage scandals to an Olympics boycott. Current tensions, highlighted by President Barack

It was three hours of pure bliss for over 300 children of divorce on Wednesday, December 28th as they were dazzled and delighted by the ultimate kids’ Chanukah bash hosted by Frum Divorce. Created in 2011 to meet the unique needs of divorced men and women within the Jewish community, Frum Divorce has run dozens […]