[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Rabbi G. and his wife Batya (of Beit Shemesh) are givers. They�ve both been working hard for many years in�order to support their beautiful family and enable them to give help to others. In addition to working full time�and learning, Rabbi G. has also been an active volunteer with various well known emergency […]

The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Wednesday at a

The Turkish justice minister says 32,000 people have been arrested since the country’s failed coup, and more may follow. In a live interview with private broadcaster NTV on Wednesday, Bekir

Hillary Clinton sought Wednesday to build on her widely praised debate performance by making a direct appeal to younger voters whose enthusiasm drove Bernie Sanders’ unlikely campaign. Clinton was joining

Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Dovid Lau Shlita released a message following the petira of former President Shimon Peres. �In the name of the Chief Rabbinate and rabbis of Israel, we express deep sorrow over the demise of the ninth President of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres. �Mr. Peres worked his entire life with dedication and […]

Shas leader Aryeh Deri had warm words for the late ninth President of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres z�l, who was niftar early Wednesday morning 25 Elul in Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv. Shas party leader Minister of the Interior Aryeh Deri, who knew Mr. Peres for over thirty years said, […]

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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to overturn President Obama�s veto of a bill letting families of Sept. 11 victims sue the Saudi Arabian government, bringing Congress within reach of completing the first successful veto override of Obama�s presidency. The Senate voted 97-1 to reject the veto. The measure heads next to the House, where lawmakers […]

Magen David Adom is busy preparing for the Friday 27 Elul levaya for the late Shimon Peres, Israel�s ninth president. Many tens of thousands will begin marking his death by heading to the Knesset on Thursday, where the body of the late president will lie in state. MDA will be out in force amid the […]

Dutch-led criminal investigators said Wednesday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia. Wilbert Paulissen, head of

Workman can be seen preparing the kever in the Leaders of the Nation area of Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning 25 Elul. The levaya is set for Friday, 27 Elul at 11:00AM. (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo: Media Resource Group)

Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. The State Department says Kerry

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotevely completed the discussion in the Ministry�s situation room where plans were discussed for the upcoming levaya of the ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres. The levaya will entail receiving current and former world leaders and nations� representatives. Hotevely scheduled another meeting for later in the afternoon for continuing the discussion […]

It�s almost Rosh Hashanah and thousands of Magen David Adom volunteers around Israel are out collecting food for the needy as they do annually. Under MDA�s �Wine & Honey� project, volunteers work hard to fill thousands of cartons with food for the upcoming Yomim Tovim to assist families in need. The two-week project end on […]