Yizkor services were held around the country for the 2,569 soldiers HY”D killed in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. 7,500 soldiers were injured in the war and 301 soldiers were
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Addressing donor nations attending the New York City conference, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon called upon those nations contributing funds to the PA (Palestinian Authority) to refrain giving without following
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be “eliminated,” ignoring a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric ahead of the
The atmosphere in frum areas of Eretz Yisrael does not require much explanation as Yidden are preparing for the Yom HaKadosh. As slichos wind down, families are running to shlug
The Rabbinical Congress for Peace which comprises over 350 of the most prominent rabbis in Israel have sent a message to Governor Mitt Romney lauding him for his common sense
One has to literally be blind chas v’sholom to not see how HKBH is shifting the realities of the Mideast as if it was a ‘natural occurrence’. In response to
Parents from low-income and development communities accuse the Education Ministry of discrimination, insisting their children receive an inferior education, an accusation that is dismissed by ministry officials. On that note,
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Rosh Yom-Kippur. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and
There is a dispute regarding where the final resting place of Sir Moses Chaim Montefiore and his wife should be. Descendents of the philanthropist and the mayor of Ramsgate in
IDF soldier Moti Yalovsky, 22, who was wounded in the Friday terror attack at the Egyptian border in which Corporal Netanel Yahalomi HY”D was killed; has improved significantly following surgery.
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Israeli leaders are monitoring events in PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas carefully, as there is a growing number of social justice protests in autonomous areas. Israeli experts’ fear that if
Major questions are being raised after a plane suspected of carrying terrorists and explosives was mistakenly allowed to go to the gate instead of being sent to an isolated impound
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A 4 minim shuk is being set up in the Canion Ramot Shopping Center ahead of Sukkos. Both, sealed complete sets will be offered for sale as well as open
Rosh Yeshivat Ateret Kohanim and Mora D’atra of the municipality of Beit El Rabbi Shlomo Aviner Shlita has released a statement addressing the need to replace the shomer shabbos MKs
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