Israel marked its national Memorial Day for fallen soldiers on Wednesday, in a year when national attention has been focused on the plight of veterans suffering from psychological trauma. Memorial Day is the most solemn day on Israel’s national calendar. Bereaved families visit cemeteries and attend memorial ceremonies, and television and radio shift programming to […]
Lebanon’s outgoing minister of public works said Monday that he has signed a decree that would increase the area claimed by the Mediterranean country in a maritime border dispute with Israel. Public Works Minister Michel Najjar told reporters that he has signed an amendment of the decree that would formally extend Lebanon’s claims by 1,430 […]
Five Chareidi Bochrim in their 20s were moderately to lightly injured after their car flipped over on Highway 98. According to witnesses, the car flipped over near the town of
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers nearly 750,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC vehicles from the 2020 and 2021 model years. Most are full-size pickup trucks and […]
Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, the head of the Health Ministry’s Public Health division, said on Tuesday that beginning next week Israelis will not be required to wear face masks outdoors, Ynet
A new twist was added to the monthly provocation of the Women of the Wall group on Tuesday as the newly elected Reform Rabbi MK took advantage of his parliamentary
The United States was not involved with the explosion at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site on Sunday, the White House stated on Monday. “The US was not involved in any manner,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a press briefing. “We have nothing to add to the speculation about the causes or the impact.” […]
The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies
Nearly a year after President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops to leave Germany, capping a series of setbacks for U.S. relations with major allies, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to “de-escalate tensions” following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border. Biden also told Putin the U.S. would “act firmly in defense of its national interests” regarding Russian cyber intrusions and election interference, according to the White House. Biden proposed a summit meeting in […]
Defense Minister Benny Gantz called on Monday for an immediate investigation into leaks to the press by unnamed Israeli officials regarding the attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and other attacks attributed to Israel. Gantz said the leaks are “damaging to our forces, our security, and the interests of the state of Israel and there […]
Iranian intelligence agents have been engaging in efforts to lure Israelis abroad in order to kidnap or harm them, a joint statement from the Shin Bet and Mossad said on
A postcard written by the Titanic’s senior radio operator just weeks before the ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 has been put up for auction. The card, with a glossy image of the ill-fated ship on the front, was written by Jack Phillips to his sister, Elsie Phillips, in March 1912 while […]
Revital Har Kesef, widow of emergency first responder killed in tragic accident during Passover, recalls her husband’s ‘kindness disorder’. Click here to support the Har Kesef family Revital Har Kesef,
Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before
President Joe Biden will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, U.S. officials said
Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 cases are spiking in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, but vaccines are being administered and the government is loosening […]
While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. Overall, 55% of Americans say
Six years ago, Yaakov’s entire world shattered as he became an orphan first from his mother, then from his father. Now he is getting married. Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, shlita, the
VIDEO: R’ Meilech Biderman with a must see story about R’ Shayele zt”l
Popular Posts
