Hundreds of Hatzalah volunteers were at Meron on Lag B’Omer when the disaster occurred and worked for long hours tending to the wounded and dead, while witnessing unspeakable and heartrending
Brooklyn Boro President Eric Adams is leading the field of mayoral candidates in a new poll, Politico reports. Adams was the first-place pick for 21 percent of the respondents in
Rosh Yeshivas Ponevezh HaGaon HaRav Baruch Dov Povarsky spoke about the Meron tragedy before his shiur on Sunday and broke down into bitter tears. “Before the shiur, I want to
The Jewish Agency is providing emergency aid grants for the families of the Meron victims. The grants were made possible by donations from the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and the Keren Hayesod foundation. The grants of NIS 4,000 are intended to cover the cost of the levaya and shiva expenses. Over the past few […]
Threekedoshei elyonhad one common concept when it came to learning Torah they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the Ramchal (RabbiMoshe Chaim Luzzatto 1707-1746)when he lived in Padua, Italy;andHagaon, HaravChaim Volozhiner, (1749-1821) the famoustalmidof the Gaon of Vilna. They each had a yeshiva with […]
It’s a week and a half after the story of the missionary family in Jerusalem hit the headlines and while the account has unfortunately been eclipsed by the news of the Meron tragedy, the fallout of the story continues for some families. According to a B’Chadrei Chareidim report on Tuesday, three Chareidi families who used […]
A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies after only expecting seven, Malis Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The 25-year-old Halima Cisse gave birth to the babies via Caesarean section on Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special care, the ministry announced. The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother […]
The Following press release was issued by Avi Kehat of The Chesed Fund. — Recently, someone rushed to judge a Fundraiser that was using The Chesed Fund platform, mislabeling it
Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19?s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a substantial increase in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask and keeping […]
Canadian health officials said Wednesday they have become the first to approve Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine for ages as young as 12. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, confirmed the decision for ages 12 to 15 and said it will help children return to a normal life. Canada is the first country to […]
Now, more than ever we feel the need to come together to uplift and connect us to each other, to show how we care not just about our own
The tragedy’s terrible statistics: 60 orphans, 18 widows,approximately 600 men, women,and children are sitting shivah After the enormity of the tragedy’s statistics was known, we came before Maran HaGaon R’
Cale Foy had just started hiking with his wife and three kids as they do every Sunday when he noticed what he thought was an abandoned fishing vessel approaching the
No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post Wednesday as party leaders lined up behind an heir apparent, signaling that the fallout over her repeated clashes with former President Donald Trump were becoming too much for her to overcome. Trump issued a statement giving his COMPLETE and TOTAL Endorsement to Rep. Elise […]
The Lag B’Omer tragedy in Meron shook us all to our core. All of us. Together. Moments like these are ways for Jewish brothers and sisters of all backgrounds to
Israels president on Wednesday tapped opposition leader Yair Lapid to form a new government a step that could lead to the end of the lengthy rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Reuven Rivlin announced his decision on live television a day after Netanyahu failed to cobble together a governing coalition by a midnight […]
Yakir Asaraf, a secular Israeli, who like many others was shocked by the immensity of the Meron tragedy, decided that he had to do something to share in the families’
The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday. The rate dropped for moms of
Its the countdown to the Oorah Auction! Deadlines are closer than they appear, and youve been pushing this one off for way too long!! You only have a few more hours to Gimme 5! Donate to the Oorah Auction before Wednesday, 5/5 and you could win up to SIX FREE TICKETS TO ISRAEL!! Drawings going […]
Yosef Zalman Kleinman, a Holocaust survivor who survived the Auschwitz death camp and testified against Adolf Eichmann in the Nazi commanders trial in Jerusalem, died Tuesday, Israeli media reported. He was 91. The cause of death was not immediately released. Kleinman was one of fewer than 180,000 remaining Holocaust survivors in Israel. Kleinman was born […]
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