The following is an unedited ABC News story: Dayna Skolkin and Josh Tillis planned to hold a (Shabbat) dinner for friends and family tonight (Friday, September 1) at a Houston
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After many months of Chilul Shabbos, carried out mainly by Israel Railways, the Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz joined the Minister of Labor & Social Affairs Chaim Katz and Prime
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(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police report uncovering the illegal storage of 265 LP gas tanks in the eastern capital. On Thursday 9 Elul, police saw two men loading gas tanks
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Houston’s largest and oldest shul – United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston (commonly referred as UOS,) was hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey, taking on six to seven feet
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(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and Mayor Nir Barkat visited schools in the city as part of the “Jerusalemites Opt for Healthy” eating healthy program in the
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