Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: IDF The IAF’s Hermes 900, UAV, a.k.a. Kochav (Star). Israeli forces attacked terrorist targets in Gaza Wednesday night in retaliation for a barrage of rocket fire that was aimed at southern Israel earlier in the day by terrorists in the enclave. 4 Rockets Fired at Israel, 2 Intercepted by Iron Dome Advertisement ‘); […]

Photo Credit: IDF The front window was shattered by the explosion of the IED attached to the terror balloon sent from Gaza. At least three balloons bearing improvised explosive devices tied to them landed Wednesday night in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Security personnel summoned Israel Police sappers to the various locations in the […]

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Photo Credit: PM Benjamin Netanyahu via Twitter / screengrab MK Gadi Yevarkan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jan 15 2020 The Blue and White party lost a Knesset member on Wednesday when Ethiopian-born MK Gadi Yevarkan, 39, decided to accept an offer to accept the 20th spot on the Likud list of candidates in the […]

Photo Credit: Tzvi Fishman Rabbi Yoel Schwartz and an IDF soldier. Rabbi Yoel Schwartz has written so many books, he can’t remember exact how many. The Israel National Library has 180 titles registered. The 80-year-old Torah scholar and co-founder of the IDF’s Nachal Haredi Division, believes the number is closer to 200. His interests are […]

Photo Credit: Maggid Press Title: The Oral Law: The Rabbinic Contribution to Torah sheBe’al Peh Publisher: Maggid PressBy Rabbi Chaim H. Schimmel   Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, secure: true }); Is there any value in trying to understand the origins and development of the Oral Torah? […]

Photo Credit: GPO YouTube screengrab Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals Iranian nuclear archives captured by Mossad from Tehran in April 30, 2018 presentation European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the heads of Britain, France and Germany issued a warning to Iran this week, urging Tehran to comply with the terms of the […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Ben Ezra Synagogue in the Coptic section of Old Cairo, one of the only surviving remnants of the once glorious Jewish Egyptian community, stands on the place where, according to local legend, Pharaoh’s daughter retrieved baby Moses from the bulrushes along the Nile River. There are many other legends associated […]

Photo Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) {Originally posted to The Lid website} Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) lied in her feeble attempt to explain how she could support the anti-Semitic boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS)  against Israel while opposing President Trump’s sanctions on Iran. Maybe her constant rotation of husbands and boyfriends […]

Photo Credit: Shauli Lendner Israeli Formula driver Roy Nissany Roy Nissany will become the official test driver for the Williams Group, making him Israel’s very first Formula One driver, the group’s president Claire Williams and Sylvan Adams announced Wednesday morning at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv. Adams has supported Nissany’s […]