Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Jewish Press It’s the middle of the night. I snuggle with my tiny newborn granddaughter, Chayaleh, as she peacefully sleeps on my chest, affording her dear mother a few hours of respite before she resumes the care of Chayaleh and her twin sister, Miriam. The miracle of their births is not lost on […]

Photo Credit: USAF Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia F-16 Fighting Falcon (Sufa) (illustrative) Two journalists were killed in an air strike Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13) by Turkey on a civilian convoy traveling in northern Syria. The convoy was carrying local and foreign journalists near the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, a key border town where […]

Photo Credit: Greg Bierer / Pixabay Five members of one family were all injured when they were struck by lightning on the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Tuesday Oct. 15) at Zikim Beach near the southern Mediterranean coastal city of Ashkelon. There were two unconscious young people on the beach, and one who was […]

Photo Credit: Yad L’Achim photos A team of missionaries hits the streets of Kiryat Malachi. The Yad L’Achim anti-missionary organization this week called on the religious parties in Israel to “everything possible to get a law passed banning missionary activity.” The current law is relatively weak, barring missionary activity among minors or in cases where […]