Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Fire and Rescue Regional Spokesperson Forest fire at Geva’ot in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem, November 2016 More than 100 wildfires spread across Lebanon on Tuesday, burning hundreds of thousands of acres of forest land due to the sudden heat wave and strong winds that struck the Middle East. Although there weren’t enough […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Rav Avraham Gershon of Kitov was a scholar in the beis medrash of Brodi. This modest and unassuming man possessed such wondrous qualities that the great Nodah B’Yehudah, in a responsum, referred to him, in part, as, “The complete and all-encompassing scholar, the hallowed pious one, light of Israel, the pillar […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press I am a big believer in “sheet pan” meals. These were first made famous by Sarah Lasry, cookbook author and former restaurant owner. Cooking dinner on a baking sheet is easy, all-in one, and involves zero cleanup – Especially if you use a disposable cookie sheet, like I do. The food […]

Photo Credit: courtesy, Ema Glazer via email Ema Glazer with Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire. Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, has been endorsed in his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination by three of the four members of The Squad – Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib […]

Photo Credit: US Army / Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl U.S. and Turkish military forces conduct the third ground combined joint patrol inside the security mechanism area in northeast Syria, Oct. 4, 2019. (JNS) Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey’s brutal offensive against the Kurds in northeast Syria in recent days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO Ayalim Association group in Dimona area with President Reuven Rivlin and Dimona Mayor Beni Bitton President Reuven Rivlin spent some Chol Hamoed travel time on Wednesday visitng the Negev city of Dimona, which he described as “a city where dreams come true and the people … are wonderful.” During […]

Photo Credit: Miriam Alster / Flash 90 Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon. A young 14-year-old teen who was struck by lightning Tuesday on the Zikim beach has passed away. Five Family Members Hurt in Lightning Strike at Zikim Beach Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); The […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Nonverbal communication is the unspoken rules by which we interact socially with others. Facial expressions, gestures, postures, tone of voice, interpersonal […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Larry’s Letters Amer Zahr Adjunct Professor Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Dear Professor Zahr, I can confirm your allegation that Israel performs experiments on jailed Palestinian prisoners. As an operating room nurse, I observed […]

Photo Credit: Shlomit Shavit via Israel Nature and Parks Authority Israeli Ya’el Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been using the intermediary days of Sukkot (one more than in the diaspora) to tour the land, picnic and stare with awe at Ye’elim. The Ya’el (Capra) is a wild mountain goat which can be found in […]