The Curious Commandment

The Tenth Commandment teaches us not to covet. How can emotion be legislated? Our tradition offers many answers. One points to the idea that you only covet that which you believe you can have. Whatever belongs to someone else should be considered strictly off limits, and if you think of it that way you will […]

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First responders in Turkey treat trauma, mental wounds after earthquake

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY – Emergency services not only need to contend with physical injuries when responding to Monday’s deadly earthquake in Turkey, but they also need to treat victims’ trauma and mental wounds. United Hatzalah volunteer and Psychotruama specialist Sophie Donio, who is currently working on the rescue mission in Turkey explained to The Jerusalem Post […]

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Nazir 15

The final mishnah of Nazir chapter 2 informs us that: If one says, “I am hereby a nazirite when I will have a son,” and added, “I am hereby a nazirite from now for 100 days,” and then began observing the 100 days of his naziriteship, if a son is born to him up to […]

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MDA partners with Hatzolah Air for Israeli Medevac helicopters

Israel’s national emergency medical service organization Magen David Adom (MDA) has formed a partnership with US-based Hatzolah Air to provide medical evacuation (Medevac) helicopter service in Israel. This partnership will see MDA paramedics stationed on MDA’s and Hatzolah Air’s Medevac helicopters for situations where medical evacuation by aircraft is necessary. “This partnership will ensure that […]

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