Tag: damage

Sometimes you just have to wonder, "What were they thinking?" My wife and I speak on marriage-related topics to variant crowds. We know what we're going to say, but we have no idea what the audience may offer. So, when we speak publicly, before we open the floor to comments or questions (which we welcome), we always preface with a cautionary word not to make any personal or disparaging remarks about one's spouse.

12:47 PM Alert: Ramat Hanegev, Sdot Hanegev 12:45 PM Netivot 12:45 PM Alerts in Be'er Sheva and Rahat 12:35 PM Alerts Omer, Lachish, Bnei Shimon, Har Hevron! 12:35...

As of 10:44 PM, a total of 55 rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza. 10:55 PM Ashkelon hit by rocket in attack from 10:51. No...

In a small effort to correct that distortion, here is a status report from the Gaza NGO Safety Office.

5:34 PM, Israel Time: The IDF carried out an extensive attack damaging to the long-range launch capabilities (over 25 miles) of Hamas and Islamic Jihad....

Residents of Ashdod heard an explosion, but no "Red Alert" siren at just after 6 AM Tuesday morning.

TAZPIT NEWS AGENCY--A short while ago, a mortar shell hit an IDF post in the Golan Heights adjacent to the Israel- Syria border, as...

A mortar from Syrian internecine fighting fell Sunday afternoon on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights. The mortar fell near the town of Alonei HaBashan. No...

Not that anyone is paying attention, but this morning a rocket was fired on the Eshkol Region, yet another rocket attack from Gaza.

The building at 125 Maiden Lane may remain closed for months while transformers, boilers and other equipment are replaced.

We learn in this week’s parshah about the wickedness and demise of the residents of Sedom. Further, we learn from medrashim that the residents of Sedom did not show much hospitality. Similarly, the mishnah in Avos 5:10 says that there are four different types of middos that people live by. The first is one who says, “What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours.” The mishnah says that this is an intermediate middah; others say that this is middas Sedom. Rashi, in Kesubos 103a, says that the people in Sedom would not allow anyone to benefit from their possessions even if it would be of no loss to them.

“It’s like a war zone,” said Rabbi Akiva Eisenstadt, surveying the damage in Manhattan Beach, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan/Queens), spoke with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood today seeking urgent Federal disaster aid for the efforts of...

On Tuesday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed President Obama’s declaration of major disaster for New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The designation...

At around 4:00 PM on Sunday, rockets from Gaza struck south of Ashkelon in an open area. No injuries or damage were reported. At just...

The city Be'er Sheva announced that schools will be closed today after Gazan launched 2  rockets at the city at 5:28 AM Sunday morning. The...

Friday - Gazans/Palestinians claimed they blew up an IDF tank or armored vehicle along the Gaza border on Friday morning. It's been confirmed that the...

Five mortars launched from Gaza just hit a Kibbutz near Gaza. No damage or injuries.

A couple of days ago, we substituted, in the opening blessings of the silent Aminda prayer, the phrase describing God as maker of dew...

Following meetings with the heads of the parties in the coalition, Prime Minister Netanyahu will be holding a press conference at 8 PM in...

A rocket launched from Gaza hit Ashkelon beach around 8:50PM Monday evening. No injuries or damage was reported.

A Syrian rocket, launched between the Syrian army and the Syrian rebels ended up hitting the Israeli side of the Golan Heights on Wednesday...

An "almost hit" safety event took place last Friday when two F-16 aircraft approached each other during a training flight, disregarding their instructions. There...

A U.S. official was killed and at least one other American wounded as armed Libyan militiamen stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in eastern...

Ronnie Pivko, CEO of the Club Hotel chain, said: "I feel the pain of the soldiers who want and are not allowed to stay with us, but the damage outweighs the pain."

Haredi rabbis in New York are accusing the city's Department of Health of "spreading lies" in order to pass a law mandating that parents...

A rocket from Gaza hit the Eshkol region in an open area at 2:49PM on Friday. No injuries or damage was reported. Perhaps they thought...

After what German diplomats have described as a "disastrous" damage to Germany's image abroad, especially in light of its Nazi past, it appears that Berlin has finally gotten the message.

Two mimes joined the protesters against the cost of living on Rothschild Boulevard in downtown Tel-Aviv last Shabbat. The protests ended in clashes with...

Imagine that a camera was recording your every move on the computer – would you still click on immodest sites? Would you still go astray after your eyes if you knew that a video of your doings was going to be posted on Youtube for the world to see? You may not be caught in This World, but up in the big Movie Theater in the sky, when you come before the Heavenly Tribunal, your Youtube history is going to be presented on the Big Screen for all of the Celestial Judges to see.