Tag: Friday
That Special Friday Night Feeling
What an incomparable joy it is, Shabbos eve. Marking the beginning of the Shabbos glories to come, it is rich with anticipation of the praying and learning and pleasures and relaxation ahead.
Soldier Wounded, Terrorist Killed in Hebron Late Friday Afternoon Stabbing
This was the third terrorist attack this Friday, Sept. 16, after a long period of relative quiet.
Soldier Who Shot Dead PA Arab on Friday Suspected of Negligent Homicide
Arab media on Sunday cited Arab medical officials who claimed that Iyad Zakariya Hamed, 38, a mental patient, was shot in the back.
Zechut Avot : An Eternal Birthright
The first time was many years ago. I had just concluded explanations about Yeshivat Knesset Yisrael” which arrived in Hebron from Slobodka, in Lithuania...
Third Time this Ramadan – Tomb of the Patriarchs Desecrated by Muslims
Actions are being considered to prevent these attacks in the future.
Jewish Money Changer Robbed in Uman
On Friday, local Ukrainians robbed a Jewish money changer in his apartment in Uman, Ukraine, not for from the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of...
Desperately Craving Normal
There are so many things that aren't normal about life here. Having a pile of gas masks in a corner of the room, for example, isn't normal.
Classes, Activities At Young Israel Of Bal Harbour
Young Israel of Bal Harbour, located at 9592 Harding Avenue in Surfside, presents a wide array of classes and activities for the communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor and Surfside. Talmud classes are held Monday through Friday before Shacharis at 6:20 a.m. Daf yomi classes are held Sunday through Friday immediately after Shacharis.
Harvard Students Receive Anti-Semitic Invitations for Social Clubs
Invitations to a fictitious club saying "Jews need not apply" were slipped under the doors of students living in the Harvard University dormitories.
Mountains Hanging On Hairs
You arrive home after shul on Friday night. All the dishes washed before Shabbat are locked in the dishwasher. You have no other eating utensils and you want to retrieve them for the Friday night meal. In order to take them out you have to unlock the door by turning the lever lock to the left. The action of the lever to unlock the door automatically turns off the panel indicator lights that advise you the dishwashing cycle is complete. So you cannot open the door without turning off the lights. What do you do?
Rebbetzin Devorah, Wife of Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Aide Rabbi Yehuda, Laid to Rest
Rebbetzin Devorah Krinsky, wife of chief aide to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, passed away on Friday night at the age of 74.
Going Home
Israeli soldiers were packing up their gear as they leave their staging area near the Gaza border, on the first day of the ceasefire,...
Hamas Deploys (Unarmed) Police Along Israeli Border
Hamas has begun deploying unarmed policemen along the Israeli border with Gaza.
The initial deployment began east of Khan Yunis, where on Friday, the IDF killed one...
Hamas Already Repairing Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels, Preparing for Next War
"We are trying to fix the tunnel in order to return to our normal life."
In Thousands of Israeli Homes, Wives Await Return of Reservist Husbands
When asked if she feels safe living in Haifa, far away from Gaza and it’s rockets, Elisheva says, quite simply, "no place is safe."
Rockets on Gush Etzion – A Personal Story
We were walking to shul on Friday night when the siren went off. I had to quickly decide which was closer, running to shul, or running home...
Gush Etzion Hit
On Friday evening two rockets hit the Gush Etzion area, south of Jerusalem.
Residents were on their way to synagogue on Friday night, when the...
IAF Kills 2 in Gaza while Egypt PM Is Visiting
Israeli war planes bombed northern Gaza on Friday morning, killing two, as Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil was paying a visit, Palestinian security sources...
Arab Men Under 40 Barred from the Temple Mount Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, Jerusalem police plans to limit entrance of Muslim worshipers to the Temple Mount to men ages 40 and older, carrying blue identity...
Obama Renews “State of Emergency” Against Iran
President Obama on Friday renewed America's 33-year-old state of emergency against Iran.
Thousands of Syrian Refugees Pour Into Turkey
Thousands of Syrian refugees poured across the border into Turkey on Friday after heavy fighting between Syrian opposition and loyalists to President Bashar Assad led to the deaths of 46 people in two days in the northeast and 68 throughout the rest of the country, including 47 civilians.
Anarchists & Palestinians Target Rami Levy Again
Palestinians and anarchists seem upset that Arabs and Jews can peacefully work and shop together, as once again they protest in front of the Rami Levy shopping center.
Arabs Sending Children to Provoke and Be Killed by Israeli Soldiers
Placing innocent Palestinian children in potentially dangerous situations, cynically hoping for a media coup stemming from any overreaction by IDF soldiers, is indeed shameful. However, such provocations by the Tamimis pale in comparison to an antisemitic Palestinian political culture which consistently sends messages to their youth that martyrdom – dying, or even murdering Israeli Jews, to advance the Palestinian cause – is one of the most important political values they should aspire to.
DM Barak Denies Israel Thinks Egypt is Dictatorship
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is insisting that Israel does not consider Egypt’s government a “shocking dictatorship”, after Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad made the statement to students in Herzliya on Friday.
Arab Terror Attack and Jewish Protest on the Mount of Olives
In response to the stabbing of a Jewish man on Friday night, scores of Jewish residents of the historic Mount of Olives in Jerusalem took to the street in protest, demanding to be afforded the peace and security found in other parts of Israel’s capital city.
Arabs Stab Jewish Prayer Goer on Friday Night
HaKol Hayehudi reports that on Friday evening, two Jewish men were walking to the Ma'aleh Hazeitim neighborhood after praying at the Kotel when they...
The Death Of Rebbi
When Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, the redactor of the Mishnah known as “Rebbi,” lay dying, he made his sons promise him that after his death they would set the Shabbat table and light the candles for him every Friday night.
What Happened at Rachel’s Tomb?
A Pro-Palestinian website claimed Jews had "stormed" Rachel's Tomb. In reality they were actually just going on a pilgrimage to mark Rachel Imenu's passing.
Two Very Different Jews Memorialized on Saturday
Memorials for two memorable Jews took place this weekend, though they stood, perhaps, on opposite sides of the political spectrum.
Pro-Jewish Activists Drive in Solidarity with Southern Hebron
Tens of vehicles from across Israel set out in single file to show support and solidarity to the residents of the South Hebron Hills on Friday.