Tag: shelter

“I make my choices not to become a symbol of liberty, but at the same time for the ears and eyes that are looking where I am going.”

'People see it as a great opportunity to make a difference.'

A Jordanian Arab calls into the show and tells Tamar that his country hates Israel.

Southern Israel was the target of half a dozen rocket attacks fired by Gaza from the first cup of coffee to midday.

On Friday, people were running in Jerusalem again, but this time for a marathon.

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.

What world do we live in that a 12-year old has to consider going into a bomb shelter alone?

Israeli citizens are instructed to take shelter in the hallways and stairways of their apartment buildings after warning sirens sound, signaling an incoming rocket....

Israel’s Homefront Command has revised its instructions to citizens living within rocket fire of Gaza, and publicized a video with English translation to broadcast important directives.

This is a video, taken yesterday by someone who was not very smart.

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...

A map showing the amount of time the residents of each district in Israel have to get into a bomb shelter after a rocket...

For some, a sewer pipe must serve as their bomb shelter.

The spokesperson confirmed that Iron Dome batteries have successfully intercepted 17 rockets over major Israeli cities.

Voters in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy will be permitted to vote at any polling place in their respective states...

Following multiple rockets launched overnight from Gaza at Israel, Palestinians are reporting that an IAF drone took out a Gazan rocket team that was...

The incident occurred during The Three Weeks when work at my place of employment for the summer months came to a standstill. I was to meet with a couple of high school buddies of mine at the train shelter in Cedarhurst, from where we had planned to walk to the park.

We would have three minutes if an attack came from Lebanon. Three minutes to get to shelter - and worry about where everyone else is and if they got to shelter in time. That's if the missiles come from Lebanon. I don't know how much time we'd have if the attack came from Syria or Iran...more, less, who knows.

I wonder if anyone in the Olympics has thought of the reality that people in Israel's south live with every day.

Jake Gyllenhall has reportedly been spotted topping up parking meters to stop the car owners getting a ticket. The 'Brokeback Mountain' star fed his spare change into the strangers' slots when an LA traffic warden was about to ticket them.

Life did not go on as usual today in southern Israel as this photo-essay will show you.

Hadassa Dubrofsky, a lovely twelve-year old girl from Toronto, Canada decided to forgo bat-mitzvah presents and replace them with something even more meaningful and exciting – an act of chesed (charitable kindness).

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While it once may have been possible to shelter our children from inappropriate exposure to sexuality, today it seems to be an impossible goal. Even parents who have made every effort to appropriately safeguard their family may find themselves unhappily surprised at what their child's friends have exposed him to. In addition, outdoor secular media such as billboards, bus ads and newspaper covers portray disturbingly graphic images that force us to confront the fact that our children are being exposed to ideas and ways of life we may consider to be harmful to their souls and their mental health.

Imagine if we could all work and live together in harmony. We ask for this three times a day, "May it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at every time, in every hour, with Your peace." This ancient plea, harmony between us and our G-d, harmony between us and our fellow Jews and mankind, is one of the most fundamental yearnings we experience. We are not alone in this deeply human quest.

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