David Lenga was not yet a teenager when World War II began. A Polish Jew born in Lodz, he would lose all but one member of his extended family in…
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Recipes in this Holocaust Survivors’ Cookbook Nourished Souls During and After WWII
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The Bold and Beautiful Rewilding of Israel’s Wetlands
Drained, dried and diverted for decades, Israel’s wetlands are being restored to give half a billion migrating birds relief from past environmental errors. Nadav Israeli smiles as he peers through…
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Dr. Yoni Yehuda, recovering from his own wounds, devised a unique animal-assisted therapy model where he, clients and creatures are equal partners. The three-legged fox, the chameleon that can’t stick…
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Israeli HMO’s survey finds 34.6% of participants reported not returning to their baseline health condition several months after the acute illness. A study published by researchers from Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare Services HMO…
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Geomagnetic Field Dating Confirms Biblical Narrative
Biblical accounts of military campaigns by against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah verified by geomagnetic dating. A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Hebrew University…
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Odeda Benin-Goren is the only female Israeli member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination and consults for the WHO. “When you see a young man dying on the…
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Turning industrial toxic wastewater into clean water
Environmental scientists devise circular process that turns wastewater from the fertilizer industry into clean water while recovering valuable acids. A circular process that turns toxic wastewater from the chemical fertilizer…
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Calls Grow for Israel to Send Ukraine Weapons, as U.S. Officials Claim Iran Secretly Sends Missiles to Russia
Israeli ministers have said it is time for the country to support Ukraine with arms shipments after US officials claimed on Sunday, October 16, that Iran has secretly agreed to…
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United Hatzalah delegation departs just before Rosh Hashana to help in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. On September 22, a delegation of medical and psychological experts from the emergency medical…
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Psychotrauma and crisis-response specialists from United Hatzalah flew to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian to give immediate trauma care. When Dr. Sharon Slater spotted “Paul” in a Red…
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Top 18 things to do in Jerusalem for free
The best things in life are free, right? Well, that certainly holds true when it comes to Jerusalem. One of the holiest and most magnificent cities in the world, it…
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A New Chatbot Helps Ukrainian Educators Teach Remotely
As remote and hybrid education continues in other European regions, the Rakuten Viber chatbot will also be available in Greece and Bulgaria. A new “Teach the Teachers” chatbot from Israel-based messaging and…
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Trumpeting in the new year, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of a very important time in the Jewish calendar, and for believers worldwide. Sit with Barry as he explores the…
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The day after its emergency aid delegation returned from Puerto Rico, United Hatzalah sent a delegation to Florida in response to Hurricane Ian. Just over a week after United Hatzalah sent a…
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Archaeologists unearth ancient, elite ritual bath overlooking Temple esplanade
Archaeologists have unearthed a Jewish ritual bath dating back to the late Second Temple period, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Wednesday. The ritual cleansing bath, known in Hebrew as…