Tragedy struck the Bnei Brak and entire Jewish community on Tuesday when a Palestinian terrorist arrived on the scene with the goal of killing Jews. Unfortunately, he succeeded in killing four people before two officers on a police motorcycle confronted him. One of those officers was caught in the crossfire and died of his wounds […]
While Israel may only get “a quarter of an inch of snow a couple days a year,” Orthodox Jewish Olympian Adam Edelman says that bobsled is “the perfect sport for an Israeli. “It’s controlled chaos, the ability to overcome danger, to rise above and [be fearless],” he shares in a new video detailing his Olympic […]
Deloitte is a worldwide company that specializes in professional services. The company just announced their plan to hire 300 Israelis specifically from the haredi (more Orthodox) sector for a new office in Beit Shemesh. Currently, the company employs more than 1,700 Israelis across the country with offices in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Eilat, Nazareth and Jerusalem. […]
A new documentary film, Women of Valor, showcases the struggle of Haredi women as they aim for inclusion in Israeli politics and in other prominent segments of society. It presents Esty Shushan in her work with Estee Rieder Indursky in the organization they founded, Nivcharot, as the two of them overcome personal slander, attacks and […]
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO’s flagship sports show, followed Amar’e Stoudemire’s journey from the NBA to Orthodox Judaism. The retired basketball star spent time with both the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns before playing for Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel while he underwent conversion. Still a part owner of the […]
46-year-old father of eight Rabbi Zeev Katzenelnbogen was finishing davening the morning prayers Sunday morning when a terrorist opened fire at the Kotel. Still wearing his tallis and tefillin, Katzenelnbogen “got a really strong pain in the arm right at the spot of the tefillin,” he said. He realized that he was in the middle […]
