Month April 2021
As YWN has reported, there are tragically 45 Niftarim from the Meron disaster. Many of the Niftarim have not yet been identified by authorities. All Nifatrim were brought to The Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, where family members… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is one of the largest tragedies to have hit Eretz Yisroel, indeed, all of Klal Yisroel. What should we be feeling? At times like this, we turn to our Gedolei Yisroel. The following… Continue Reading →
One of the victims of the Meron tragedy has been identified as Menachem Knoblowitz Z”L. He was 22. Menachem Z”L, engaged to a girl from Lakewood, is one of approximately 45 Niftar in the tragedy. Also among the Americans are… Continue Reading →
El Al shares the grief of the bereaved families in the disaster on Lag Baomer. The company offers assistance in bringing first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children, spouses) from the United States, England, France and any other country from which El… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu offered Aryeh Lightstone, a former senior aide to David Friedman, who served as the US ambassador to Israel under President Donald Trump, a senior role in his most recent election campaign, sources told The Times of… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Last night, amid the celebrations of Lag Ba’Omer in Meron, an absolute unthinkable tragedy occurred: An unstoppable stampede of people began to slip down Har Meron, crushing men young and old, and r”l children, to death. At least 44 people… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani sought to discredit the federal investigation into his dealings in Ukraine on Thursday, a day after agents raided his home and office. Giuliani said the 6 a.m. search, which he said involved seven FBI… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Anyone watching the live feed of the celebrations at Meron Thursday evening could not fail to be impressed by the fervor, the joy, the spirituality and the tremendous unity of the tens of thousands of participants. After… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Anxieties are something that many people are dealing with in these times. Yeshiva boys are concerned about where they will be learning. High school girls are concerned about grades for this year and seminary for next… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Even his father, אדם, was baffled at his joy. But he explained: “I did תשובה, and my punishment was lightened.” אדם’s immediate reaction? “Mizmor Shir L’Yom Hashabbos.” What’s the connection between תשובה and Shabbos? Join Rabbi Paysach Krohn as… Continue Reading →
“Bodies were lying under my legs. It’s impossible to describe in words what happened there,” one of the survivors of the terrible disaster at Meron told Channel 12 News. “I saw people that were injured and then the color disappeared… Continue Reading →
As news of the tragedy in Meron unfolded, cellphone service in the area crashed, and people have been trying frantically to reach their relatives in Meron and find out if… Read more » The post Assistance for American Families Impacted… Continue Reading →
The names of some of the niftarim in the Meron tragedy were released Friday lunchtime. Many of the niftarim have yet been identified, and as always, irresponsible rumors are making… Read more » The post Names of Meron Niftarim Released… Continue Reading →
The world’s leaders embassies also sent their thoughts and prayers to the people injured in Meron. The post Meron Tragedy: Condolences From Around the World appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Kerry Seeking Progress in Peace Talks By September… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In what is by far the worst civilian tragedy in Israel’s history, 44 people died and 150 were injured, 18 of them in serious condition after a mass of people trying to leave the precinct of the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In what is by far the worst civilian tragedy in Israel’s history, 44 people died and 150 were injured, 18 of them in serious condition after a mass of people trying to leave the precinct of the… Continue Reading →
“Just incomprehensible,” said Reb Chaim to Hamodia on Friday morning, after witnessing from close the tragedy that occurred late Thursday night in Meron, after the hadlakah of the Toldos Aharon… Read more » The post Eyewitness to Hamodia: Difficult Scenes… Continue Reading →
Terrible scenes and sights are being broadcast in the news, survivors are recounting what they witnessed, and countless people are grieving. Parents were bereft of their children, children were left yesomim, and wives were left almanos. Some of the injured… Continue Reading →
20210430_XHM_NEW_PG001-2 20210430_XHM_NEW_PG002 The post Hamodia’s Daily Edition: נהפך לאבל מחולנו appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: U.S. Denies Report of Breakthrough in Peace Process ‘Arela’ Lottery Ads End Amid MK Kachlon’s Campaign Against Gambling Gaza Terror Attack Foiled by… Continue Reading →
A police spokesperson said on Friday morning that the force has been receiving many calls overnight from families trying to locate relatives who were on the scene when a stampede… Read more » The post Police: Many Still Unaccounted for… Continue Reading →