Chairman of the Histadrut Arnon Bar-David dispatched an urgent letter to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, warning him of a complete collapse of the MDA.
Am “Al het” of the shortcomings of a people returned to its land.
As the Ne’ila service closes out Yom Kippur, we become a better and more refined version of who we are.
In rabbinic literature, the biblical ideal of hessed encompasses mitzvot such as visiting the sick, burying the dead, comforting the mourner, and helping a bride and groom rejoice.
The coronavirus may compel people to look at the world and their place in it this year in a very different way.
See fast start and end times for your area.
For those who can't fast, Lau asked that they take on a "ta'anit dibur," a practice in which one abstains from all speech that does not concern Torah or prayer.
The fast, also known as Asarah B'Tevet, was originally established to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar in 425 BCE.
Even after the Yom Kippur fast, some will have to wait a little longer until they can have their favorite food
Fasting is not a new idea, as Jews know, and scientists are looking at the practice’s potential health benefits.
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