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Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 800 dead
The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed nearly 800 people, and more than 3,000 are still missing.
As a new year begins, we prepare for the emergencies we pray never come
Israeli man in his 60s dies in Peru after more than three years in prison
Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip
13 wounded Ukrainians airlifted to Israel in joint rescue mission
Evacuees brought to Israel from Ukraine included several Holocaust survivors and a Jewish woman whose home was hit by a missile strike.
Grapevine: Perpetuating her name
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Holocaust survivor who died in China to be brought to Israel for burial
The body of a Jewish Holocaust survivor, Shmuel Yosef Briskin, who died in China before Rosh Hashanah, will be flown to Israel for burial by Chabad emissaries and the ZAKA international unit.
Man, 75, who climbed palm tree for a lulav dies after fall - report
Palm fronds, or lulavs, are part of the tradition of celebrating the holiday of Sukkot which will be celebrated next week.
Israeli killed in Ukraine car crash to be flown to Israel for burial
Rabbi Avraham Levy died in a car crash after Rosh Hashanah on his way to the Kyiv Airport. Ten hassidim were injured in the crash.
Bodies of Jerusalem yeshiva student plane crash victims land in US, UK
"Thanks to the activities of ZAKA representatives, Chabad emissaries and benefactors, the families will be able to "bury their loved ones even before Shabbat," ZAKA CEO Dubi Wiesenstern said.
Letters to the Editor July 19, 2021: Mass suicide is not painless
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Mount Meron: Why did it take 11 hours to transfer 45 bodies to Abu Kabir?
The final Meron victims were identified on Sunday morning at around 7 a.m. and released for burial the same day – nearly 55 hours after they died.
‘Identifying bodies from Meron Lag Ba'omer disaster could take hours’
Some 32 victims were identified and 22 released for burial before the onset of Shabbat.
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, former ZAKA head, attempts suicide
Over the span of just a few months, Meshi-Zahav faced multiple sexual assault accusations and lost three first-degree family members to coronavirus.
