יום רביעי, ג׳ חשוון תשפ״זWednesday, October 14, 2026
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"I count myself lucky that I have merited to see both these miracles.”
The reform will take effect on December 1, 2022.
When the family members saw the United Hatzalah volunteers they burst out in joy at the sight of the orange uniforms.
“This was a joint operation and would not have succeeded without the effort of all three organizations."
When Yehoyada arrived he found the older gentleman lying in bed, conscious and awake, surrounded by worried family members.
"I immediately recognized him and realized that he was my close friend of many years."
The bride and groom could not stop thanking the volunteers for their kindness.
Over the last weekend, two minor earthquakes shook the area of Northern Israel including Tveria.
“The ambulance is a memorial to my parents and what they taught me."
Kalanit realized that the paramedic and ambulance weren't arriving for another few minutes, so she had to take action on her own.
The woman's family crowded around, worried and upset about their mother.
"The man suffered a serious head injury from being hit by the tree."
"Thankfully, I was in the right place at the right time to help, and that is all that matters.”
"I treated the woman and performed the Heimlich Maneuver."
By Jewish Press Staff Reporter
"She was later taken by ambulance while still undergoing CPR, to the Carmel Medical Center."
Providing emotional care in a stressful situation.
Saving a life with the right equipment and a quick response.
“Hashem brought me to her so that I could be a part of the team that saved her life.”
“It was an extremely stressful situation because we were trying to revive a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest on the side of a major roadway."
"She said I had given her the best birthday gift, her son’s life.”
If the person requesting help is female, it would be more halachically correct that she be treated by another female than by a male.
"I kept thinking of my own daughter, who is the same age as the boy I treated."
“I’m not sure if he came to me knowing that I am an EMT, or just because my store was open late."
The doctors, EMTs, and paramedics of the South Florida Hatzalah, and Magen David Adom International were among the first at the disaster scene.
“After the third shock was administered, the man began to resist compressions, a sign that he was coming back to life.”
The two countries agreed to promote cooperation on health issues, including a common fight against global epidemics, cybersecurity and data protection, medical education, digital health, artificial intelligence, innovation, technology integration, and personalized medicine.
In Jerusalem, the project, which began two seasons ago, grew in scale during the Coronavirus pandemic, when fans were not permitted to attend the games.
A four-month-old infant was brought by his father to a makolet (bodega) on Rambam Street in Bnei Brak after the infant had choked. The father carried his baby into the makolet and asked the store manager to call for help. United Hatzalah volunteers responded to the emergency and succeeded in resuscitating the boy. United Hatzalah […]
Chaim was an incredibly special person I knew for 28 years.
The new volunteer house in Kfar Qassem will serve as the first installment of support by Zim Urban Life.
"Sometimes when a CPR is unsuccessful, a responder can become less hopeful about the chances of saving the next patient."
"All-in-all, the woman was fully conscious and alert about 30 or so minutes after I had arrived. I couldn’t believe it.”
Russian Olah with chronic Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) becomes the first woman to head one of United Hatzalah’s chapters.
The project has already received a high volume of requests, and hundreds of individuals are expected to use the service in the next two weeks, while the lockdown is on.
Two young men were killed Tuesday morning when an aircraft crashed near Mishmar Hanegev, a kibbutz in the northern fringe of the Negev desert in Israel.
"This is one of the many emergency calls that I have gone to that make all of the training and volunteering worthwhile."
“This was a truly meaningful way to start one’s day.”
By JNi.Media
"Moving slowly, we managed to use the endoscope to grab the nail, transfer it to the stomach and then pull it out through the esophagus," Dr. On related.
Attitudes about end-of-life treatment.
By JNi.Media
Rafsanjani was sought by the Argentinian government for ordering the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.
By JNi.Media
On October 25, 2006, special prosecutor Alberto Nisman formally accused the government of Iran of directing the AMIA bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out.
By dvora
Editor’s Note: In our July 13 front-page essay, “Birth of a Leather-Kippah Jew,” Mordecai Bienstock described his personal journey on the path to becoming what he called a “Leather Kippah Jew.” Here he elaborates on that vision.
By dvora
“Let me be honest with you,” the rosh yeshiva began. It was not a good sign. I was sitting for a farher, an entrance interview, with the rosh yeshiva of a well-known yeshiva in Jerusalem, and it was about to go very badly. I was, to be fair, a very unusual applicant. I had just graduated from law school. My classmates and friends were headed off to prestigious clerkships or to seek their fortunes. I had other plans. My secular learning had now outpaced my Torah learning, and it was time, I believed, to catch up.
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the Democrat-appointed justices to rule 5-4 that Congress has the power to impose the healthcare mandate under its power to levy taxes.
The obesity epidemic is a convoluted way of saying that the problem with government health care is the people. But that's not the problem. Obesity may not be healthy, but if we ban sodas and force everyone to exercise in the yard before work, the numbers still won't balance. Because the real problem with government health care is government.
I’m learning to walk again. Every step is painful. I go with a walker. There is a security belt wrapped around my waist which the physical therapist watches carefully so that in case I stumble she will be able to catch me. As I make my way, the nurses and other health care personnel smile and congratulate me: “You’re doing wonderful! You’re doing great!”
By L. Friedman
The medical world and the laws associated with it are changing rapidly, and the focus is on the quality of life. More and more frequently, patients and their families are encouraged to forgo “excessive” or “unnecessary” treatments and therapies so as to maintain a greater quality of life.
The Histadrut was protesting the conditions of contract workers in the public and private sectors. Under the agreement ending the walkout Sunday, contract workers will now receive pay raises and improved benefits.
October 9, 2026 
