BDE: Judy Hoffman, a”h
Baltimore, MD – October 5, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Judy Hoffman, a”h, wife of Rabbi Leib Hoffman, mother of Shimon, Shani (Reitberger), Mordechai, Ezra, Shira (Zeilengold), Esther (Swiatycki), and the late Rena Hoffman a”h. Sister of David Rosen, Joel Rosen, and Bracha Polstein.Levaya will take place on […]
‘Different Backgrounds, One Mission’: The Jewish and Arab MDA Medics Who Entered Sderot Together on October 7
Israel, October 5, 2026: Shortly after 6:30 a.m., Anastasia Stelmachov’s mother called to ask if she was all right. The now 27-year-old paramedic from Bat Yam was nearing the end of a 24-hour shift in the Ariel area when she woke Nashet Nasser, an EMT and ambulance driver. “I woke up Nashet, my driver, and […]
Medical Jet Vanishes During Flight to Boston, Search for Six Suspended
A medical transport jet carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean early Saturday morning after experiencing apparent electrical problems and a terrifying plunge of approximately 13,000 feet. The Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, was carrying four Canadian crew members, a Bermudian patient and a family member who […]
Hamas Gaza Leader Ali al-Amoudi Survives Israeli Strike
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad said Monday that Ali al-Amoudi, the terror group’s de facto leader in Gaza, survived an Israeli attempt to eliminate him in a strike several days ago. The Israeli strike took place Saturday in Gaza and targeted al-Amoudi, whom the IDF has described as the most senior Hamas figure remaining in the […]