tragedy

An annual hiking trip for students of the ORT Maalot yeshiva high school ended in disaster after an unexploded piece of ordnance detonated in the Upper Galilee. The IDF is investigating whether one of the students picked up the device and put it in his backpack — in an area that had already been swept.

Born with severe kidney disease, Yinon Yulis refused to let his limitations define him. His remarkable life, faith, compassion, and tragic death offer a powerful lesson about choosing how to respond to the challenges we are given.

After the tragic loss of his eight-year-old daughter, Chabad emissary Viktor Atia found strength in faith, family, and shlichut, transforming profound grief into a mission of joy, kindness, and hope

After losing her husband to a terror attack and later battling cancer, Dafna Levanon chose faith, generosity and joy, leaving behind a powerful legacy of resilience, family devotion and unconditional love

After losing his wife and young son, Rabbi Eliaz Cohen shares the extraordinary faith of his late wife Hodaya and the lessons that give him strength to keep learning, raising his children, and finding joy

New details shed light on the events that led to the death of 16-year-old Yonatan Ephraim Klimian during a family outing at Keshet Cave. After helping his sister descend, he noticed a problem with the equipment—and later fell from a great height.

Shira Madlai opens up about raising four children on the autism spectrum, the devastating loss of her young son Harel, and how grief, family, and an unshakable connection to God helped her find the strength to choose life and rebuild after tragedy

A balcony collapsed onto a business in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood. Rescue teams pronounced one person dead after he was trapped under the rubble. Three others were lightly injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

In January 1961 the Egoz sank carrying Moroccan Jews secretly bound for Israel. The tragedy led to Operation Yachin, which brought about 80,000 to Israel.

Discover the meaning behind the fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz, the five historic events it commemorates, and the remarkable Jewish value of recognizing and appreciating goodness

Discover the five historic events commemorated on the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz, from the breaking of the Tablets to the breaching of Jerusalem's walls, and learn their enduring spiritual significance

In 1938, China breached the Yellow River's dikes to slow the advancing Japanese army, triggering one of the deadliest man-made disasters in history.

An emotional account from the aftermath of October 7 tells of a dream that led to the discovery of four bodies.

Five years after the Meron tragedy, a father shares his son’s difficult recovery and inspiring message of faith.

Simple daily acts of kindness, compassion, and connection that can bridge divides between religious and secular Jews and strengthen love, peace, and unity among the Jewish people

After years of longing, she finally found her partner. Though their time was short, the strength she gained continues to carry her forward.

An unfathomable tragedy: Yissachar Dov Spiegel z"l, 21, passed away overnight after being swept out to sea. The search for his 17-year-old brother—who jumped in to save him—has continued for six days.