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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

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Illustrative: Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, in photos released on October 10, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 10, 2024, 10:47 pm
New top Sephardic rabbi backs rulings that soldiers in combat must eat on Yom Kippur
Seeking to allay concerns of ultra-Orthodox troops in Gaza, David Yosef notes existing protocols barring them from fasting, says when in doubt they should turn to IDF rabbis
By Mati Wagner
Adam Hajaj speaks during a rally for hostages in Gaza in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
August 12, 2024, 3:54 pm
October 7 trauma reconnects Israelis with a 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning
Thousands of synagogues prepare to feature lamentations about the Hamas atrocities, on Tisha B’Av, a fast day that commemorates historical – and now contemporary – tragedies
By Canaan Lidor
Muslim community members gather for the Jumʿah, a special noon service on Fridays that observant Muslims are obliged to attend, March 15, 2024, at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. (John Minchillo/AP)
March 17, 2024, 9:50 am
US schools becoming more supportive of Muslim students fasting during Ramadan
In Dearborn, Michigan, where half of population is Arab, fasting students are accommodated with separate activities during lunchtime
By AP and ToI Staff
A Neilah service in 2017. Neilah was part of the ancient liturgy for communal fast days called in times of distress. (Courtesy Anna Carson-DeWitt via JTA)
October 12, 2023, 2:22 pm
NYC’s Hadar Institute calls for public fast day to pray for Israeli hostages of Hamas
Echoing ancient times, the egalitarian educational institution brings together over 600 Diaspora rabbis and Jewish leaders, fasting in solidarity with the Jewish state
By Jackie Hajdenberg
People gather to hear a reading of the Book of Lamentations at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall on August 6, 2022. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
March 27, 2023, 2:19 pm
Authors, poets to read Book of Lamentations in protest of overhaul
‘We are currently on the brink of destruction of the Third House,’ says writer Ilan Sheinfeld
By Jessica Steinberg
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu jogs in Jerusalem on October 6, soon after his release from Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He was there overnight for observation after feeling unwell during Yom Kippur synagogue services the previous evening. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 6, 2022, 8:47 am
Netanyahu released after Yom Kippur hospitalization, ‘resumes full activity’
Former prime minister’s office says his test results are all normal; he felt unwell during synagogue services, reportedly with chest pains
By ToI Staff
People ride their bicycles and walk along the empty road in Jerusalem, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, October 4, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 5, 2022, 9:32 pm
Medics treat 2,741 for cycling injuries, Yom Kippur fasting effects, deliver 1 baby
3 seriously injured in road accidents; 268 suffer effects of fasting; 285 bike riders require treatment for injuries, 133 expectant mothers taken to the hospital
By ToI Staff
Likud party and opposition leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu attends Kikar HaShabbat conference at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel, September 12, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 5, 2022, 7:48 pm
Netanyahu hospitalized after feeling unwell during Yom Kippur synagogue service
Opposition leader, 72, staying overnight at Shaare Zedek for observation after series of tests come out normal; tweets that he’s feeling well
By ToI Staff
Several Jewish influencers have endorsed the use of IV drips, including in preparation for the Yom Kippur fast. (Screenshots via Instagram and YouTube. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
October 4, 2022, 3:21 pm
How concierge IV therapy went from Instagram trend to pre-Yom Kippur hydration hack
As celebs like Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber popularize this ‘wellness’ treatment, Orthodox social media influencers tout the benefits of using the drips before the 25-hour fast
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative photo of the periwinkle blue ribbon, which symbolizes awareness for Acid Reflux (GERD), eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, esophageal and gastric disorders, pulmonary hypertension and stomach cancer. (iStock photos)
September 18, 2021, 4:51 am
New traditions help make Yom Kippur a safer time for Jews with eating disorders
While the holiday’s 25-hour fast can be problematic, advocates across the Jewish world are developing alternative rituals in line with Judaism’s religious principle of safety first
By Ella Rockart
Police set up a temporary road block in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur eve, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, September 15, 2021. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
September 15, 2021, 6:17 pm
Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, but forces on high alert
Public transport halts, airwaves go quiet and roads empty out for 25- hour Day of Atonement; 2,000 police deployed in Jerusalem, search for fugitives to go on
By ToI Staff
Fasting for climate outside the president's residence on September 10, 2021. From right: Michal Deutsch, Tamar Deutsch, Matanel Ciechanowski. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
September 13, 2021, 10:15 pm
Activist goes on hunger strike to press president on climate crisis
Michal Deutsch, 27, wants her protest to raise public awareness and convince Isaac Herzog to use his pulpit to put advancing a climate law at top of country’s agenda
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Palestinian Muslims shout at Israeli security forces (unseen) in the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 11, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
January 17, 2020, 7:07 pm
Muslims chant about killing Jews outside Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Police disperse crowd at holy site following Friday morning prayers; Hamas had called for mobilization at Al-Aqsa Mosque against ‘Zionist occupation’
By JTA and ToI Staff
File: Israeli security forces gather at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on June 2, 2019, after clashes broke out between police and Muslim worshipers following the entry of Jews to the site for Jerusalem Day. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
January 17, 2020, 8:25 am
Police break up ‘disorderly conduct’ at Temple Mount after hundreds march, chant
Authorities say some worshipers fomented unrest at holy site following Friday morning prayers; Hamas had called for mobilization at site against ‘Zionist occupation’
By ToI Staff
Israeli border police officers stand guard next to the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, July 27, 2017. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
January 7, 2020, 11:36 pm
Police arrest 6 Muslim worshipers after clashes at Temple Mount
Earlier, five people reported arrested at the flashpoint site; throughout the day, dozens of Jews visited compound to mark fast day
By ToI Staff
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