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Israeli tourist killed in Thailand motorcycle crash while vacationing with wife

Two additional vehicles and a passenger van were involved in the crash. Thai authorities have not yet released details about the accident.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)
TAL NIR (L) and Ilana O’Malley.

Healing across borders: The story of the Planetherapy NGO

First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster

Simcha Greiniman ,ZAKA Commander Modiin and International Representative

ZAKA commander Simcha Greiniman on dignity, service, and the human cost of October 7


The New First Responders: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

The world we live in is not the one our legacy emergency systems were built for. The people saving lives are not always in uniform; they are our neighbors, our friends and our family members.

Zaka volunteers

Voices of October 7: Simcha Greiniman shared with Chen G. Schimmel

"We’re ordinary people thrust into something far beyond ourselves. There is no training, no preparation that could prepare you to face such darkness."

"Holy Work" Edut Mekomit's Photograph of the year 2024

No. 37: Dubi Weissenstern, leader of ZAKA

As CEO of ZAKA, Weissenstern has played a central role in crisis management, strategic planning, and external relations through some of Israel’s most challenging periods.

Dubi Weissenstern

ZAKA gives 'proper care to humanity,' volunteer Simcha Greinman tells 'Post' conference

“We provide the highest level of personal care to bring proper care to humanity”

ZAKA volunteer, Simcha Greinman.

'They no longer recognize themselves': The growing crisis among Israel's security forces - opinion

The survey, carried out among 111 participants – including active-duty soldiers, career service members, reservists, and ZAKA volunteers – focused on post-traumatic symptoms.

 Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view. Psychological trauma and PTSD treatment at therapy session. Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view

A scandal, Scottish noir, and a Jerusalem comedy: What to watch in Israel this weekend

The documentary, which follows the reporters who broke the story, Aaron Rabinowitz and Shira Elk, presents detailed evidence against him, including interviews with many victims.

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, founder of ZAKA

'Paying a heavy price: ZAKA head Dubi Weissenstern speaks at 'Post' Trauma Conference

“Every ZAKA volunteer knows that they are paying a heavy price”

Dubi Weissenstern, CEO of ZAKA at the Jerusalem Post conference, “A Nation in Trauma”

'An unfathomable tragedy': Man crushed by fallen tree at Shamir Medical Center

According to eyewitnesses, the man left the building to purchase a bottle of water when the tree suddenly hit him.

The entrance to Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), in Be'er Ya'akov, southeast of Tel Aviv on December 15, 2020.

Body of man missing for two years found in Rishon Lezion apartment

The discovery was made after a call was placed to the ZAKA 1220 hotline, alerting authorities to a decomposed body in an apartment on Mishmar Hayarden Street

ZAKA volunteers in Rishon Lezion on July 16, 2025.

Over 100 US Sheriffs join ZAKA training course on Jewish burial customs

Event in Florida strengthens cultural sensitivity in law enforcement amid ongoing support for Jewish communities

 Over 100 sheriffs joined the seminar hosted by ZAKA Search and Rescue last week in Florida aimed at educating law enforcement on Jewish customs related to honoring the dead.