On and off for nearly two years, she lived on the streets of Boston. She slept on benches and survived on food she found in the garbage.
“Being homeless as a teenager, you understand that nobody can protect you,” she said. “You have to protect yourself.”
Ultimately, Ben Yosef got her life on track. She moved back to Israel, where she had lived…
Hours after she arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, Neda Amin, an Iranian-born journalist and dissident who feared being deported to her native country, thanked the Israeli government for granting her refuge, adding that she has Jewish roots and would love to live in Israel.
During a press conference at The Times of Israel’s Jerusalem…
With the Jewish people commemorating the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem on the fast of Tisha Be’av on Tuesday, more than 1,200 Jewish visitors went to the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning, activist groups said.
According to the Yeraeh organization, which promotes Jewish visitation and prayer rights at the Temple Mount and which…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis bleeds Pittsburgh Steelersblack and gold, but as he boarded an airplane Tuesday set to return from Israel to the United States, he reflected on spending a week with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and laughed.
“I told my wife , he has a new fan,” Bettis said. “My phrase was ‘I’m…
The white paint for the 50-yard-line on the third football field was still fresh when Robert Kraft recited the Hebrew “Shehehiyanu” blessing for new things and cut the ribbon in Tuesday’s ceremony marking the opening of the new Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem.
“Okay, Robert, throw it out,” said Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams, running out…
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Some of the greatest NFL players of all time descended on a converted soccer field outside Tel Aviv to watch local children scrimmage in a big boost for the burgeoning sport of American football in Israel.
Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach and Mike Singletary were among the 18 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame…
Israel abruptly crossed over from grief to jubilation at nightfall Monday, as Memorial Day came to a close and the country’s 69th Independence Day began.
Mournful and somber speeches gave way to fireworks, concerts and parties across the country, with flags promptly raised back from half-staff. At the military on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, the…
NEW YORK, MIES, TEL AVIV – The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Israel Basketball Association today announced that the 16th edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) Europe will be held Aug. 13-16 at The Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel, marking the first time that the NBA and…
Getting in the spirit of Purim, government ministers and Knesset members dress up and show their humorous side.
Shedding their business attire, Israeli ministers and MKs take part in Purim festivities, showing off their more lighthearted side.
Without looking too much into the meanings behind their chosen costumes, here are some…