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Israelis hold orange balloons for the Bibas family, in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025

Orange balloons released around the world in memory of Bibas family

Jewish communities worldwide held vigils for the Bibas family ahead of their funeral slated for Wednesday morning.

Vigil for Nasrallah to be held in NYC amid Lebanon funeral

'Let us demonstrate to the world in the heart of the empire that the path of Resistance is immortal,' the Bronx anti-War Coalition said on Instagram on Saturday.

  An IDF jet flies over Nasrallah and Safieddine funeral in Beirut on February 23, 2025.

IDF's Nasrallah funeral flyover shows things not what they were a year ago

Statements and speeches at the event have all indicated that Iran’s axis believes that the 'resistance' is not defeated.

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Jewish burial amid tragedy: Halachic questions surrounding the return of hostage bodies

With the bodies of hostages set to return home, Jewish law raises complex questions—when to mourn, how to bury, and what to do when the remains are incomplete.

'A light of joy': Decade after death, Oron Shaul laid to rest in Israel

Thousands came to see Oron Shaul off on his final journey, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and several ministers and members of the Knesset.

MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of IDF Staff Sergeant Aviel Wiseman, killed in Gaza, in Poria Illit

We must honor our fallen and ensure they didn't die in vain

Jews in Israel and throughout the world, and all decent human beings who support freedom and democracy, must remember and honor our fallen heroes.

By FRED NAIDER
16/01/2025
The casket bearing the remains of former US president Jimmy Carter, January 9, 2025

Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Fellow Democratic President Joe Biden will eulogize the 39th president who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

By REUTERS
09/01/2025

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service

Both Biden and Trump are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday.

By REUTERS
07/01/2025

'An atmosphere of holiness': How the IDF's Camp Shura handles the bodies of the fallen

The ‘Magazine’ visits Camp Shura, where the IDF Rabbinate helped identify and prepare more than 1,000 people for burial in the wake of Oct. 7.

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UAE official pays respects at shiva of murdered Chabad emissary, vows commitment to coexistence

Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the UAE, visited the shiva of Rabbi Zvi Kogan to offer his condolences to the grieving family personally.

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