Homeless

Rebuilding from rubble: Olah's story of survival after Iranian missile strike destroys home

Marissa Sarfatti thought that her plan for the Iranian attack was solid. But after tragedy struck, she is left to pick up the pieces and rebuild entirely anew.

 A bloody floor in a Tel Aviv apartment that was struck by an Iranian missile, June 16, 2025.
Israeli singer Omer Adam performs live at the annual Kleizmer Festival in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, on August 14, 2019.

Homeless man buys and resells one Omer Adam concert ticket, earns NIS 40,000

Homeless Euro 2024 - Hamburg, Germany - June 17, 2024 A general view of the action from Germany v Sweden

Israel team rejected for homeless soccer tournament over security concerns

 Homeless man and his dog, illustrative

How can the health of homeless pet owners and their companions be improved?


Sukkot is a holiday of homecoming and homelessness

What does it mean, for a person or a people or a species, to lose home or to come home?  What exactly is lost when you lose home and what is gained when you recover it?

 Members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community build a Sukkah in preparation for the Sukkot holiday.

The ultimate DIY project: How one man turned a cave into his dream home

Unable to afford city living, Mr. Tiger turned to carving out the inside of a cave to create his dream home. This is his remarkable subterranean journey.

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Daughter of MLB Hall of Famer abandons baby in frozen forest

Police responded to a report of a woman who had given birth to a baby in the winter-frozen woods of Manchester, New Hampshire.

 Dennis Eckersley pitching for the Boston Red Sox in 1988

Activists launch petition to save Herzliya hermit from eviction

Nisim lived for months by the sea with no shelter until he decided to build a structure to live in.

 A newly built residential neighborhood in Herzliya, Oct 30, 2020.

How do Israel's homeless get benefits without an address? - court case

An Israeli homeless man filed for benefits but didn't have an address. This case was an example of bureaucracies’ limitations when administering social welfare programs.

 A homeless man on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road (Illustrative photo).

Tel Aviv shelter to provide homes for Israel's homeless

The Gagon, which replaced a shelter demolished by the city three years ago, provides free lodging and services to the homeless, primarily substance-abuse victims, and is accessible to the disabled.

 Tel Aviv-Jaffa mayor Ron Huldai at the opening of Ha'Gagon, a new homeless shelter in Tel Aviv

Is God punishing the United States of America?

It is a challenge for me to believe that the series of “plagues” that have befallen the United States of America of late are not part of some heavenly master plan.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at the White House in July on the administration’s drawdown efforts in Afghanistan.

Tel Aviv, IFCJ open new shelter for Israel's homeless

HaGagon's goal is to "provide a home for addicts living on the streets while maintaining a sense of human dignity," the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality said.

 A homeless person sleeps in the street on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on September 23, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown

TN senator uses Hitler as example of homeless person who 'made history'

The state senator made the comments during a debate on a bill to combat homeless camps.

 Tennessee state flag

Why my synagogue is building a 55-unit housing development for the homeless

"Jewish and other faith communities can and should do more to address the systemic housing crisis that is driving hundreds of thousands of our neighbors onto the streets."

A general view of downtown Los Angeles and the Walt Disney Concert Hall the day after California issued a stay-at-home order due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles

Swastikas found at Washington DC train station, investigation underway

Authorities believe that the culprit responsible for drawing these symbols may be experiencing mental health issues and homelessness.

 Washington, DC skyline (Illustrative).