New York City congestion pricing costing Hatzalah $250 a day “The leadership within the Hatzalah groups are coming together to make sure that people can afford it,” the head of the emergency response service told JNS. Vita Fellig Jan. 9, 2025
More than 2,600 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria since Oct. 7 Palestinian terrorists in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley have killed five civilians and wounded many others since Oct. 7. Akiva Van Koningsveld Jan. 17, 2024
3,600-plus Palestinian terror attacks in first half of 2023 The number of shootings has already surpassed last year's total. July 18, 2023
With rabbinic dispensation, New York Jews ship emergency supplies to Montreal on Passover Yossi Margaretten of Chaverim of Rockland, N.Y., told JNS how and why his second night of Passover was different from all his other second Passover nights. Faygie Holt April 11, 2023
MDA signs deal with US group to provide medevac hospital services in Israel Hatzolah Air will partner with Magen David Adom to provide medical evacuation flights out of Tiberius and Be’er Sheva. Feb. 5, 2023
Recalling anniversary of lives lost in condo collapse in Surfside, Fla. “The shock was of such a nature that it touched the core of everyone’s being,” said Rabbi Sholom Lipskar of The Shul of Bal Harbour. Faygie Holt June 24, 2022
Magen David Adom creates computer-aided dispatch system for Hatzalah South Florida It marks the first time the dispatch technology has been adopted by an EMS organization in the United States. Dec. 16, 2021
As South Florida grapples with loss, Jewish community props up first responders, family “We are stronger together. We’ll be around as long as it takes, supporting and in solidarity with this amazing community and people. Our friendship is solid and everlasting,” posted Israel Consul General to Miami Maor Elbaz-Starinsky. Faygie Holt June 25, 2021
Condo across from Miami synagogue collapses, search and rescue underway “Hatzalah is working closely with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue ... our role is to give medical attention to patients and deal with families,” Joseph Dahan, a Hatzalah director at the scene, told JNS. Faygie Holt June 24, 2021