Israel bombed Iranian weapons warehouses in Iraq three times in recent weeks after reaching an understanding with the United States and Russia, the London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday.
Western diplomatic sources told the newspaper the understanding stresses that Jerusalem not publicly take responsibility for the attacks in order to control regional blow-back.
Iraqi media reported that a weapons depot of the Popular Mobilization Forces was hit on Tuesday night. Israel has reportedly been behind bombings against Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria.

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The Community Connections program of WellCare Health Plans of New Jersey, Inc. awarded five community organizations with grants to support their work in promoting health and wellness in our community. The Regesh Network received a grant for the exemplary services they provide to teens, families, and educational professionals. 
Rabbi Yechiel Elbaz, the dynamic founder and director of Regesh, took a few minutes from his hectic schedule to share an inside glimpse of this exceptional organization.
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A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli Defense Forces late Thursday night after he hurled several grenades at Israeli soldiers on duty near the Israeli-Gaza border fence.
The IDF said no soldiers were injured. The attacker was wounded, but IDF did not comment on his condition.
The incident follows a flare up of rocket fire from the Strip into Israel overnight, marking the sixth in just a week as tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip continue to escalate.
Read more at i24NEWS.
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If I were to tell you about a 20 year old bachur, who is always happy, always smiling, very positive and inspires others, you may think I’m trying to suggest a shidduch. You may even think it sounds like many 20 year olds. But, what if I told you that this 20 year old is suffering from a rare case of ALS which is rapidly destroying his body? Yes, it sounds unbelievable, and yes, that’s Dovy.
What started as having some difficulty walking turned into the use of a cane, then wheelchair and it deteriorated from there. Dovy’s rare case of ALS was extremely hard to diagnose at first, and by the time it was diagnosed it was advanced.

Three people were severely injured when an explosive device detonated Friday morning near the Ein Bubin spring next to town of Dolev.
The victims include a 46-year-old father and his 18-year-old daughter and 20-year-old son.
The daughter, identified as Rina Shnerb, who was declared to be in critical condition, died of her wounds a short time later.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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When we arise in the morning, the first breaths we take are with the words “מודה אני – I Give Thanks to You Hashem ”, on our lips.
The first words we say before we pray Shachris are, “ואהבת לרעך כמוך” Love Your Friend as Yourself.
This song, harmonized by brothers Matt & Tzvi Levin, bring out the light energy of love and appreciation. They believe that in order to truly experience the beauty of the world and the journeys we take, we must be able to put HaShem first and say thanks. Our appreciation to Him must be equivalent to our ability love our friend as much as we love ourselves. Perhaps, through dancing with this song we will learn to love ourselves on a greater level and then able to give to the world all the beauty we hold within.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt., proposed a $16.3 trillion climate plan Thursday, an expansive blueprint meant to enlarge American ambitions when it comes to combating planetary warming in a campaign season already marked by aggressive Democratic approaches.
The Sanders proposal, like his plan to replace private health insurance with a federal system, envisions a significant expansion of the government’s role in the economy. He would offer billions in subsidies to replace gas-guzzling vehicles with electric ones by 2030, a new public system of clean electricity generation that could sideline private utilities, and an infrastructure program that would remake much of the economy and employ an estimated 20 million more Americans.

Rav Mordechai ben Hillel, the “Mordechai” (~1230-1298). A descendent of the Ravyah, he was a principle disciple of the Maharam miRottenberg, and a close friend of the Rosh. The Mordechai cites views of French and German authorities and brings the piskei halacha of the Tosefos without the discussion. He, his wife, and their five children were all burned at the stake during the Rindfleisch pogroms, when over 100,000 Jews in Bavaria and Austria were murdered, and well over 100 communities disappeared.