Daniel Katzenstein News Today

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

Shabbat debate reflects a conflict throughout Israel, where resentment of the ultra-Orthodox community has grown in recent years.

On a Monday evening in January, a young woman who had recently given birth to her family’s first child collapsed at home in one of the northern neighborhoods of Jerusalem. First responders who arrived at the scene began CPR efforts. Unfortunately they were unsuccessful. Due to the complex situation and trauma of the other family members who witnessed the event, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) was dispatched to provide emotional and psychological support and st...