As wildfires rip through Hawaii, Chabad offers relief

As of Thursday, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have claimed 36 lives and left thousands homeless, as emergency workers searched through the night on Wednesday for survivors in the charred ruins of burned-out buildings. Most of the structures in the town of Lahaina, with an estimated population of 13,000, have been decimated by flames. Read more

Israel to assist firefighting efforts in Greece

Israel has sent two firefighting aircraft to Greece to help combat raging wildfires there, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. Read more

Inflammatory consequences…writes Michael Kuttner

Incendiary incitement usually results in a burning desire to take action and so it proved this past week. Read more