Lottery

Divination: What’s forbidden, and what’s permitted

One who transgresses the prohibition of divination, nullifies the commandment to act with simplicity before God. It is forbidden to use divination or sorcery even for promoting good purposes.

Businesses found selling lottery tickets to minors

An undercover operation by the Israel Police found eight businesses in southern Israel illegally selling lottery tickets to minors.

Colorado man wins lottery, buys watermelon

A Colorado man won 5 million in a lottery and announced that the first thing he wanted to buy was a watermelon.

Eretz Yisrael in the parasha: Division by lottery

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars: Why did the Torah require the division of the Land of Israel to be done specifically by a lot?

Pinchas: Dividing Eretz Yisrael by lottery

Young Israeli Torah scholars: The connection between the land alloted each tribe and the tribe is substantive and above human comprehension.

Jackpot! 80 million shekels for first-time lottery entrant

Winner is a business owner in his 30s who only went to pick up his check after finishing work for the day.

Get a jab and win a fortune: A Covid vaccine lottery

This just might work with those who hesitate to enter a vaccination room, so PM Bennett, maybe it's worth a try. Op-ed.

Person in Michigan wins Mega Millions' $1 billion jackpot

Lottery was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the third-largest in U.S. lottery history.

The third Am Yisrael Chai raffle

Am Yisrael Chai Foundation Director talks about Foundation's endeavors, latest raffle of million-dollar apartment overlooking Temple Mount

Swiss lottery scratch card uses the phrase ‘gassed Jew’

State-owned lottery company in Switzerland apologizes for crossword scratch card that appeared to feature the word combination.

Man wins lottery but lottery refuses to pay

Menachem won Lottery but did not write last four digits of his credit card when buying ticket. Now Lottery refuses to pay him.

Join chance to win apartment and strengthen the farmers

Am Yisrael Chai Foundation is back to fight agricultural terror: Special operation with dream raffle for luxurious apartment in Jerusalem.

Victim of scam wins back money in lotto

After losing 1.1 million shekels to scam, Rishon Letzion resident discovers he won the lottery for the same amount.

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Beggar buys Lotto card for 1st time, wins half a million shekels

A Bnei Brak beggar decides to buy a lottery ticket on a whim while shopping for groceries and it turns out to be his lucky day.

'Our children's blood isn't worthless - this crosses a red line'

Families of terror victims face off against artists over national lottery's funding of film lauding terrorist-defending lawyer.

22 million shekels for Hanukkah

Lottery winner says he will distribute winnings as Hanukkah gifts to his children to settle their mortgages.

Mazal tov, sixfold

Petah Tikva resident sends 6 columns in for lotto - one for each of the six days of creation - and wins a million shekels.

64 new millionaires in past year

Mifal Hapayis summarizes year finding Jerusalem and Ashdod produced six winners past year's lottery.

Holiday gift: 17 million shekels

30-year-old Petah Tikva resident arrives at Lotto HQ to cash in winning ticket, explains he was in no hurry since 'money doesn't spoil'.

$522 million lottery win bought ticket in San Jose, California

Only one person won last night's MegaMillions lottery for more than half-a-billion dollars.

Lotto winner vows to fund Torah study

Ashkelon man wins 11.3 million shekels, says he will use part of winnings to support yeshiva students.

After a decade: Building opportunity in Beit El

Beit El sees new wave of construction as part of lottery for cheaper housing, the largest of its kind in Samaria.

26-year-old construction worker wins big at Israel lottery

Man from central Israel wins 22 million shekels in lottery.

Israeli lotto pulls out of Umm al-Fahm

Arab-Israeli town where Temple Mount terrorists lived hosts event supporting leader of banned extremist movement at lottery sports hall.

60-year-old haredi man wins big at the lottery

Five people won first prize in Tuesday's lottery, including a Galilee resident who sent two winning forms and received 22.4 million NIS.

What would you do with $758.7 million?

Massachusetts-bought ticket wins largest single Powerball payoff in United States history.

Lotto winner: I was lucky twice on the same day

Man wins millions of dollars in lottery on same day his favorite sports team wins the championship.

Haredi couple wins millions in lottery

Jerusalem couple desperate to pay electric bill turns to lottery - and wins millions.

Story about California Powerball winner turns out to be a prank

Son of nurse who reportedly was given a winning lottery ticket by her Jewish boss was playing a prank on his mother.

Powerball winner bought by Jewish philanthropist for employee

California nurse who reportedly won the big Powerball jackpot was given the ticket by Jewish philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz.

Google Israel Chief: Israel Needs more Tech Workers

Looking for a job? If you're a programmer or computer science grad, there are plenty, said Meir Brand, head of Google's Israel office.

Soldier's Weekend Break Turns Out to be Very Profitable

A soldier on a weekend break came home to a nice surprise: a NIS 27 million lottery jackpot in this weekend's draw.

‘I Won Lottery Because I Donated to Synagogue’

A southern Israeli father of two donated 1800 shekels ($470) to the synagogue. “HaShem gave me back 18 million shekels” in the lottery.

90-Year-old Grandfather Wins $2 million in Lottery

A 90-year-old Israel grandfather wins $2 million (7,000,000 shekels) in the lottery and says he will divide it up among his eight grandchild

Israeli Couple Wins Biggest-Ever Lottery – Four Months Later

A young, unidentified couple checked their old lottery tickets to discover they had won it big –the biggest, in fact.

Israeli Wins 74 Million Shekels in Lottery

One Israeli's life just got a whole lot richer – 74 million shekels richer. But no one has claimed the prize yet.