Yoni Asher’s Emotional Reunion with Wife and Daughters Held Captive by Hamas
Thank G-d! Just minutes before Shabbat, Raz (2), Aviv (4) and their mother Doron (34) were released from captivity by Hamas. They were abducted on Simchat Torah while visited their grandmother Efrat Katz HY”D at Kibbutz Nir Oz. Father Yoni Asher told reporters: “I am happy that I got my family back…But I don’t celebrate, […]
Finding Emma Platt: An Injured Soldier Locates Author of his Letter
I watched this a few hours ago and can’t get it out of my mind! An American girl wrote a letter to encourage an IDF soldier, and he had it with him when he was injured. This young girl’s letter from the other side of the world is giving him the strength to get through […]
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love You, Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 4 PM Israel Time (9 AM EST) 13 hostages, all of them women and children, are scheduled to be released by Hamas. I cannot remember the last time I felt SO excited! Maybe right before I gave birth to my youngest child 8 years ago? Which makes me remember that before October 7th, […]
A Second Before My Flight Takes Off
Just wanted to send a quick message before my flight back to Israel takes off in a second. My flight from Israel to the US last week was around half full. This plane back to Israel is 100% full. Not one seat empty. Who would believe, based on the news, that the planes going to […]
The Death of a Young Soldier
I received tragic news from my sons’ elementary school this morning. A 21-year-old graduate named Eitan Dishon was killed yesterday in Gaza while fighting in the elite Sayeret Givati Unit. Then I received another Email from my oldest son’s high school. Eitan HY”D, it turned out, was also the grandson of a senior teacher and […]
The Black Patient’s Blessing
The day after my Dad’s cataract surgery, we went back to the surgeon’s office for a check-up. While in the waiting room, an older Black man wearing a ministerial suit sat down in the empty chair next to mine: “Ma’am, are you Amish?” “No,” I responded, “I’m Jewish.” The man shook his head in dismay, […]
A Typical Yard in Baltimore
A Typical Yard in Baltimore I’m visiting my father who had cataract surgery this week in Baltimore. I get all choked up taking walks through the Jewish neighborhoods and seeing the yards, full of Israeli flags and signs like these. A powerful reminder for me that we Israelis are far from alone in this War, […]
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The First Thing a Soldier Does When He Gets Out of Gaza
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