My Year of Cleaning Quietly
Before October 7th I would listen to lots of Torah classes, at least one a day. Rabbi YY, Rabbanit Yemima, Shira Smiles, Rabbi Fischel Schachter. I would go about my day listening to classes, and it infused my daily life with a lot of deeper meaning. But since October 7th I just haven’t had the […]
Read MoreA Miracle as Great as the Splitting of the Red Sea by Dr. Mordechai Abitbol
[Dr. Abitbol is an electro-optics engineer who received his doctorate in physics from the Hebrew University and has worked for Israel’s defense industry.] Many people have a feeling that we experienced a miracle this past Saturday night. I would like to go beyond that wide-spread feeling and share real, scientific evidence that on Saturday night […]
Read MoreThe Wedding of an Injured Hero
The image of this one-legged soldier figuring out how to break the glass under his chuppah is unforgettable. A picture of pure resilience. Of Am Yisrael Chai. This soldier reminds me of a quote I read in the wonderful booklet “Healing the Heart: Faith and Comfort in Times of Crisis,” a collection of essays […]
Read More1/320: An Unfathomable Miracle
To bring home the magnitude of last night’s miracle, here is one of the few missiles that managed to actually land in Israel by the Dead Sea. Imagine the catastrophe of historic proportions that could have resulted if a larger number of colossal projectiles like this actually reached Israel.According to the IDF, Iran sent around […]
Read MoreOn my Way to the Corner Store to Stockpile Water
Tonight, on my way to the corner store to stock up on water in case the Iranian attack damages Israel’s water system, I saw double-parked cars on both sides of the street. Everyone else, it turned out, was coming to stockpile water too. And then I saw a young couple walking by the corner store. […]
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