One Soldier’s Unforgettable Shabbat
This Shabbat we hosted a soldier who is very dear to our hearts. He’s spent 170 days in Gaza serving in an elite commando unit. Right before Shabbat I posted a clip of soldiers getting ready for Shabbat in Gaza, with special food set out and singing Shabbat songs. With this in mind, over lunch […]
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Update on my Father
On this day of revealed miracles, another miracle (albeit less publicized;) took place on the other side of the ocean for my family. 2 months after my father was carried out of my childhood home on a stretcher and rushed by ambulance to the emergency room, today I drove my father home, which he entered […]
Read MoreA Message of Faith and Gratitude from 13-Year-Old Yagel Yaakov, Former Hamas Captive:
[On October 7th then 12-year-old Yagel was kidnapped along with his brother, Or from Kibbutz Ner Yitzhak The brothers were released by Hamas after 53 days of captivity. But their father, Yair HY”D was murdered by Hamas and his body is still being held captive in Gaza. Yagel has developed a huge social media following […]
Read MoreThe Soldiers’ HaTikva
This week, a tank unit about to enter Gaza stopped by at what used to be the communal dining room of Kibbutz Nir Oz. And on this old piano, they sang Israel’s anthem, and reminded themselves what they’re fighting for: “As long as the Jewish spirit is yearning deep in the heart, With eyes turned […]
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