Beloved, Released 4-Year-Old Avigail Idan
After her parents were brutally murdered on October 7th, American-Israeli Avigail Idan and her two older siblings were left orphaned. Avigail, who went to a neighbor’s home after her parents were killed, was taken hostage by Hamas along with her neighbors. B”H, Avigail’s release yesterday was announced by President Biden and featured in newspaper headlines […]
Read More9-Year-Old Girl Presumed Dead Reunited with Father
Between October 7th and the end of October, authorities believed that Irish-Israeli Emily Hand was among the 1200+ Israelis inhumanly murdered by Hamas. But then Emily’s father got the unbelievable news, that his daughter (whose mother died of cancer when Emily was only 2-years-old) was apparently alive and being held hostage by Hamas. B”H, here […]
Read MoreThe Names and Faces of the 26 Released Hostages
B”H these are the hostages who have been released so far, on Friday and Saturday. May our list of names to pray for shrink and shrink until it disappears entirely please God
Read MoreYoni 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, […]
Read MoreFinding 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 […]
Read MoreTomorrow, 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, […]
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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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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, […]
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