At the Shiva for Eliyahu HY”D
Tonight I visited the shiva for 19-year-old Eliyahu Avraham Bernstein HY”D, one of the 1300 Israelis sadistically massacred by Hamas terrorists this Simchat Torah. I ended up at the Bayit-Vegan home of this family I’d never met because my soldier-daughter was concerned that this Charedi family whose son had chosen a different path would need […]
Read MoreShema Yisrael, 2024 by Zahavit King [whose family survived the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri]
![Shema Yisrael, 2024 by Zahavit King [whose family survived the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri]](https://jewishmom.com/wp-content/uploads/1_z4an58531pWWp53BQDgplA-164x164.jpeg "Shema Yisrael, 2024 by Zahavit King [whose family survived the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri]")
[Originally posted by Sivan Rahav Meir, translated by Yehoshua Siskin: yehoshua.siskin@gmail.com] “Over the last few months our son Uri studied for his Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Tzvi Erlich. Uri learned parashat Bereishit, how to put on tefillin, and how to say the Shema. Rabbi Tzvi told him that there were many people throughout our history […]
Read MoreMy Daughter’s Shabbat on Duty
Along with 100s of 1000s of other IDF soldiers, my 21-year-old daughter, Maayan, spent this Shabbat guarding Israel during her 12-hour shift at Israel’s Air-Force Headquarters in Tel Aviv. Thank you for your prayers for Israel’s solders, my beloved Maayan among them, giving their all to keep the people of Israel safe from all of […]
Read MoreMama Rachel: The Unlikely War Hero from Ofakim
At 7 AM this past Shabbat, 5 armed Hamas terrorists broke into the home of Rachel and David Edri, and held them hostage at gunpoint for 20 hours., Rachel is well-known in Ofakim as a powerhouse of good deeds, a one-person soup kitchen for the needy. This past Shabbat, Rachel used those same skills, like […]
Read MoreSecular Kibbutz’s Emotional Reunion with Religious Security Chief who Saved Them from Massacre
On Saturday morning, Eliya ben Shimol, Kerem Shalom’s 31-year–old security chief, led kibbutz residents in fighting off Hamas terrorists for SIX HOURS until the IDF arrived. So moving to see the brotherhood between the secular Kibbutz members and their religious protector. Those terrorists murdered every Jew they met. No matter whether he or she was […]
Read MoreThe Soldier’s Bride
This last Motsaei Shabbat, Rabbanit Yemima received a phone call from a young woman in great distress. “My wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, but my husband’s commanders are saying he’ll have to return to the fighting right after the wedding. What terrible circumstances to get married under! How can we get married right after such […]
Read MoreFrom “What Was” to “What Now?”
This morning I heard about a woman organizing a huge delivery for lone IDF soldiers: 100 shampoos, 100 toothpastes, 100 pairs of black army socks, along with many other supplies the soldiers were in need of. When I delivered the supplies I’d signed up for, I told her how impressed I was that she had […]
Read MorePlease God, Keep our Soldiers Safe!
In this moving video, Chief Rabbi of Tsfat, Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, blesses a group of combat soldiers, as they bless each other, with safety and victory in this war we’ve all found ourselves thrust into so unexpectedly. Please Hashem watch over each of our holy soldiers and bring them home to their families safe and […]
Read MoreThe Other Side of Israel’s 9/11
Even after 30 years in our highly-contested homeland, I’ve never witnessed anything that comes close to the horror Israel experienced this Simchat Torah. The barbaric targetting of elderly women, mothers and children. 1300 Israelis murdered and 3300 injured. This is the highest Israeli death toll of any military campaign since the Yom Kippur War 50 […]
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