By Leah Garber On Saturday, October 7, at 9:27 a.m. Roni Eshel wrote to her mother, Sharon: “Hey mom, I’m fine, I’m on duty, don’t worry, I love you.” Sharon … Continued
Day 24: Iron Swords War
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The War Comes Home | שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם Shabbat Shalom | 12 Cheshvan 5784
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By Doron Krakow The War Comes Home Tomorrow will be three weeks. Three weeks since the horrific, savage slaughter of innocents—children in front of parents, whole families burned alive, concertgoers … Continued
Day 20: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber When poet Haim Gouri, z”l, an Israel Prize laureate, was asked about his well-being, he would answer: “I am doing as well as my country is,” which … Continued
Day 19: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The parents of October 7, 2023 “A global humanitarian catastrophe” is how Rachel Goldberg-Poulin—the mother of 23-year-old Hersh who was kidnapped to Gaza after the massacre at … Continued
Day 18: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The human spirit. Stronger than any wall, more stable than solid rock, it will withstand storms and overcome attempts to break it, and, yes, even to the … Continued
Day 17: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The truth: In an orderly world, there is truth, which is backed by facts, by proofs. In a distorted world, the standards by which injustices are responded … Continued
Our Cup of Sorrow Overflows | Shabbat Shalom 5 Cheshvan 5784 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
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By Doron Krakow Our Cup of Sorrow Overflows Some weeks are harder than others when it comes to the content of a Friday message. At times, it is a function … Continued
Day 13: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber As the days go by, more and more horrors are revealed from the monstrous atrocities of the Hamas massacre. The things we are seeing and hearing are … Continued
Day 12: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Following visits to Israel by myriad leaders the world over—Germany’s chancellor, Romania’s prime minister, the U.S. secretary of state with U.S. senators, president of the European Commission, … Continued
Day 11: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Thirty-five-year-old Major Omri Michaeli, a fighter in one of the IDF’s elite units, was killed during the fighting in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. During Operation Protective Edge in … Continued