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Day 27: Iron Swords War

By Leah Garber Like most soldiers who serve at least three years of intense, dangerous, and stressful mandatory army service, 25-year-old Lieutenant Yuval Zilber, a reservist soldier in an infantry … Continued

Day 26: Iron Swords War

By Leah Garber Yesterday I gave myself a day of grace, allowing my heart—filled with gratitude for the rescue of the soldier from her captors in Gaza—to lead the way, … Continued

Day 24: Iron Swords War

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 20: Iron Swords War

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

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

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

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

Day 13: Iron Swords War

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

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