By Leah Garber All of us who have children, grandchildren, younger siblings, or nephews and nieces are familiar with the excitement that accompanies birthdays. For the grownups, these special days … Continued
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Day 300: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber Numbers matter. They mirror reality in the most direct, cruel way. They put things in perspective and never lie. Babies that were conceived on October 7 have … Continued
Day 242: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber ”אל תשליכני לעת זקנה, ככלות כחי אל תעזבני“ “Do not cast me off in old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me!” Who, from time … Continued
Day 191: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber God who is in heaven, Protector and Redeemer of Israel, bless the State of Israel, the dawn of our deliverance. Shield it beneath the wings of Your … Continued
Day 167: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber Today marks the Fast of Queen Esther, commemorating two communal fasts undertaken by the Persian Jewish community of Shushan in the 5th century B.C. Haman, a senior … Continued
Day 139: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber Everything but Lonely Imagine your son or daughter, graduating from 12 years of schooling and instead of joining their friends in academic studies, they pack their bags, … Continued
Day 31: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber The fifth week of the war has begun, bringing with it more casualties, new graves being dug, and words of farewell interwoven with heartbreaking cries that tear … Continued
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 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