I was greatly affected during my recent visit to the mikvah as I thought of the horrors endured by women and hostages since October 7th. I packed my bag and drove to the mikvah. Then I was led to my private preparation room to bathe and prepare. I felt as though a mountain was on […]
Four hostages were miraculously rescued by our brave IDF soldiers this weekend and we got a chance to see the looks of relief and joy of family members and captives returning from hell. Maybe we need to keep visualizing redemption in order to prepare for ours.
Every day since October 7 has been rough. There are so many people who have lost lives on both sides. It seems much of the world is good at empathizing with the Palestinian pain, but when it comes to Israelis and Jews, it’s another story. So many shout for a ceasefire without mentioning any return […]
I didn’t sleep through the night for a month after October 7th. I woke up at 4am, frustrated because I needed the rest, but something wouldn’t let me rest. Like many Jews, I learned about the massacre from a police officer who stands guard at a local synagogue. As chag (the holiday) carried on, people […]
It was the first week of the war. The second shiva house that I attended. It was held in a Jerusalem hotel, because the hero who had died defending people in the Gaza envelope was a lone soldier from France. His name was Binyanmin Lev. Binyamin’s mom spoke about how Binyamin had left the safety […]
College campuses across the US have been occupied by radicalized students, doing the bidding of the Islamic Republic of Iran and their proxy, Hamas. Students claim that they are protesting the Israeli government’s treatment of Gazan civilians, but their true intentions are shown by the unchecked excesses of their movement. When a student holds up […]
