Omer Shem Tov was only 21 years old when he was abducted from the Nova Music Festival on October 7. As Hamas terrorists murdered innocent concertgoers and launched their assault on surrounding kibbutzim – resulting in the tragic deaths of over 1,200 people – Omer was captured with his friends Maya and Itay Regev. While […]
“I chose the path of faith, and in the path of faith I returned.” Last week, hostage Agam Berger’s mother said she didn’t want to violate the Sabbath to collect her daughter. In a situation of grave danger there is room in Jewish law for leniency on Sabbath observance. But after Agam’s mother made this […]
Fifteen years ago, Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the 220 hostages taken by Hamas earlier this month, had a chilling premonition. In 2009, Rachel stopped in at the tent set up by the parents of Gilad Shalit, the kidnapped soldier whom the entire country of Israel was praying for. She started to speak […]
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.
The entire Jewish world was shaken on Saturday when a terrorist held four people at a Colleyville, Texas synagogue hostage on Shabbat morning. Luckily, the vice president of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue was able to dial 911 discreetly and get help. What followed was an 11-hour standoff between authorities and Malik Faisal Akram, a British national who was holding […]
