Remembering the Yom Kippur War, Part 1
Israeli Memorial Day: 25-Apr. Here is a three-part series of personal stories by those who lived in Israel during those days. Stories of emuna, bitachon, and wonderful achdut (brotherhood).
Debbie Shapiro
Debbie Shapiro
Just Three Days…
When we have the desire to perform a mitzvah for its own sake, Hashem can and will move mountains and worlds to enable us to fulfill it.
Feeling the War
2007: The ambulance arrived within less than five minutes. Our apartment was turned into a miniature hospital, complete with beeping monitors to measure my...
Shared Secrets
The pain was unbearable. Excruciating. It was impossible to hide from it. It encroached on every fiber of her being and left her exhausted...
Miracle in the Middle of the Street
The boys were walking up Yeshayahu Street, in the direction of their yeshiva, when they suddenly heard an enormous explosion coming from Yaffo Steet...
Seekers are Finders
"My eight year old daughter," she continued, "was standing just a few feet away from the terrorist. Right before he detonated the bomb, a little boy...
A Lost Chance
“Rabbi, when will I find my beshert, my destined one.” The rabbi’s answer was sharp,“You found her, but you weren’t interested.”
Yearnings
The sun was rapidly setting. Some of the passengers started davening Minchah. Others were quietly reciting Tehillim. And some, like me, were sitting...
Emuna – Always
"I was still holding the bananas and lettuce in my hand," Sara later told me. "I couldn't get over how Hashem had arranged it that I would have...
A Time of Renewal
Spring – it's a time of new beginnings; renewal. I love the freshness, the crisp clean air, the feeling of rebirth, and yes, I even find myself...
There is a Reason
Sitting perched on the edge of his bed, eating his meager meal, he felt absolutely miserable. Why did he have to come to such a God-forsaken place?...
Fishin’ for the Truth
Marge said, “Something deep inside is telling me that each person has a reason to live.” It had be to more than saving some fish from extinction...