Is there any significance that Israeli Independence Day is on 5-Iyar? YES, says the Vilna Gaon! This date is closely tied to Mashiach and the Final Redemption. Let's not pass up this golden opportunity to pray especially hard for both!
Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut
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Eddie Cohen, a quiet English-speaking pilot who loved classical music, was the IAF’s first martyr. The people of Ashdod and all of Israel owe him a debt of eternal gratitude.
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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).
Hidden Hero
Gideon Lichtman taught under the assumed name of "Rimon" after Israeli President Ezer Weizman warned him that he could be a target for Arab assassination…
Golanchik
Ben wanted to be one of those guys, but he knew that he had little chance of being accepted to Golani. He was out of shape and almost 90 pounds overweight…
Rough, Tough, and Tender
In honor of Independence Day in Israel, read Yehudit Channen's candid (and often humorous) description of life in Israel. What a nation!!
The Humble Hero
1st Sergeant Michael Levin ob"m was Hashem's messenger to arouse young American Jewry to the importance of being committed to our holy homeland; he paid the ultimate price...
David and the Syrian Goliath
Tel Facher was the site of an impregnable Syrian bunker, which made the lives of Galilee residents miserable for almost two decades…
Ode to the Anonymous Hero
Some heroes remain unknown forever; no one knows what they did or how they really died. We do know one thing - in their virtue, we sleep peaceful nights...
Mighty Machlouf
For Israel Memorial Day: The story of an unsung hero and true Chassid in every sense of the word, who paid the ultimate price to save the life of a comrade in arms...
My Buddy’s Eyes
Rebbe Akiva’s 24,000 students died because of sin’at chinam, hatred for no reason. Rabbi Lazer Brody tells an opposite story of the brotherly love between 2 wounded soldiers...
Remembering the Yom Kippur War, Part 2
Here is the second of a three-part series of personal stories by those who lived in Israel during those days. Stories of emuna, bitachon, and wonderful achdut (brotherhood).
Four Weeks Out In Shechem
No one got much sleep at the outpost that night. They had not been expecting this kind of reception. Welcome to Shechem!
Remembering the Yom Kippur War, Part 3
Here is the third of a three-part series of personal stories by those who lived in Israel during those days. Stories of emuna, bitachon, and wonderful achdut (brotherhood).
Nachshon Wachsman
At that time I did not have the "luxury" of breaking down. We were all mobilized for the next four days, 24 hours a day, to do everything in our power...