The Holiest Work
An inside look at the sacred work of the IDF chevra kadisha’s women’s unit
Mah Shlomcha?
It’s the simplest of questions: “Mah shlomcha?—How are you?” But when your country is at war, how can you give the usual answer?
Celebrating Life in the Face of Pain: One Son Married, One Son Missing
Since October 7, our family has received tremendous strength from the outpouring of love, tefillot and acts of chesed. . . . We feel the incredible embrace of the Jewish people, not only in South Africa and in Yad Binyamin, but all around the world . . .
Until When
I never thought to appreciate how my son’s warmth and charm would serve him in the army, enabling him to easily form close bonds with his fellow soldiers, bonds so essential, as these brothers would be called upon to support and protect one another, possibly with their very lives.