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02/09/2024

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18/06/2024

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11/06/2024

חג שבועות שמח!
Happy Shavu'ot!
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04/06/2024

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16/05/2024

Somber Israeli Independence Day

Israel just celebrated its 76th Independence Day.

This year, it was a more somber day, because of the hostages still in Gaza, the war we're fighting, and all the soldiers who have been killed in the war.

Thousands of Israelis went to the military cemeteries on Memorial Day, and the next day, celebrated Independence Day in the National Parks and Gardens.

This is symbolic of what has happened in the State of Israel since its establishment. On the one hand, we mourn and grieve for all those who were killed, and on the other hand, everyone moves onward – we work, we celebrate, we move forward, and we develop.

This Independence Day, we must all admit, we are in a different State of Israel. A state that needs to carefully think about its future.

Israel’s citizens and its leaders suffered a harsh blow, which obligates everyone to find a way to move upward and strengthen themselves.

The Jewish people have done this in the past, during even more difficult times. There is no doubt that they will know how to do so once again, now.

15/05/2024

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11/05/2024

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06/05/2024

Israel Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

This week Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. This extremely difficult day focuses on the greatest Jewish tragedy of the last hundred years.

However, it's important to remember that even during all the chaos, pain, and misery, there were moments of good heartedness, and many maintained aspects of the Jewish culture and traditions despite the difficult times.

That's why in Hebrew, this day is called Yom HaSho’ah VeHaGvura - Holocaust and Courage Day.
We remember the atrocities and victims of the Holocaust, and commemorate and celebrate the bravery and courage of people that emerged during those difficult times.

This Remembrance Day was chosen to be on the 28th of the Jewish month of Nisan, since this was the date the Warsaw Ghetto uprising began.

This act of rebellion shocked and surprised the N**i regime, and showed that the Jewish nation will not be so easy to destroy.

Although, the Warsaw Ghetto was destroyed, and the uprising was quashed, the Jewish spirit was victorious and lives on.

Therefore, when we come to remember the Holocaust, it is incumbent upon us to remember those murdered, but also the bravery and strength of the Jewish people, who were in various resistance movements, and saved many people from the grasp of the N**is.

01/05/2024

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11/04/2024

Solar Eclipse in North America

This week a total solar eclipse could be viewed in parts of North America and millions of Americans watched the eclipse. There were even Israelis who traveled to the US to see this unique solar event!

In Hebrew, a solar eclipse is called a לִקּוּי חַמָּה (likui chama).
The second word in the phrase – חַמָּה (chama) – refers to the sun. It's a literary word, which is used less than the more commonly known word, שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh).
The basis of the word חַמָּה is the word חַם (cham) hot. It's pretty obvious why...
The first word in the phrase – לִקּוּי (likui) – refers to something that is lacking or missing. When the phenomenon of לִקּוּי חַמָּה (likui chama) solar eclipse, occurs, it is as if the sun is missing.
This being the case, we can understand the word לְקוּת (lekut) which is translated as impairment, disability, or deficiency, and is used mostly in the worlds of medicine and psychology.
If a student hands in a bad homework assignment, we can say that the work was לוֹקֶה בְּחָסֵר (lokeh be'cha'ser) lacking.
If a professor gives a lecture that contains inaccurate facts, we can say that the speech is בְּעוּבְדּוֹתלוֹקֶה (lokeh be'uvdot) lacking facts.
And finally, a person who is mentally challenged, can be described as לוֹקֶה בְּשִׂכְלוֹ (lokeh be'sichlo) has an intellectual disability.

10/04/2024

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17/03/2024

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14/03/2024

Opposite Moods

Soldiers on leave from fighting in Gaza, are finding that the מַצַב רוּחַ (matzav ru’ach) mood and feelings in Israel, are quite different from what they are feeling.
Soldiers say that their morale is high, and that the מַצַב רוּחַ (matzav ru’ach) mood in Gaza is good, whereas in Israel, the mood is more somber.
“We are doing good work over there, and we are winning,” the soldiers say. “We are protecting our country and ourselves. The citizens are wrong. Our situation is good.”

The Hebrew phrase מַצַב רוּחַ (matzav ru’ach) mood, is an important one. The word רוּחַ (ru’ach) literally means wind or spirit. Let’s look at other phrases that use this word:
Patience is אוֹרֶךְ רוּחַ (orech ru’ach).
Another phrase for mood is הֲלַךְ רוּחַ (halach ru’ach).
A crazy person can be called a חוֹלֶה רוּחַ (choleh ru’ach).
Dissatisfaction is מוֹרַת רוּחַ (morat ru’ach).
Satisfaction or personal fulfilment is קוֹרַת רוּחַ (korat ru’ach).
Inspiration or lofty idealism is שְׁאַר רוּחַ (sh’ar ru’ach).
An arrogant person can be called גְבַה רוּחַ (gvah ru’ach).

A few sample sentences:
The soldiers say there is a good מַצַב רוּחַ (matzav ru’ach) in Gaza. They see that in Israel there is no אוֹרֶךְ רוּחַ (orech ru’ach) for the war. This gives them מוֹרַת רוּחַ (morat ru’ach).
“You should feel קוֹרַת רוּחַ (korat ru’ach) from what we're doing,” they say.

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15/02/2024

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15/02/2024

Shoes – A Symbol of Heroism and Brotherhood

Amidst the sorrow over the heartwrenching loss of IDF soldiers who fought to protect our homeland, the war in Gaza has also brought to light many stories of strength and courage. However, recently, a seemingly small story truly captured the heroism and brotherhood of the Israeli Nation. A small story about...Shoes. Yes, simple, military shoes.
This week we all read about the amazing IDF soldiers, Shabak (General Security Services), and police officers saving two hostages from Hamas' clutches. They entered a densely packed area of terrorists to reach these hostages and brought them home.
This is heroic in and of itself.
However, what not everyone knows is that when the soldiers found the hostages, they saw that one of them was barefoot. One of the soldiers quickly picked up the hostage and carried him, so that he wouldn’t hurt himself on the rocks, shrapnel, and glass along the escape route. Once the hostages were safe, the soldier took off his own shoes and gave them to the hostage. This soldier then continued the remainder of the operation without his shoes.
This is a true representation of IDF soldiers.
Many think that these shoes should be taken to the IDF museum and displayed in their own room. Our strength doesn't just come from sophisticated tanks and planes. Our true strength is found in these simple shoes, which represent more than anything, the brotherhood and closeness of the people of this nation.

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01/02/2024

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25/01/2024

TU B'SHVAT

Tu B’Shvat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat. Tu (ט"ו) is 15 in numerical value.
This Jewish holiday celebrates trees. In various Jewish communities, there is a custom to eat different fruits on this day, and some even read verses and stories related to nature and trees.
Over the years, Israelis have used this day to focus on nature and environmentalism.

In the Talmud (Tractate Ta'anit page 5B), one rabbi asks another rabbi for a blessing, and is answered with the following parable:
There was once a man walking in the desert hungry, tired, and thirsty.
On his way, he happened upon a tree, with sweet fruits, pleasant shade, and a stream running beneath it.
He eats the fruit, drinks the water, and rests in the shade.
When ready to leave, he said, “Tree, Tree, with what shall I bless thee?"
To bless the tree with good fruit, pleasant shade, or a stream under it is unnecessary because it already has all these things.
The only thing the man could bless the tree was, “That all the saplings that come from you should be just like you.”

18/01/2024

Personal Missiles Against Terrorists

Before missiles are launched at the terrorists and other threatening targets, soldiers like to write personal messages on them.
One of the messages launched this week, can be seen in the picture here:
1929 Hebron – Fail!!
1948 Latrun – Fail!!
2024 Lebanon – Our Turn
The Harbaters

This was a special message, written by Michael Harbater, based on the life of his father, Moshe Yisroel (Moe) Harbater (OBM).
So, what was this message?
In 1929, Moe Harbater came from the US to the Land of Israel to learn in the Yeshiva in Hebron.
He was there when Arabs attacked the Jewish community of Hebron in a horrific bloodbath.
Moe was seriously injured in this attack. The terrorists stabbed him many times, and cut off some of his fingers.
Thankfully, he survived the attack (see the second picture) and returned shortly thereafter to the US.
This event was certainly traumatizing, but didn’t keep him from returning to Israel. In fact, he participated at the battle of Latrun, a very bloody battle during the War of Independence, in 1948. Thankfully, he survived this as well.

Now his son, Michael, sent a message to the haters of Israel, in which he said:
In Hebron, you attacked and failed.
In Latrun, you attacked and failed.
Now, it's our turn.
The obvious question is, how did Michael get to write this message on the missiles?
It turns out that in the Harbater family, the fighting spirit and volunteering pass from generation to generation.
Michael volunteers in Israel, delivering food and other important items to various military bases. This week, he came to a base up North and was shown the missiles. He was invited to write on them, and he chose to send this deeply meaningful message.

If you had the opportunity, what would YOU write on one of these missiles?

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16/01/2024

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04/01/2024

The Evacuees Want to Return, But…

Many of the evacuees from the Gaza Envelope have been living in hotels for the last few months. They want to return to their homes. “We have been in hotels for too long, we can’t work, and we can't lead normal lives,” they say. “We want to go home already.”

The government is suggesting that some of them return, but many are refusing.

“The area still isn't secure enough,” they say. “Hamas continues to fire rockets at our towns and cities, and it's not safe to be there. We won't agree to live under such conditions, like we did before the war.”

The residents are demanding the government do everything to stop the rocket fire from Gaza.
“Until the war, the government 'gave in,' and they let the Hamas terrorists fire on us all the time. This must stop. We don’t want our children to live in constant fear. Nothing like this exists anywhere else in the world. No other country would let their neighbors bombard them with rockets, and there is no reason that it should be allowed to happen in Israel.”

Similarly, many residents of the North, who have also been evacuated to hotels, have informed the government that they are ready to return home, but only when it is completely safe to do so.

In the photo: Evacuees from Kibbutz Beeri watching TV in a hotel.

01/01/2024

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28/12/2023

Multi-Level Combat

The war in Gaza has created a new concept in warfare - multi-level combat. In Hebrew, it's called מִלְחָמָה בְּקוֹמוֹת (milchama be'komot).

Hamas has received billions of dollars in aid from Europe and the US, over many years. Intended to help the citizens of Gaza, it was instead used to build an intricate system of terror tunnels.
And so, under the cities in Gaza, there are hundreds of kilometers of tunnels, made from concrete, very deep underground.
The terrorists take advantage of their multi-level system of tunnels to hide in and attack from them, as well as to transport weapons and fighters, and to escape through them.
That is why the IDF is now fighting in Gaza on multiple levels. They have to conduct battles above ground as always, as well as underground.
This is a new type of warfare, the methodology for which is being figured out and written now by the IDF.
So far, the IDF has been successful in making headway in this multi-level combat, both on the ground and in the tunnels, but this situation is also claiming many, precious Israeli casualties.

We hope and pray that this war will be over soon, and that there will be true quiet and peace.

22/12/2023

Which Hebrew songs do you know?

21/12/2023

“After Me!”

The number of commanding officers injured and killed in the current war in Gaza is relatively high. Why?
There is a well-known battle cry – “After me!” in the IDF. This call is part of the Israeli army's fighting spirit. It expresses the IDF’s battle style, in which the officers are on the front lines, leading their soldiers.
This is why, sadly, many of them are among the casualties.

This Israeli attitude toward battle has existed since the War of Independence in 1948.
However, there is another battle cry, that was, perhaps, the inspiration for this one.
The cry, “Privates retreat and commanders remain” (which is no longer used) was used in the battle for the Castel, on the way to Jerusalem.
This was a very difficult battle against hundreds of attackers. The few Israeli soldiers understood that they couldn't protect and maintain control of the area. The commanders gave an order to the low-ranking soldiers to retreat, and they remained to cover the retreaters.
This cry was shouted in battle by commander Shimon Alfasi, who successfully protected the retreating soldiers. He, himself, died in battle.

Photo credit: IDF Spokesperson