Voices From Israel

You won’t find much written about him anywhere. That’s who he was. A great man who walked among us, until, in one moment, he sanctified G-d’s name.

Elisha had been on his way to rescue soldiers wounded in battle when an anti-tank missile fired by Hamas killed him. In addition to his wife, Elisha leaves behind 6 children—the youngest is 11 months and the oldest is 12, preparing for his bar mitzvah later in the year.

My commander asked this excellent question when I didn't understand him at the shooting range. I'm glad I have a good answer.

The Goldberg-Polins’ peace-loving son Hersh was last seen seriously wounded, being violently shoved into a Hamas pick-up truck near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, with his dominant, left arm reduced to a bloody stump.

The acts of kindness and generosity taking place at every moment, and the feeling of Jewish unity worldwide, is unparalleled.

Rabbi Pinny Marton explains how he helped bring the bodies of those murdered in Israel to rest, with dignity, love and respect.

With Yisrael away at his base, I prepared for what I knew would be a small wedding. We did not need invitations, meals or even fancy clothes.

Ariel's bar mitzvah is this week, and he is inspired by his Holocaust survivor grandfather.

Living on the border with Lebanon for more than 30 years, Brocha Leah Sasonkin approaches the war with faith, optimism, and a willingness to lend a hand

We are like Noah after the flood, surrounded by devastation but ready to rebuild, confident in G-d’s assurance of a brighter future.

G-d has handed us a mission, and with your support, we will do what we need to.

Following Major Ezzy Morgenstern’s report from the front lines, we contacted his wife, Michal Morgenstern, who is home with the couple’s eight children, director of a not-for-profit, and a force of goodness in a world gone mad.

“If they’re hungry, they’ll be more angry,” she told herself.

On Wednesday, I want to take the kids to the park. My 9-year-old nephew won’t hear of it. “It’s still too dangerous,” he tells me. He invites a friend over and we all play Rummikub again.

Rabbi Mendel and Dini Polichenco of Chabad in California came to Israel with their family to visit army bases and provide support.

He makes the wind blow, He brings the rain down.