Yom Kippur War

As millions prayed in synagogues, the Egyptian and Syrian armies surprised the Israelis with attacks on two fronts. But one person in Brooklyn was preparing for months already...

"In these days of confusion the Rebbe's statesmanship and strategic vision are a wellspring of living waters."

During the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Reb Ephraim Mol, a Lubavitcher chassid, was in an Israeli army unit that had reached the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal. Tension was high, and there was a rumor that the Egyptians would employ chemical weapons against t...

Why was the Rebbe calling for joy and celebration during a time of war?

A coalition of Arab forces led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel in what became known as the Yom Kippur War. Although Israel suffered tremendous casualties, the war ultimately resulted in a miraculous Israeli victory. Link: Isra...

Despite the tremendous losses, the Rebbe often pointed out the great miracles that G‑d had performed.

Mr. Yisroel Katzover is senior military correspondent who covered the IDF for numerous Israeli newspapers and media channels. (year 1970)

Mr. Nash Kestenbaum, president of the National Council of Young Israel at the time of the Yom Kippur War, was instrumental in securing the Nixon Administration’s weapons airlift to Israel. His son, Dovid Kestenbaum, recalls his father’s interactions with ...

During the Yom Kippur War, Reb Efraim Mol was stationed at Israel’s southern border with Sinai, when intelligence came in about a possible imminent chemical attack by the Egyptians. Ordered to shave his beard in preparation to don a gask mask, Efraim conv...

In 1973, at the time the Yom Kippur War broke out, Mr. Aryeh Morgenstern was director of the Torah Department of the World Zionist Organization in the United States.