Gilad Shalit

Redeeming captives is nothing new for Jews. What does our past experience and the decisions of our sages have to teach us about prisoner exchanges today?

Every one of us has a Gilad inside of us. The G‑dly soul we carry within us finds itself far, far from its home above, captive in hostile territory.

Gilad Shalit is finally home, but we’ve given in. Cold-blooded murderers, and those who helped them, who smiled when told the number of the children swept up in their blood-thirst: They’re all going free.

After five years of imprisonment in a cellar of hell guarded by terrorists, refused even a humanitarian visit from the Red Cross, Gilad is now home with Noam and Aviva Shalit, the father and mother who for years, camped out in front of the Prime Minister’...

Shalom Jewish moms and daughters! Tonight, September 4th, while lighting the Shabbat candles, 100s of 1000s of Jewish women and girls all over the globe will have in mind Gilad ben Aviva, Gilad Shalit, who has been suffering in captivity for the past thre...

Dear Reader, I want to bring to your attention a grassroots campaign to raise awareness about the plight of Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier cruelly held hostage by Hamas terrorists for more than three years now. The more folks get involved, the more effectiv...

As I go about my busy Passover preparations, I can't help but think of another Jewish mother, whose preparations cannot be full of joy. A mother who is consumed daily with questions about when her son will be returned to her...