Heroes from the North May 28, 2000 On Wednesday night, as we were discussing plans for the upcoming Shabbat, the phone rang. The voice on the other end of the line asked if we would like to spend the week-end in Kiryat Shemona, on the northern border of Israel. My wife lived and worked in Kiryat Shemona almost 25 years […]
Read moreThe Privilege to Die 4 Iyar 5760 – Yom HaZicharon May 9, 2000 Yesterday afternoon I received an email that left me staggering. The Prime Minister’s letter to bereaved families opened as follows: Dear Families, Parents, Widows, Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters, Again, we stand together with you on Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars facing our […]
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