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Yakir & David were two study partners at a Yeshiva in Gush Etzion, who were reservists in the IDF, who were killed together in combat last week.

In a Podcast Lecture I was listening to, the speaker shared how he studied each day with Yakir Dexter's father, and had himself sat with Yakir for several hours just days before, to understand the dynamics of the moral and Halachic dynamics and challenges that the soldiers are coming across during this difficult battle.

The speaker described the unusual close relationship that these two friends had with each other, and the beauty of their personalities, morality and their faith.

He described how Yakir Hexter had three verses and quotes hanging over his bed which he would us… Read More »

So South Africa which has one of the highest murder and corruption rates in the world, and which includes almost 30,000 murdered victims just in the last twelve months, is the claimant against Israel, accusing it of Genocide. 

Indeed the age old tactic of diverting your own problems with hatred against Jews....

As far as the actual accusation is concerned, Richard Kemp the former NATO commander in Afghanistan and so many others have said, there is no country in the world who fights as humanely as Israel, and who puts in so much effort and risk to avoid harming civilians, even when dealing with such an evil and despicable situation.

Every innocent life lost is a tragedy, but Israel has been left with no choice but to get ri… Read More »

Adi Baharav Rabinowitz was someone who would literally drop everything, in order to save a life. He did it more than once, even when it meant putting himself in mortal danger, as saving and preserving lives was one of the core values that he lived by.

I was fortunate to have met Adi several years ago, and since that time, Adi became a close friend, and someone I respected, admired and took advice from.

Adi’s parents lived here in Massachusetts for many years, and it was during his visits to his parents, and his family here who are also good friends, including Oz and his wife Ann and his daughter Hila and her husband Naor, that I got to spend time with Adi. Over those visits, we spent time chatting and c… Read More »