The main news item in Israeli media right now is the release of the hostages in Gaza after months of war and negotiation. What’s more, many of the hostages are no longer alive. Even worse, the price tag of their freedom is the release of over one thousand terrorist murderers from Israeli… [Read more...]

On the way to the combat zone, or on the way back, many of the soldiers stationed in the Gaza area are inspired to put on tefillin. Yet, for a variety of reasons, their tefillin are not with them or they lack tefillin altogether. Seeing the need for tefillin in the Kibbutz Be'eri synagogue, Emuna… [Read more...]

To maintain our emotional and spiritual health, we must look for opportunities to practice daily soul-searching and self-assessment. That way, we open a window to our souls. Let's look inside and ask ourselves why we're not… [Read more...]

The age-old expression says to grab the bull by its horns. What does that mean? And why did the ancient Greeks command the Jews to, "Write on the horn of the bull that you have no portion in the G-d of Israel," Heaven forbid? In 22 centuries, nothing has changed...… [Read more...]

Draft the Haredim? Don't draft the Haredim? First, Israel must decide what type of army they want. A conventional army sometimes wins, sometimes not. An army like Gideon's adheres to one set of rules only, and they're neither conventional nor politically correct. But, they always… [Read more...]

The "Thunder Cats" are the bravely dedicated operators of the IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers that spearheaded the ground operation in Gaza and paved the way for the rest of the troops. Their mission has always been indescribably… [Read more...]

Someone notifies you that your son has been badly wounded, rushed by helicopter from the battlefield to the hospital. Nearly berserk, you get in the car and drive as fast as you can to the hospital… [Read more...]

The Assuta Hospital in Ashdod does fabulous work. They've treated many of our soldiers that were injured in Gaza. There's a helicopter landing pad right behind the hospital to enable quick transport of battle casualties from Gaza to here for treatment as fast as… [Read more...]

To find the right soul mate, you have to look for a soul mate, not a body mate. Why and what's the difference? Just as the body is finite and the soul is not, a body-based relationship is sorely finite but a soul-based relationship is… [Read more...]

An interviewer once asked me what I most like about Lebanon. I answered: the cedar trees. He asked me what else. I answered: the mosquitoes, between JabJennine and Sultan Yacoub. In 1982, they saved my life. Here's the amazing story from "Shlom HaGalil", the First Lebanon… [Read more...]

Jealousy is a useless negative emotion that the evil inclination uses to disarm you. It wastes a lot of your brain power, clarity and self-composure. Worst of all, it gets you down on yourself. In that respect, jealousy wastes your life. Don't let it! Here's what you can do right… [Read more...]

An IDF Infantryman in full combat gear, stationed on guard at the time, caught my eye. He was just as alert to perform an act of loving-kindness as he was to thwart terrorists. These are the pictures that the media should be showing, not only before Yom Kippur but all year… [Read more...]