FROM KIBBUTZ TO WESTERN WALL
Ronen was born and raised in secular Kibbutz Ein Carmel, at the foot of Mt. Carmel, near the sea. Having had no particular connection with Judaism, he did not receive an Aliyah to the Torah when he became Bar Mitzvah at age 13, nor did he put on tefillin. In fact, the first time in […]
The story of Rabbi Katz and Daniel from Tel Aviv
Rabbi D. Katz lives in the Jerusalem area. Many years after his bar mitzvah, he purchased particularly mehudar (high-standard) new tefillin and donated his old tefillin to the organization ‘Or Hadash’. Daniel from Tel Aviv does not observe Torah and mitzvos, but recently he became interested in Judaism. Talia, a lady who works at the […]
The story of Yehezkel Meir z”l from Petach Tikva, and Benny from Kiryat Malachi
Yehezkel Meir z”l from Petach Tikva served as a fighter in the paratroopers brigade and during his military service he was seriously injured and was recognized as disabled by the IDF. For decades his devoted family took care of him until he died at an old age. Never having had a family of his own, […]
CLOSE TO HOME!
Ami from Rehovot wished to donate a pair of tefillin that he had in his home to someone who would use them. He turned to me, and we had a nice conversation – but when I called him back a few days later to coordinate the collection of the tefillin, he said that he had […]
The story of Gilad from Kiryat Gat
Gilad is a reservist who is fighting in Gaza. He grew up in a family that was very far from anything related to Yiddishkeit, neither keeping kashrus nor Shabbos or holidays. At the age of 13 he did not get to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah nor put on tefillin. Even before the war broke out […]
The story of Kobi from the kibbutz near the Gaza Strip
Kobi has an amazing story, and he told it to me with great excitement last Friday. On the morning of Simchat Torah Kobi woke up in his home, in a kibbutz in the Gaza Envelope, when he heard missile alarms. He looked out the window and saw an armed terrorist in a drone landing in […]
The story of Itai from Rosh Ha’Ayin
Itai grew up in a deeply religious family, but already in his youth he distanced himself from Torah and mitzvah observance. This was very painful for his whole family. Today he is married and has children. After the war broke out, he was drafted into the reserves and arrived at the Tze’elim base for training. […]
