Judah – Day 13 – Thursday, October 19, 2023
Israel is facing growing criticism regarding its actions in Gaza, with terms like “war crimes,” “civilians dying,” and “non-proportionate” becoming prevalent in global discourse. The question arises: how does one define proportionate retaliation when faced with horrifying acts such as the decapitation of babies, the execution of women after being violated, and the cruel treatment […]
Shalom Update Day 13 – October 19, 2023
Shalom Menora Update Day 13 “Israel at war” blog – Thursday Oct 19, 2023 8pm, Israel time “Am I my Brother’s Keeper” I wanted to share a thought from the weekly Torah (Bible) reading last week. It’s Thursday night in Israel and I have not given an update since Friday night, as I think all […]
Judah – Day 7 – Friday, October 13, 2023
Day 7 : I sit here writing this content with tears down my eyes. My 2-year-old and 5-year-old girls are running around playing with their dolls and I should be feeling joy. But instead of joy, I am feeling broken. I just saw the most horrifying image of my life. The daily telegraph […]
Shalom – Day 7 – Friday, October 13, 2023
Good evening, As an observant Jew, this is the first time in my life writing an email after sundown on Friday. I asked two rabbis who both told me every minute and ever second counts in the war to save life’s and uproot the evil that has befallen us. This includes public relations, and anything […]
Rabbi Ben Menora (Golani 13) Erev Shabbat Dvar Torah Parshat Bereishit – Day 7
Shalom – Day 5 – Wednesday, October 11, 2023
I don’t know where to begin. As a kid in Chicago, I remember the Yom Kippur war where everyone was scared of the war in Israel. Back then, Israel didn’t have a lot of phones, there was no internet, email and in Israel, you waited 7 years to get a phone line. Saturday morning […]
Judah – Day 5 – Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Day 5: The stories keep coming through of the heroism of our civilians and troops as they fought for hours until proper military personnel got there. Kibbutz Beeri, who suffered probably the most vicious attack has some survivors who were able to share what happened there. The army located over 1,500 dead Hamas terrorists within […]
Judah – Day 3 – Monday, October 9, 2023
Day 3 After overcoming the initial shock, the Israeli army flooded the south of the country with thousands of special forces soldiers sending them to southern cities such as Netivot and Ofakim where terrorists keep showing up. The Israeli army claims to have covered all breached areas along the border but there is suspicion that […]
JUDAH – DAY 1 – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
Day 1 All- this email is not a work-related email. I am writing to you because some of you have reached out and some of you work closely with me and I am sure are interested to know. We woke up this morning, sabbath day and a holiday at 6:15 to sirens. The sirens penetrated […]
