“I firmly believe in a religious-spiritual worldview built on question marks, but I also understand the tendency to want to speak in exclamation marks.” My name is Lea, I live in Efrat. I’m married to Yonathan and a mother of four. I have been working in education for many years, and for the past seven, I Continue Reading »
“It wasn’t until I spoke to someone that I realized how many people I knew who had fallen.” My name is Haviv, I’m 24 years old and originally from Dimona. Currently living in Tel Aviv, I’ve recently begun a software development course for released combat soldiers. I serve as an officer in the Armored Corps and Continue Reading »
“We are a country with incredible citizens and residents, but a government that, for the most part, gets in our way.” I’m Sara, Amitim 2010, originally from Be’er Sheva. I’m currently a law student at Sapir College, 3 km from the Gaza border. On September 7th, I moved to Kibbutz Nir Am for its proximity to Continue Reading »
“I feel like we are all pawns on a chessboard, paying the price for our leaders.” My name is Yarden Mendelson, Amitim 2003. I live in Mitzpeh Adi, a quarter of an hour from Haifa. I’m a mother of four, and work as a clinical psychologist. My husband is a faculty member at the Technion Institute. Treatment Continue Reading »
“I’m beginning to realize that what I’m missing won’t come back.” I’m Zohar Shohat, 17 years old, from Safed (Tzfat). Being from Safed means a lot to me and I have a strong connection to my city. I served as the chair of the city youth council for three years, and both of my parents are involved Continue Reading »
“You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead” My name is Shir Mishaly, Amitim 2007. I live in Be’er Sheva with my partner Ran and our son Yarden, who just turned one. I’m an economist. I grew up in Beit Shemesh, one of five siblings. On October 7th, I lost my best Continue Reading »
“I think being Israeli today means living with duality.” I’m Raz, Amitim 2019. Originally from Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov near the Sea of Galilee. I recently returned from a long period abroad and moved to live and work on a farm in Otef Aza (the Gaza Envelope, colloquially known as “the Otef” – “the Envelope”). Home Continue Reading »
“The foundation of… education is our belief in humanity, in the future, and in the possibility of renewal and sublime beauty.” My name is Tommer Shani (2005). I live in Jerusalem and teach at a regional high school in Jerusalem’s rural periphery. The Bereaved Teacher On September 1st, we began the new school year. Returning from Continue Reading »
“It has to be a wake-up call because we have no other option.” My name is Moshe Yehuda, Amitei Bronfman 2015. I’m a student at the Hebrew University majoring in Philosophy, Economics and Political Science. I live on Ha-Ari Street, right behind the Netanyahu couple. We’re not particularly good neighbors, but we are right in Continue Reading »
“This is what we do – we do bereavement. We know bereavement.” I’m Eliana Mandell Braner ’07, director of the Koby Mandell Foundation, which offers support to bereaved families. I live in Tekoa, a settlement in the West Bank. Heartbreak The Koby Mandell Foundation was started when my brother Koby and his friend Yosef Ishran Continue Reading »