Eden currently serves as Group Coordinator for Amitei Bronfman. On October 7th, I slept at my partner Shaked’s home in Haifa. Shaked serves in an elite army unit, and in October he had just several more months until he would be finished with the army. In short – we could feel the end coming, that Continue Reading »
My name is Yael Efrati, and I am a medical psychologist at Sheba Hospital. I direct a clinic that provides support to hospital staff, and I also have a private practice. I live in the moshav Beit Herut. I am Re’em’s partner, and the mother of Be’eri and Kelil. Last summer, after a journey of Continue Reading »
My name is Tal Feingold Ben Harush. I am 39 years old; a clinical social worker; a therapist; a care coordinator at a post-hospitalization residence; a mother of three young children; the partner of a soldier in reserve service who is a man of the soil, someone who works with his hands; an Israeli; a Continue Reading »
Lives in: Tel Aviv Principal of the Amit Bar Ilan School in Petach Tikvah “I didn’t call myself anything. I was more than a teacher. And less. In the high school classroom you are a drill sergeant, a rabbi, a shoulder to cry on, a disciplinarian, a singer, a low-level scholar, a clerk, a referee, Continue Reading »
My name is Ealeal, and I live in Tel Aviv with my partner, Nizan, our baby Emmy, and Shoko the puppy. October 7th was supposed to be the first performance of a new cast in a play I produced at the Gesher Theatre, Someone Like Me. In the play, written by Roy Chen, five young Continue Reading »
Academics in a Time of War Hello everyone! I am Shira, from Jerusalem, a student of urban planning, sociology, and anthropology at Hebrew University. I have chosen a sensitive topic to write about, and as saying anything beyond my limited experience seems totally wrong, I will start off by saying that I can only speak Continue Reading »
Like many of my friends and family, I was called up for reserve duty on October 7th. As a former paratrooper, I was stationed on the northern border and took part in the effort to secure Israel from the imminent threat of Hezbollah. Now, 120 days later, the time has finally come for me to Continue Reading »
My name is Yishai Gesundheit, and I am 37 years old. Here’s a glimpse into the life of a teacher during wartime: There is no longer a need for what I did in the army, so I did not enlist in the army reserves. What did I do? I helped out my relatives, I helped Continue Reading »
“When he returned, he found his home was locked.” This is the first sentence of the short story “Fernheim” by S.Y. Agnon — a focused and powerful sentence. I think this is also the biggest fear of anyone who goes away to army reserve service or on any long mission at times of upheaval like Continue Reading »
My name is Yuval Kadari. I am 27 years old, and originally from Jerusalem. I am studying law at Tel Aviv University. On that black Shabbat, at the time that it all began, I was in Madrid as an exchange student. The evening before, I hosted Israeli and European friends in my apartment for a Continue Reading »
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