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The “Tefillin for Every Hostage” project was launched by the mother of hostage Bar Kupershtein, held in Gaza for 600+ days. Volunteers who previously didn’t wear tefillin (phylacteries) choose a hostage in whose name they will wear them daily for. “Bar Tefillin” stations have been set up all over Israel.

Six Israeli school teachers from the state’s religious sector were bestowed an award for excellence in innovative Jewish education by the Tzemach David Foundation at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum. Foundation President David Magerman re-routed his philanthropy from U.S. colleges to Israel.

A Golani IDF battalion commander sent a 21-year-old commando from the Gaza front line to donate life-saving bone marrow to a 5-year-old girl battling leukemia. His saliva sample, taken on IDF induction, was a genetic match and the transplant took place at Hadassah Ein Kerem.

Arab blogger Hoda Jannat exposes the truth about Gaza before Hamas launched its attack on Oct 7.

An exhibition of Israeli resilience replaces the usual posters that are displayed on the walls of the departure escalator at Ben Gurion airport. “Eternity of Israel” takes passengers on a journey through history showing how the nation survives and recovers from every tragedy, as it will after Oct 7 2023.

For the first time since Oct 7 2023, Kibbutz Nir Oz residents gathered to mark the Shavuot holiday in the community’s fields. The traditional agricultural exhibition was led by former Israeli hostage Gadi Moses who blessed the volunteers and Thai workers.

Itay and Moran, who survived Oct 7 2023 at Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri, held the first brit milah ceremony there since the attack. They named their newborn son Bar Shavit after Moran’s parents Yuval and Maayan Bar - murdered by Hamas, and Shavit Lev - the IDF soldier who rescued them.

The first Israel Youth Conference of HaShomer HaChadash (see previously) opened with hundreds of teens from across Israel rehabilitating the Philip Farm in the Negev. The farm’s manager, Yochai Hershberg, fell fighting Hamas on Oct 7 2023 and the farm had been unattended since.

At 80 years old, lifelong armored corps veteran Moshe Peled was busy hauling tanks on reserve duty - until the IDF Chief of Staff surprised him with a promotion to Reserve Brigadier General in front of his proud family. IDSF article reflects his dedication and loyalty to the Jewish State.