Oct 7 survivor receives her medical degree
Elai (Ellay) Hogeg Golan awoke from a coma 51 days after Hamas terrorists firebombed her home on Oct 7. In May she received her medical degree at an emotional ceremony. She is now finishing her medical internship at Sheba Medical Center, while receiving rehabilitation treatment.
Druze girl recovers after Hezbollah attack
Kai Marai, the 11-year-old Druze girl, most seriously wounded in the July 27 Hezbollah rocket attack on the Golan Heights, regained consciousness on Aug 13 surprising doctors at Haifa’s Rambam children’s hospital. Kai’s mother thanked the medical team for saving her daughter’s life.
Wounded soldier returns to his tank
In Nov 2023 IDF tank crewman Sergeant Aharon Shmuel Bryce was severely wounded by a Hamas-fired RPG missile that hit his tank. After 10 months of surgeries, reconstructions and rehabilitation, he has returned to serve in Gaza in the very same tank that he was injured in.
Soldier’s recovery and mission
Captain Israel Ben Shitrit, a reservist serving in Khan Yunis, tells his story and future plans. A Hamas terrorist hit his unit with an RPG and he was badly wounded. After three and a half months in rehabilitation, he declares that he is proud to be a Captain in the IDF.
The breath of life
Kfir Zar’s lungs were badly damaged when Hamas fired a rocket at his tank in Gaza. He was put on a heart-lung machine until he received a double lung transplant at Sheba Medical Center from fallen soldier Dor Zimel. Kfir has now been discharged after nine and a half months of recovery.
30,000 make Aliyah since Oct 7
Nearly 30,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre, according to figures released by the World Zionist Organization. 6,000 US Jews have opened Aliyah files - 62% more than the same period last year. In France, the increase is 355%.
They made Aliyah with their pony
Robert and Jennifer Shurtleff landed in Israel to be reunited not only with their daughter, who moved here about a decade ago, but also with their pony, Turk who had been in quarantine. Turk is a trained therapy horse and the Shurtleffs plan to establish a farm to help people with special needs.
Ishay Ribo at Madison Square Garden
Israeli singer Ishay Ribo is to perform at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sep 15th – one year after his first sold out MSG concert. To mark the occasion he has released a video of last year’s performance of the timeless Rosh Hashana prayer, “Meloch,”. Breathtaking!
Selichot home hospitality
Religious Jewish women who wish to sing the traditional pre-high holiday prayers in a private environment can now do so. The artist Bracha Cohen is hosting Selichot Home Hospitality every evening until Yom Kippur at the gallery in her home in Jerusalem.
Thousands at Kotel Selichot prayers
Thousands attended the first night of Selichot prayers at the Western Wall, praying for the welfare of Israel's soldiers, healing for the injured, and the return of the hostages held captive in Gaza.