Those who fought in Israel’s most devastating war and suffered severe trauma ask authorities not to wait before they treat soldiers and civilians alike for psychological damage.
Write down your feelings, where you are every day and what is happening to you and your loved ones, dear readers. This time will be remembered forever, and we are living it.
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The Yom Kippur War of 1973, exactly 50 years ago today, serves as an important point of reference in understanding the gravity of Israel’s recent oversight.
Our prayers extend towards peace for the entire world, encapsulated in the poignant prayer, “v’yitnu echa keter melucha.”
Egypt has removed a textbook describing Jews as "people of treachery and betrayal.”
The issue has been questioned a lot since Yom Kippur when protesters disrupted prayers in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv.
It is even more difficult to distill the religious meaning of this war.
Most of the Israeli public believed that during the Bennett-Lapid government, there was a much better attitude towards religion.
I believe fasting is mentally, physically, and spiritually unhealthy. The only self-affliction I find meaningful is in sharing the pain — and the joy — of my fellow human beings, the author writes.
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