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16 août 2026 ·
People still ask me why the IDF runs short of equipment. I answered that in detail a few months...
14 août 2026 ·
She runs the logistics tent for her plugah and spends every hour of the day answering somebody...
5 août 2026
This past Shabbos was day seventy of miluim. We are not halfway through this round. The news...
16 juillet 2026 ·
The news out of Jerusalem is consistent. The war is winding down. Thirty percent of the...
14 juillet 2026
Daniel wanted to be a soldier for as long as he can remember. He grew up in a charedi home. In...
9 juillet 2026 ·
Yesterday the order came down. Thirty percent of the reserves are going home. Not for a mission....
5 juillet 2026 ·
On Friday morning we woke to a phone call. There was a lockdown across the Gaza area,...
5 juillet 2026 ·
Yesterday I drove all over the Negev in a car with a ל on the back window. The learner's plate....
16 juin 2026
A message came in last week. I read it twice before I answered. It was from a man in my unit. A...
2 juin 2026
I was getting ready to head back to my unit when my daughter told me something I did not expect. ...
2 juin 2026
The last post was about why soldiers in Israel rely on civilian donors. This one is about the...
2 juin 2026
People keep asking me why IDF soldiers are still asking for help three years into the war. The...
24 mai 2026
After all the planning, all the Zooms and calls and WhatsApp messages, it is finally the day to...
11 mai 2026
The dates are locked in. The Tzav 8 is on the way. A Tzav 8 is the emergency call-up order in...
4 mai 2026
The goal of this blog is to give you a glimpse into the life of a Rasap and a soldier in the IDF...


