For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

L'ma'an Tzion lo echesheh. U'l'ma'an Yerushalayim lo eshkot. Ad yetzi ka no ga tzidkah. Lo echesheh.

למען ציון לא אחשׁה ולמען ירושׁלם לא אשׁקוט עד יצא כנגה צדקה וישׁועתה כלפיד יבער

Isaiah 62:1

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

In Loving Memory ... Continued

Shalom Friends and Family,
 
Last month, I did a post in memory of the guys who so bravely fought for Israel and lost their lives in doing so.  This last week Israel started pulling their troops out of Gaza.  But in between the time of my last post and them pulling the soldiers out, 24 more lives were lost, and I just wanted to share these names and pictures with you.  Please continue to lift up all these families in your prayers.  Thank you! 
Shabbat Shalom.
 
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ תודה ישראל ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
(Thank you Israel)
 

Sec.-Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, of Kfar Saba, was killed in battle in Gaza on August 1.
Major Benaya Sarel, 26, of Kiryat Arba, an officer in the Givati Brigade was killed on August 1 during clashes with terrorists in southern Gaza.
St.-Sgt. Liel Gidoni, 20, of Jerusalem, a soldier in the Givati Brigade was killed on August 1 during clashes with terrorists in southern Gaza.

 
Sergeant First Class (res.) Daniel Marash, 22, of Rishon Lezion, a reservist combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.

 
Capt. (res.) Liran Adir (Edry), 31, of Ezuz, a reservist combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.

 St.-Sgt. Noam Rosenthal, 20, of Meitar. a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.

 
Capt. Omri Tal, 22, of Yehud, a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.

 
St.-Sgt. Shay Kushnir, 20, of Kiryat Motzkin, a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.

 
St.-Sgt. Guy Algranati, 20, of Tel Aviv was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.
Guy

St.-Sgt. Omer Hay, 21,
of Savyon was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.
omer

St.-Sgt. Matan Gotlib, 21,
of Rishon Lezion was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.
matan Gotlib
Sergeant Daniel Kedmi, 18, of Tzofim, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.
Daniel Kedmi

Sergeant Barkai Yishai Shor, 21, of Jerusalem, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.
Barkai Shor

Sergeant Sagi Erez, 19, of Kiryat Ata, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.

Sergeant Dor Deri, 18, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.

Sgt. Nadav Raimond, 19, from Shadmot Dvora, was killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.
Nadav Raimond

Corporal Niran Cohen, 20 of Tiberias. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28.
Niran Cohen

Corporal Meidan Maymon Biton, 20 of Netivot. Served in the 7th Armored Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28.
Meidan Biton

St.Sgt. Eliav Eliyahu Haim Kahlon, 22 of Safed. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28. 

Sgt. First Class Adi Briga, 23
of Beit Shikma. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28. 
 
St.-Sgt. Moshe Davino, 20, of Jerusalem was killed in action inside Gaza on July 29.
NCO Sgt. First Class Barak Refael Degorker, 27, from Gan Yavne, was killed after he was struck by a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
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Captain Liad Lavi, an officer in an infantry unit, died on July 26 after he was hospitalized from wounds he had sustained in the southern Gaza Strip on July 25.

Chief Warrant Officer Rami Kahlon, 39, a non-commissioned officer serving in the Paratroopers Brigade, died after succumbing to wounds he had sustained in Gaza the week before.

Friday, August 1, 2014

A Month In Review: July

Hello Friends!
 
I hope you all had a great month.  As I checked the July picture file, I found that our photographers did not really photograph July (at least not the "life" part of it ... there were lots of business-related pictures).  So this post is not going to have any pictures!  
 
July was a busy month for us, it was mainly packed full of work and business-related things.  Besides that, we stayed busy with different activities such as watching July 4th fireworks with friends at our city park, Shabbat meetings, music lessons, a day trip out to where we used to live in western TN, canning and freezing garden veggies; but most of all, the whole family has been watching the Israeli news ... our hearts are aching for those over there who are going through this time, and for the soldiers, but especially our soldier friends who are in the hot zone of the war.
 
I hope you have enjoyed this little update ... maybe next month we will have more to share :)  We pray you have a blessed coming month!  Shabbat Shalom.