The Lighthouse | 2016 May 11

Yom Hazikaron – We Remember Israel’s Heroes

By Erik Zimerman On May 11, 2016 · Add Comment · In Joab's Men

We remember our fallen Warriors of Israel today. We often say that they laid down their lives for us, but we must remember, they laid nothing down, nor would they kneel or run. They lost their lives fighting, charging forward gallantly… fighting for Victory, and for all of Us. Our heroes are too many, thank Gd most of them have lived, fighting like lions the victory they sought achieved. As one of our commanders once famously told his victorious men as they reached the waters of the Suez, “We stared death in the eyes, and it turned its gaze”. But so many, far too many, have paid the ultimate price, bravely, seemingly stoic, and as a matter-of-fact, they fought for Israel, for every Jew around the world, they did their duty. But they did not go gently nor willingly, as our foes well know, not wishing to give up all the beauty of life and the promise of the future while so often still in the flower of youth. Gladly however, our heroes paid this price that their brothers next to them live, that their mothers and daughters back home know safety and freedom. I hear a lot talk about [...]

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