A bitter sweet moment for bereaved father Baruch Ben Yigal who lost his 21 year old son, Amit, while he was on an operation near Jenin in 2020.

Amit fell a month before the end of his national IDF service in Golani. He was the only son of his father. His parents separated when he was one years old and since then they raised him together in two separate homes. Baruch says: "This boy was my whole life, I had nothing but him. I was not interested in anything but him.

The sweet part is that Baruch announced in this video that he is having another baby and after a small celebration he went to the grave of his son to tell him. It is traumatic to watch I warn you.

Mazal tov Baruch and may the memory of Amit be for a blessing.

I have posted about Amit and Baruch many times before as Baruch spends his days doing so many things for IDF soldiers.

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A video of the same scene from the picture I shared above.

This video is incredible and I urge you to watch it all. I post this every year on Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day).

Many Haredim do not recognise nor commemorate Yom HaZikaron but thanks to Rabbi Menachem Bombach and many other Haredim that is all changing and has been changing for many years.

He is a teacher at Hamidrasha Hahasadit Yeshiva. Many years ago he went against the mainstream of Haredi thinking and decided to make a massive change to the students in his Yeshiva by teaching them about Yom HaZikaron but what a better way to teach than to not tell the students what to think but to rather let them decide for themselves.

I will state that the purpose of this post is not to criticise Haredim but rather to give credit where credit is due and to understand that it is a process that doesnt change over night. I will not tolerate any hate speech on this.

May the memories of Roi Klein, who is the IDF hero mentioned in this video, and all other soldiers and victims of terror be for a blessing.

Young Arabs in the old city of Jerusalem vandalized 2 memorial wreaths that were placed for 2 different people murdered by terrorists in the locations it occurred.

I forgot to post this earlier.

This was the nationwide siren that went off to commemorate Yom HaZikaron. I took this while at the official military and security forces ceremony in my city Yavne this morning.

Bibi Netanyahu's great video opening the ceremony for Israeli Independence Day at the torch lighting ceremony tonight.