Our Eliyahu Hanavi

An empty chair at a candlelit Seder table with a full kiddush cup of wine and an IDF beret resting on the seat, representing soldiers who missed Passover to protect Israel.

The soldiers who gave up their seders so the rest of us could have ours. You stand. The kids watch the wine to see if the level drops. It’s a tradition built on hope, on the idea that redemption is close enough to knock. This year, Eliyahu didn’t come to the door. He was already […]

A Lot of Good Men

A group of IDF soldiers walk arm-in-arm in silhouette toward a military vehicle at dawn, representing the brotherhood and individual commitment that drives the army forward.

The IDF succeeds because of its soldiers. Often despite the army itself. The biggest thing I learned in three months of service is something most Israelis already know but rarely say out loud: the IDF works because of the people inside it, not because of the institution around them. The Gap Between the System and […]