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Omer Shem Tov is back home in Herzliya
A Mother’s Account of Her Son’s Captivity

REVEALED: Omer Shem Tov heard soldiers above the tunnel he was held in, as captors threatened his life

From the psychological terror of guns held to his head as IDF tanks rumbled overhead to his quiet return to faith underground, Omer's mother Shelly’s words paint a portrait of resilience amid despair, as Omer, released in January 2025, navigates life after Gaza’s tunnels.

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Agam Berger at Joseph's tomb

"I chose the path of faith"

WATCH: Freed hostage Agam Berger visits Joseph’s Tomb in Samaria 

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Ultra orthodox Jewish men of the Rachmastrivka Hasidic dynasty

Faith doesn't mean inaction

The hasid broke: “Every time I told the Rebbe my wife was abusing me, He said, ‘This is your tikkun’”

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Mourners near the fresh grave of late Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir at the cemetery in Tzohar, southern Israel, February 26, 2025.

Dvar Torah for Parshas Terumah

The Keruvim’s embrace: A divine lesson in love amid punishment

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Al-Qassam Brigades hand over Israeli hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. February 01, 2025.

Faith Amid the Ashes

Yarden Bibas: A modern-day Job in an unrelenting storm

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Yoav Kisch

Why would it be any different?!

Education Chief Yoav Kisch vows to protect students' rights to lay tefilin

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Yarden Bibas eulogizes his wife Shiri and sons Ariel and Kfir

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Orange balloons and quiet strength: Why today echoes Bruriah

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Daniella Gilboa

Unwavering Faith 

Watch: Daniella Gilboa sings 'Shalom Aleichem' in Arabic - a captivity survival story 

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Jewish men with Tefillin and prayer shawls take part in a mass prayer as they mark the "International Day of Tefillin" at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, August 2, 2023

The tefillin were confiscated and the student was suspended

Outrage at Ohel Shem High School: Principal suspends student for putting on Tefillin

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Ohad Ben Ami is home

Oded Ben Ami’s Powerful Message of Faith and Strength to Israel

Watch: Former Hostage Ohad Ben Ami’s emotional message to Israel - "Faith made me stronger"

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Wrapping tefillin

A Pair of Tefillin, A Promise of Return

How Hostage Eliya Cohen's hidden tefillin inspired a nation

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sraeli security forces at the scene of a possible bus bombing, in Bat Yam, central Israel, February 20, 2025

The hand of G-d

The night Israel escaped disaster: A miracle too stunning to ignore

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Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Forever embraced in eternal light

Between Heaven and Earth: A memorial to the Bibas family

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Demonstrators protest against the current hostage deal with Hamas outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 15, 2025.

Because Faith isn't always easy

If I wasn't religious, I would be losing my mind today

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Demonstrators protest march against the current hostage deal with Hamas, in Jerusalem, January 14, 2025

Finding Sanity When Everything Feels Insane

How to get through the hostage deal without losing your mind

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sraeli singer Sasson Shaulov performs in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, December 30, 2024

Od Yoter Tov!

How a religious pop song CONQUERED the hearts of Israelis

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Yagil Yaakov, former Hamas hostage

Hamas Hostages

POWERFUL: Former child hostage Yagil Yaakov tells us how he survived Gaza captivity

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Israeli soldiers visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border.

October 7 Attack, Nova Festival, Hamas, Faith

Surviving the Unthinkable: Roi Assaraf's journey to faith after surviving the Nova Festival attack

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