“The Torch of Bravery” – “Lapid HaGvura” A day of study and sport, in memory of 2nd Lieutenant Yuval Heiman, z”l, who died defending Israel during Operation Protective Edge. “We must transform our grief into something constructive.” On Thursday, December 18th, students from OTS Derech Avot High School in Efrat were joined by soldiers from the Paratroopers’ …
“Protective Edge:” Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Reflects upon a Unique Nation The Sages of the Talmud teach that the Holy One, Blessed be He, dons t’filin (phylacteries) every day (as it were); they suggest that in the boxes (“houses”) of God’s t’filin are verses paralleling the boxes (“houses”) worn by the Israelites, the first verse in …
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The Ohr Torah Stone family mourns the heroic soldiers who were killed defending Israel in Operation Protective Edge, amongst them our alumnus, Second Lieutenant Yuval Heiman, a graduate of the “Derech Avot” High School in Efrat. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning, 24 Tammuz 5774 (22/7/14), at the Har Herzl Military Cemetery. Shiva will …
