Chabad Terror Victims Project went to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva to visit Mordechai, a medic in an IDF combat unit. He had gone on leave but had come back to his base to return some equipment.
Because of the possibility of a ground war, he was asked to get back into uniform right away, retrieve his equipment, and stay on base prepared to go into action.
A mortar hit the base shortly thereafter and Mordechai was severely wounded.
He is now recovering in the hospital. When we saw him, thankfully, he had made enough progress that he was able to ask us to help him put on tefillin. which we were very glad to do. Given his wounds it was not easy, but we were able to, and his joy and appreciation could be seen in his eyes and on his face.
We then danced and sang with his father, who was keeping aconstant vigil at his bedside, and said the verse from Tehillim that corresponds with his name as a hope and plea for a complete recovery: Chapter 118, verse 16: “Hashem’s right hand is raised triumphantly; Hashem’s right hand does valiantly.”
Mordechai is continuing to recover and we ask that you please pray for Mordechai Chai ben Bracha Yehudis so that this brave soldier and hero of Israel will achieve a full recovery.
We also visited an Air Force base in the immediate area. The pilots and support personnel there are working round the clock with tremendous courage against the terrorists in Gaza.
We brought them our deep gratitude and treated these great heroes of Israel with gift baskets filled with food and other essentials.
We continue going to bomb shelters around the country, bringing help, comfort and hope to frightened children and their families, and we are visiting soldiers on the front lines continually as well.
Visiting with us were Rabbi Amitai Yemini from Los Angeles and Rabbi MeshiZahav from Ramat Hasharon.
Our work will continue unabated, no matter the danger, until the rockets stop falling on Israel.
