The following is an “Open Letter” of Chizuk and Appreciation to our brothers and sisters currently living in Israel

Dear Friends,

On behalf of our communities in the diaspora, we thank you profusely for your brave and courageous role in defending and protecting Israel, its people and by extension, all of us living in the diaspora.

Your unwavering and tireless commitment to build and protect our precious country and biblical homeland is beyond appreciated. It represents an unparalleled level of chesed yisrael and ahavat yisrael deeply anchored and rooted in our history and common destiny.

Your presence in Israel ensures that Eretz HaKedusha is blessed by HaShem with continued strength and resilience.Whether you made aliya recently, years ago or were born in Israel, our heartfelt gratitude is extended to you and to your families and friends for sacrificing so much in order to live and defend our precious homeland.

It is so difficult and challenging for most us living in the diaspora to even begin to imagine the continued pain, anguish and isolation you feel and experience on a daily basis – all magnified and exacerbated by the tremendous uncertainty you and we feel about the future.

Since the tragedy of October 7th, we have been mitpallel to HaShem for the release of the precious hostages, for the welfare of  IDF heroes currently fighting on several fronts and battlefields; for the injured and infirmed now recuperating or holding on to life in Israeli hospitals; and for the families who lost loved ones. Please know that your pain is our pain; your loss is our loss; your anguish is our anguish; and your tears are........

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