A Letter To Her Son--Posted By David Ben Moshe

[AsheDina]

Thought you should read this letter by a Mother who is a close friend of ours.
 
> Jew-rusalem ner 8 'hanuka, rosh hodesh
> Hi Nomi !
> I'm the mother of 2 soldiers called to the Gaza front...
> I already went through this with my 1st son who faught in Gaza then in the
> 2nd Lebanon war ,he lost 10 of his best friends and mefakdim...Receiving
> his assignement was like jumping again in the terrible bath of stress, and
> that fear that's strangle your waist...He is a para medic for 1st line
> fighters in Golani unite,and the 2nd one is in an elite sniper unit, he is
> taking his 1st war bath...but NEVER EVER I said to them "us or them'',the
> message has to be very very clear :it will be them ,and them only. I told
> them : never ask yourself any question ,just shoot,and shoot well,just do
> it,kill. Kill everything which moves,dont ever think: should I? ,or, what
> is this? Dont take out your fingers out of your gun. It will be them and
> them only. This is the work we expect you to do,and you must do it
> well,perfectly,and full of faith that you are doing Avoda Hashem,avoda
> Kedusha,killing amalek.This is the way I speak to them and to all their
> friends who are coming in our house.
> Now,between you and me...as mothers...you know how it is difficult
> .What,you tell your sons to kill?Yes.What,you tell your sons not to
> think?yes.And it's against all our educational and moral laws.But war is
> war.And also between you and me,beleive me,after those 3 years,I was
> already a wreck... sleeping disorders,eating disorders,name it,I got
> it,supersensitivity,anger,fear,suspicion,nervous to any phone ringing,car
> doors slaming,or knocks at the door...
> You know what,I really dont know tonight how am I going to handle this
> again...and even with the strong emuna and the prayers ,knowing mentally
> that everything is going to be ok,and that my boys as the others are going
> to be back home healthy and strong,giborim ,my heart is failing...I'm
> tired,I'm forcing myself to be stronger and positive. The army doesnt take
> care of the mommys left behind,the mommies after,the mommies in between
> .The army didnt even bother to suggest some support to guys like my son
> who went through traumas . But Baru'h Hashem,we have Ha Kadosh Baru'h Hou
> who cares,who protects,who supports and who shall show us miracles
> again,and triumph,and who's going to built us His Temple in our days. And
> just because we lit those beautifull candles for 'Hanuka,and we remembered
> the Holtzberg couple and their aim,their way of life their givingness
> their faith,we shall prevail.Amen.
> BESSOROT TOVOT, YESHUOT VE NEKAMOT not ne'hamot,NEKAMOT !
> 'HODESH TOV U MEVORA'H
> JacquelineEsther Levisohn,

[nessuno]

Thank You for posting the letter.
Thank God for Mothers like her, so brave in the face of what must be sheer terror.
I will pray for this women and her sons.
I will try not to forget any of the people who are attempting to save the world from this evil, those in Israel and those here at home.

[Debbie Shafer]

Praise for all the Brave warriors, and their mothers!  God never intended for us not to defend ourselves, but to strive for peace. Sometimes this is not possible with evil enemies!