Yom Kippur War

Hidden during the Holocaust, he rebuilt his life and identity. A powerful story of survival, faith, and return.

Surrounded and outnumbered, two soldiers turned to Tehillim. What happened next is a powerful reminder of the strength of prayer.

During the Yom Kippur War, Yossi Tor hid for eight days in the captured Hermon outpost before Syrian captivity. Faith and prayer gave him the strength to survive.

How a Yom Kippur War battlefield dilemma led to decades of dialogue with Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein and revealed the depth of halacha in modern medical ethics

After losing his hand in the Yom Kippur War, Moshe Levy struggled with painful questions about destiny, loss, and belief. A powerful midnight encounter in New York gave him a new perspective on suffering, purpose, and spiritual growth

Join a powerful conversation with Avigdor Kahalani, legendary commander of Battalion 77 in the Yom Kippur War. He reflects on moments of impossible odds, profound personal loss, and the kind of leadership where courage begins by being the first to step forward.

Led by Yossi Aharon, a volunteer initiative restores the personal vehicles of fallen IDF soldiers, transforming them into moving memorials of honor, memory, and legacy.

52 years after helping save 30 soldiers at the Battle of Tel Saki, Yitzhak Nagerker recounts the harrowing drama, eight months of captivity and torture in Syria, and the moment he returned home to learn his bunker comrades had survived.

For eight grueling days, the soldiers of Matzah Outpost stood their ground with unparalleled bravery until they received the order to surrender. Fifty-two years later, outpost commander Shlomo Ardinst shares their unyielding resistance, the harsh captivity, and the battles that continued even after returning home.

A former Israeli Air Force pilot shares how discovering Jewish identity, Chassidut, and a life of mitzvot transformed his purpose, family, and outlook on faith and unity

Special Chanukah feature from Hidabroot: "On the Miracles and the Wars" - Stories of heroism, faith, and miracles from Israel's wars. This time: The incredible Yom Kippur War miracle experienced by Rabbi Yeshua Ben Shoshan.

A Special Series for Chanukah: Tales of Courage, Faith, and Miracles from Israel's Wars. This time: Tzvi Pavrada tells of the prayer book that protected him during the Yom Kippur War, and the miraculous way he found its owner after 48 years.

The moments when he realized that war is more than child's play, the attack on the tank that led to surrender, the long days without food in Egyptian captivity, and the moments he was taken to a synagogue in Cairo for propaganda purposes. After years of memories, with the world tense about a new conflict, Natan Margalit shares his recollections of the Yom Kippur War.

The IDF archives release the detailed war diary of David Elazar, the ninth Chief of Staff, capturing the moments leading up to the Yom Kippur War.

Israel Weiss, an artillery battalion fighter in the Yom Kippur War, recalls the series of miracles that led to victory. "There were no religious or non-religious soldiers, everyone fought and prayed together"

In the chaos of war, a young soldier saw her soul rise until Hashem brought her back with a second chance.

These true stories reveal the strength and holiness of one of the greatest rabbis of our time.