All Articles ByYosef Yabeitz

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

The remarkable story of Selma Meir, the pioneering nurse who helped shape one of Jerusalem’s most important hospitals.

Ezra Yachin began fighting for the Jewish people at 15. Today, at 97, he inspires soldiers with stories of faith, sacrifice, and Israel’s struggle for survival.

Powerful voices demanded that Jewish books be destroyed, and the Talmud stood in danger of the flames. One courageous Christian scholar risked his reputation to defend them.

One of America’s leading nuclear scientists left everything and moved to the Negev. Years later, the real story became known.

A wealthy Jewish philanthropist founded a free school to uplift poor children, but modern influences slowly pushed Torah aside.

In Renaissance Italy, Eliyahu Haver became a respected philosopher while openly living as a devoted Jew in a Christian academic world.

A forgotten Jewish community once thrived in China. One of its members rose to high rank and used his influence to protect his people.

A brilliant Princeton physicist devoted his life to Gemara and showed how modern science can deepen faith and reveal the unity of Hashem’s world.

Under deadly fire in Beirut, an elite soldier cried out to Hashem and made a promise. The rescue that followed changed his life and led him on a path to Torah.

He studied with Galileo, traveled the world, and searched for truth in both Torah and science. Rabbi Yosef Delmedigo saw the wonders of creation as a path to Hashem.

One letter stirred a deep longing in Menachem’s heart. That night he decided to leave exile behind and make aliyah to Eretz Yisrael, and that is exactly what he did.

After a long journey on foot from Iraq in 1947, a Jewish man reached the Land of Israel, kissed its soil in tears, and died moments later. Years later, his identity was revealed.

A surprising email from Afghanistan led to an extraordinary effort to restore synagogues and a cemetery left behind by a vanished Jewish community.

After surviving unimaginable horrors, Tuviah Friedman dedicated his life to pursuing Nazi criminals and securing justice for their victims.

Harry Houdini insisted his escapes were pure skill and worked to expose fake magic, even when one of the world’s greatest writers refused to believe him.

Yerachmiel Plezenshtein survived brutal battles and earned the Soviet Union’s highest medal, only to give it up years later for the chance to reach the Land of Israel.

Four Hebrew words on a stranger’s door led a British aristocrat on an extraordinary journey from nobility and politics to a life of Torah and mitzvot.

He was a professor in Tokyo who stood up for Jews during the Holocaust. Years later, Setsuzo Kotsuji returned to the Mir yeshiva as Rabbi Avraham ben Avraham.