Drawing on the first recorded dialogue between a Jewish father and son — Avraham and Yitzchak’s “Hineni” — this powerful talk weaves together the story of Nova survivor Yuval Rafael, an IDF soldier who lost his friend in Gaza, and grieving parents who refuse to surrender to despair. Through their courage and willingness to say “Hineni – here I am” in the face of trauma, we are called to transform pain into purpose, tears into strength, and to unite as a people with a shared mission to bring more light, mitzvot, and responsibility into the world.

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