Dov Lipman

ONLY. IN. ISRAEL. An IDF reservist gets engaged. And then heads right back to join his unit. WATCH to see his unit dance with him upon his return, and then at the end the commander tells them all to “get their things ready so they can enter into Gaza.” Mazal tov! May the…

THIS. IS. ISRAEL. Earlier today I posted about an injured IDF commander. Elkana ben Orit. He needs our prayers. Badly. Elkana’s parents released a video today. Not about Elkana - their third son to be injured in this war. Rather, it was a message to Elkana’s soldiers who…

PICTURE OF THE DAY Strong winds have torn the flag. But not its message. This is a spot where Israeli soldiers are now stationed. In southern Lebanon. Overlooking the Israeli town of Shlomi. We learned our lesson. With God’s help we won’t leave our borders unguarded again.

TOURISTS TO ISRAEL CAN RELAX We at @yadlolim received many questions from Jews around the world about a new government policy to label frequent tourists to Israel as residents. Please don’t worry. The policy has not been brought to the Knesset and if it makes to the Knesset we…

INJURED IDF COMMANDER NEEDS PRAYERS An IDF officer was critically injured in Gaza yesterday. One leg had to be amputated above the knee and one leg below the knee. He is fighting for his life. His family has asked for prayers. Please pray for ELKANA BEN ORIT. May God bless…

ANOTHER SMILE GONE We mourn again. IDF reservist Vladimir Loza, aged 36, a husband and father of a young daughter, was killed while fighting Hamas terrorists in Rafah. May God comfort the Loza family among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

WE MOURN IDF soldier Amit Cohen, 19, was killed while fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza. May God comfort the Cohen family among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

ISRAEL = CHAMPIONS That’s right! Congratulations to Israel’s men’s lacrosse team for winning the 2025 European Championship. Let’s go Israel! (Thank you to Follow Team Israel FB page for the pictures)

HAMAS ATTACKS JOURNALISTS IN GAZA This is not an Israeli report. It’s from the Palestinian Journalists’ Union. The union reports that Hamas terrorists assaulted three Gaza-based reporters at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The journalists were first threatened and then…

PICTURE OF THE DAY Lone soldier Max Steinberg fell in Gaza in 2014. Yesterday we held a memorial service marking 11 years since he was killed by Hamas terrorists. Max’s grave usually has an array of flowers - especially red. Max’s father, Stuart, came to the grave earlier in…

THIS. IS. ISRAEL. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visited with soldiers who are fighting Hamas in Gaza. An emotional moment was caught in this picture as he came across his own son who has been serving as an IDF officer in Gaza for many months. May God bless this young man with…

PLEASE VISIT/COMFORT FAMILY OF LONE SOLDIER The family of lone soldier Dan Phillipson from Norway is sitting shiva for Dan, of blessed memory, in Jerusalem. They are accepting visitors at the Dan Hotel - 32 Lechi - in Jerusalem. Hours: 8am - 12:30pm, 3pm - 9:30pm Shacharit -…

LIVESTREAM FOR MAX STEINBERG MEMORIAL Please join us as we commemorate 11 years since Max fell in Gaza while defending Israel. Max was a lone soldier from California whose story has inspired tens of thousands of youth. The service begins at 6:45pm Israel time. (In 15 minutes)…

“APARTHEID” ISRAEL IS AT IT AGAIN… Congratulations to Israeli runner Blessing Afrifah for winning the 200m championship at the U23 European Championships in Norway. Let’s go Israel!

BALTIMORE FOLKS - MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY A family needs a car driven from Baltimore to New York during the next few days. Tolls and gas will be paid for. Please send me a private message if you can help. And please share with Baltimore friends and contacts.

A BEAUTIFUL ISRAELI WEDDING STORY Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau writes about the last Shabbat in Gush Katif - the Jewish neighborhoods in Gaza - 20 years ago. He went to be together with the thousands of Jews who were going to be expelled from their homes a few days later. Rabbi Lau…

CELEBRATING TORAH IN THE GAZA STRIP A tank commander lost one of his soldiers. He feels the need to do something. Something for the soul of his soldier. He decides to study a tractate of the Talmud in his memory. WATCH to see IDF soldiers in Gaza dancing last night as they…

ISRAEL MAKES IT TO THE FINALS! Incredible. Israel’s national lacrosse team beat the UK 8-6 and is now in the finals of the 2025 European Men’s Lacrosse Championship in Poland. Israel, which has now secured its spot in the 2027 World Lacrosse Championship in Japan, will play…

THIS. IS. ISRAEL. Meet Mott, 62. Meet Adiel, 53. Meet David, 65. The three of them are longtime friends. They saw that the IDF was having manpower issues. And decided to do something about it. The three of them - who served together in the IDF Artillery Corps - took out…