I read a very interesting blog the other day called “The Last 10 Minutes of the War”. The writer detailed the story of serving as an officer in the IDF during the Lebanon War just before a ceasefire was to begin. They were on Israel’s northern border, and he and his men started packing things up. One of his men was doing the opposite, putting on his armor and gear.
“What are you doing?” asked the officer.
“Don’t you know the last 10 minutes of the war are the worst?”
The officer heard it, gave the order, and everyone geared up. And sure enough, there was a huge and constant barrage in the last 10 minutes before the ceasefire, and then silence.
That’s how I feel about our lives now. We have been living this nightmare for almost a year. Quarantine and lockdown fatigue combined with vaccines are causing people to drop their guard and get lax. Now the numbers of sick and dead are rising higher than ever before.
It’s the last 10 minutes of the war, and we must rally together and hang tough until the end. Yes, it’s hard. It’s very, very hard.
We are in the middle of the last barrage, but it will, please God, end, and there will be silence. And then we will emerge to a new life.
I choose life.
At Driving to Greatness, the MoMENtum Men’s Retreat in Orlando, Florida, we got real about our lives and our potential – and put ourselves in the driver’s seat. With educators Charlie Harary, Ari Shabat, and Harry Rothenberg as our guides, we tackled how to handle failures and setbacks, bounce back, and succeed the way we want to.
Did you know that there are Jewish laws about avoiding gossip? They are called lashon hara, literally evil tongue or evil speech. The gift of speech allows us to communicate. What we say can create waves of positivity, or trigger tsunamis of destruction. The world is both made and potentially destroyed with words – and we all know that if the pen is mightier than the sword, the tongue is even mightier.
For Jewish mothers with children age 18 and under
Participants only pay their acceptance fee and airfare
To participate in the Momentum Yearlong Journey, women must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
Mainly for the husbands of Momentum sisters
$900 for Momentum husbands
Each man get a scholarship of $2,100-$2,400
Partner Organization contributes $700 per man
The Israeli Government does not contribute to the Men’s Trips
To participate, men must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
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