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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-790800
IDF Reservists: Modern-Day Maccabees
(Jerusalem Post) Ariella Taragin Gold - Five months ago, thousands upon thousands of Israelis, including several of my children, received IDF emergency call-up orders and without the slightest hesitation they threw on their uniforms, quickly grabbed whatever supplies they could, and drove away. These modern-day Maccabees had no idea where they were going, how long they would be gone, or what was waiting for them when they reached their destinations. But none of that stopped these Jewish heroes. The people and the Land of Israel needed them, and so, off they went. Since then, Israelis of all stripes, as well as untold numbers of Jews across the globe, have rallied around our shared support, prayers, and concern for the soldiers, the hostages, the wounded, and the bereaved families. That was the day our children headed off to war. That was the day we became parents of IDF combat soldiers risking their lives to defend and protect us. It means buying all sorts of random equipment and gear for your kids and their units. It's doing whatever you can - hosting, babysitting, shopping, chauffeuring, running errands - to try to ease at least some of the stress for your children and grandchildren while their husbands and fathers are away for weeks on end.