And Samson said: ‘Let me die with the Philistines.’
And he bent with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.

וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְשׁוֹן תָּמוֹת נַפְשִׁי עִם-פְּלִשְׁתִּים, וַיֵּט בְּכֹחַ וַיִּפֹּל הַבַּיִת עַל-הַסְּרָנִים וְעַל-כָּל-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר-בּוֹ וַיִּהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים אֲשֶׁר הֵמִית בְּמוֹתו רַבִּים מֵאֲשֶׁר הֵמִית בְּחַיָּיו

שופטים טז:ל

va-yo-mer shim-shon ta-mot naf-shee im p’-lish-teem va-yayt b’-kho-akh va-yi-pol ha-ba-yit al ha-s’-ra-neem v’-al kol ha-am a-sher bo va-yih-yu ha-may-teem a-sher hay-meet b’-mo-to ra-beem may-a-sher hay-meet b’-kha-yav

Caracal Battalion’s Final Test

The IDF’s mixed-gender Caracal battalion is concluding their final exercise after months of hard training. This live fire exercise simulates the capturing of a hill from enemy hands and marks the soldiers transition into active duty.

IDF Foreign Recruits Stream To Israel

The Israeli army began with Jewish recruits from all over the world coming to protect the Holy Land. The tradition continues, and this month close to 500 volunteers from 21 countries are enlisting in the IDF!

Israel Photo Trivia

These IDF soldiers are standing at the tomb of a mighty biblical warrior, buried near Beit Shemesh. Can you guess whose tomb it is? HINT: See today’s verse! Send me an email or post your answer on Facebook.

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