Early this morning I supervised as your resolutions became part of the packs of love sent to the soldiers who are still at the front. Though it has been quiet for 37 hours, and no rockets have fallen, there are a great number of soldiers there and they will remain there for four weeks at least. Hundreds of packets were packed for the soldiers this morning. Each packet consists of a set of clean clothes, some snacks and a picture drawn by a child. Todays packs also contained copies of the many loving resolutions that were made as a strong voice of support by the many friends and Jewish community members.
I had made many copies of the resolutions before leaving Milwaukee, and as a result of this these special resolutions and messages of love will be received by many many soldiers. Your decisions to undertake a mitzva or a good deed in honor of the soldiers will go a long way in making an important difference in the lives of these young people who serve their country with loyalty and devotion, but who would really all love to go home.
Some of the c-teens sent letters in enclosed envelopes. Those letters were hand delivered to a group of soldiers last night. I cannot tell you their reactions, as the envelopes were closed, but I noticed that the guys slipped their letters into their military packs.
Clearly then, it was important to them to receive what was really personal mail. Maybe one day your will be part of a conversation that goes like this. " did I hear you say that you are from Wisconsin? Wow, back in 2014 when we were concluding Pillar of defense, some kid in Wisconsin sent me a loving and meaningful letter. It turned my life around!!" You have no idea how much of a difference every small gesture makes for these very young and very brave soldiers of the IDF.
(Editor's Note: Visit the August 8th blog post to read an email received by a community member from an IDF soldier in reponse to this campaign.)