Hen Mazzig
BRAVE TESTIMONY: Hostage survivor Tal Shoham revealed, “On the way to Gaza, I decided there was no way I would give them the satisfaction of seeing me afraid. So I raised my hand and told the terrorist pointing an AK-47 at me that I would not get down on my knees. He kept yelling at me, and I thought to myself: It’s not my decision whether he kills me or not—but if he does, it will be on my terms." Only a day after Purim, I can’t help but think of how Tal, like Mordechai, refused to bow to evil. His bravery feels like something out of a storybook—but it was his reality for 505 days.
