Grades 4-8 had the special privilege of welcoming Sam Fried (’11) to a special Rosh Chodesh minyan on Monday, October 16, before he returned to Israel to join his unit in the army. Mr. Fried shared with the students that his love of Eretz Yisrael stemmed from his teachers and classes at YCQ, which inspired him to join the IDF after high school.
He powerfully remarked: “What’s going on in Israel is very scary, but to know that all of you are here davening, saying Acheinu, it’s what we’re here for, it’s what we’re fighting for. I promise you that this is what they’re trying to destroy, but this is what they can’t destroy.”
On Tuesday, Mr. Fried rejoined his battalion in Israel. He encouraged the students to continue their part in the fighting by davening, learning Torah, and doing mitzvos in the z’chus of all the soldiers. The YCQ community is praying that Hashem should watch over him, his unit, the IDF, and the entire State of Israel.
