Hirah is a bad friend. But not because of any ill intent. The issue is with Judah — whom he chose for a friend, who he chose to associate with. How, then, did Judah rise to become the progenitor of ...

T he following words were said by Avida Bachar at the memorial service for his friend, Yossi Sharabi, at the shul in Kibbutz Be’eri. Avida, a farmer on the kibbutz, lost his wife and son on Simchat ...