Rolling over the Gaza border at 5 in the morning, the soldiers are exhausted. They step out of their tank and are greeted by a friendly face: A volunteer in a black shirt with a hot falafel. It’s the most they’ve enjoyed a meal in their lives.
Readers can donate here to sponsor “the man in the black shirt.”
A single mother of 4 is struggling to pay rent since being displaced from the South. She is on the phone with her landlord, begging for an extension, when a knock comes at the door. It’s a volunteer in a black shirt with a check. She is not a religious woman but she closes her eyes and says, “Baruch Hashem.”
A teenage girl is smoking a cigarette outside the hospital, sitting in a wheelchair. She lost her legs when she was shot at the Nova festival on October 7th. A volunteer with a black shirt walks up, with her favorite Israeli singer. She is in shock. The singer plays her favorite song. Tears roll down her cheeks. For the first time in two months, she is happy.
Right now, Jews of all stripes in Israel are experiencing suffering. Organization Loshon Hara Lo Medaber Elai started as a Shemirat HaLoshon organization and has spread to include activities, meals, and other support for the injured, soldiers, and displaced of Israel. They have been there during some of these peoples’ most critical moments, to show them that they are not alone.
Readers can donate here to sponsor “the man in the black shirt.”