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The Men Who Bring Them Home

JL;DR SUMMARY In this poignant narrative, Dovi Safier recounts his visit to Israel as he supports Yasar Darom, a specialized IDF unit responsible for recovering the remains of fallen soldiers and civilians in conflict zones. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfIsraeli SoldiersTraumaSolidarityPriestly BlessingOctober 7thJewish Burial PracticesRecovery EffortsYasar DaromMilitary Chaplaincy

Places mentioned

Moshav Shokeda, Southern District, Israel
"A small shul on Moshav Shokeda, not far from the Gaza border."
Israel
"A few weeks after Oct. 7, a friend and I flew to Israel."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Leave Jerusalem long before dawn, she told us."
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"Inside Gaza itself, in territory that wanted them dead for the act of reclaiming the dead."
United States
"We soon returned home to the United States, but we went back to Israel a few weeks later and checked in again with Boaz."

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