When the Last Hostage Came Home
About this episode
Rabbi Natan reflects on the joy and implications of Israel recovering the last hostage, Ran Gvili, exploring themes of society and military ethos.
This episode with Rabbi Natan reflects on the profound and complicated joy of Israel recovering the last hostage, Ran Gvili, and what that moment revealed about Israeli society. Through Ran’s life, his parents’ words, and the extraordinary efforts to bring him home, we explore the IDF as a people’s army and the ethos of lo mafkirim chayalim ba’shetach—we do not leave soldiers behind. The episode weaves together scenes of grief, unity, and defiant hope, from soldiers singing in Gaza to familie...
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