The Pain and Privilege of Being a Mother in Israel (Tisha B'Av 2013)
Torah in Motion sponsors programming for Tisha B'Av annually. Our program enables one to truly understand and feel the losses that we experienced, and sharpens our ability to focus on the mourning required on this day.
A mother who made aliyah with her family shares the complex mix of immense pride and devastating grief that she felt when her son, IDF Sergeant Ari Yehoshua Weiss, was killed fighting for Israel.
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Susie Weiss
Susie Weiss was raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. A lifelong Zionist, she was a leader in Bnei Akiva of North America and spent a year on Kibbutz prior to fulfilling her dream of Aliya in 1992. Since the death in combat of her son Ari, Susie has directed the Ochel Ari Food for Soldiers project, sending more than 18,000 food and gift packages to IDF combat soldiers serving in the field. She has lectured all over the world, describing…