Yom Kippur War

The Egyptians celebrate this military conflict, where they lost thousands, as a victory, while Israelis, who miraculously turned the tide, see it as a catastrophe.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s connection to the Yom Kippur War is coming to the surface now, and his letters related to it showcase his spiritual leadership.

Those who remember the 1973 war say there are two major differences between now and then: The threat to Israel today is not existential, they say, nor is it external.

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Many Israelis sent films, which the archive staff have begun to digitize, and many have just been made available on the website.

We are older, wiser, more battle-scarred, and better established as a nation than we were then. But we need to keep our hubris at bay.

“The many acts of heroism during the war in the face of enemy fire are a source of inspiration for us," IDF Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi writes.

At the end of 1973, Israelis were hurting, apprehensive, and unsure. Although the country had successfully resisted a powerful assault, there was no celebration, but a pervasive dispiritedness.

In 1973, we were surprised by our enemies due to hubris, and as a result, we paid an unimaginable price. How can Israel march in this direction once again?