By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg:

I am in absolute awe of my family, friends and all in Israel whose lives have stopped, been turned upside down and who have been forced to wake children, assist elderly and run in and out of bomb shelters.

Many are doing it with spouses serving in miluim or stuck out of the country or without family around to help them.

As sirens sound and missiles fly, the entire country, all 10 million are now on the front line, bearing the brunt of the hatred of Iran who want to wipe out the whole Jewish nation, but are taking it all out only on those in Israel.

And yet, somehow, they carry on with positivity, faith, hope, tenacity, resolve and a healthy sense of humor.

To my dearest family, friends and everyone in Israel – we are giving you the biggest hug, sending the greatest love and thanking you from the bottom of our hearts.

You are why our people are unstoppable!!

-Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS), a rapidly-growing congregation of over 800 families and over 1,000 children in Boca Raton, Florida. BRS is the largest Orthodox Synagogue in the Southeast United States.