Rachel Arazig sat down and wrote a Facebook post after October 7. She wasn’t sure exactly what she was building.
Five months later, HaOgen (The Anchor) had become the most significant civilian volunteer initiative to emerge from the war – 20,000 volunteers serving 800 towns and cities, supporting 35,000 families.
Months after the war began, Mashiv Ha’Ruach (Bringing Back the Spirit) began running retreat workshops for frontline responders: ambulance drivers, hospital staff, body identification volunteers, and the wives of injured soldiers.
Since then, they have supported thousands who have gone on to help their own communities. There are countless other initiatives, large and
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