{"id":21463,"date":"2025-05-01T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=21463"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:23:02","slug":"reservists-wives-share-the-silent-struggles-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/reservists-wives-share-the-silent-struggles-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservists\u2019 Wives Share the Silent Struggles of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Independence Day, we wanted to hear what life really looks like\u2014not from the stages or official speeches, but from inside the homes, the doubts, the silences. Four women opened their hearts and shared their most vulnerable moments of the past year: a wedding overshadowed by war, a birth following tragedy, physical and emotional recovery amid recurring reserve duty, and motherhood that lives between calls from the front and prayers at home. Maayan, Roni, Michal, Hila, and Rivka don\u2019t just talk about resilience\u2014they embody it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maayan Goodman<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen Maayan Goodman married Kedem just days after the war broke out, she knew the road ahead wouldn&#8217;t be easy. Between the longing and the fear, she chose to build a life with him\u2014anchored in faith, love, and inner strength.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21467\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21467 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maayan Goodman and her husband Kedem | Photo: Maayan Goodman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Kedem and I got married a few days after the war began. We had planned a wedding in a hall with all our family and friends, but because of the restrictions, we moved it to a small synagogue. It wasn\u2019t what we dreamed of, but at that moment, all we wanted was to be together. Then came weeks of uncertainty\u2014every day we waited for the emergency call-up. When it finally came and he left for reserve duty in the artillery, anxiety never left me. The longing was difficult, and the nights became too quiet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We have no other country, and there\u2019s no one else I\u2019d want to walk this path with&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the war, Kedem\u2019s brother was injured after jumping from a second-story building where a bomb had been planted.<br \/>\n&#8220;When I heard that his brother was wounded in Gaza, the fear only intensified. And yet, despite everything, I look at him with pride. He\u2019s not just my husband\u2014he\u2019s also our protector. I still believe, just like then, that we have no other country, and there\u2019s no one else I\u2019d want to walk this path with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roni Prince<\/strong><br \/>\nRoni Prince also found herself in the middle of the storm. When the war erupted, she was in Jerusalem, while her partner Tuvia drove south. Out of grief, Roni and Tuvia made a powerful choice\u2014to embrace life, even when their heart was breaking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21468\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21468 \" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-1024x719.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-1024x719.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-768x540.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roni and her partner Tuvia | Photo: Ruti Prince<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Roni was in Jerusalem on October 7. She passed through a synagogue and heard that eleven communities had been overrun by Hamas. Meanwhile, her partner Tuvia commandeered a company vehicle and drove south.<br \/>\n&#8220;I stayed in Jerusalem for two and a half weeks with just my Shabbat clothes,&#8221; she recalls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choosing life through the pain<\/strong><br \/>\nTheir next meeting came under tragic circumstances.<br \/>\n&#8220;We saw each other again at the funeral of Tifi (Tiferet Lapidot), our friend who was murdered at the Nova festival. It was also our fifth anniversary. Everything shifted. Everything was shaken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From that pain, Roni and Tuvia made an extraordinary decision:<br \/>\n&#8220;We realized we were meant to bring more life into the world. I got pregnant a few months later\u2014and of course, there was another round of fighting during the pregnancy. Despite all the chaos, it was a moving time. The pregnancy brought comfort to the people around us\u2014and to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the 16th of Elul 5784 (19th of September 2025), their son Nitai-Arbel was born.<br \/>\n&#8220;The north was burning during those days, and we chose to name him after [Jewish sage] Nittai of Arbela, who said, &#8216;Do not despair in the face of adversity,'&#8221; Roni shared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We knew it would be harder to live with the feeling that we hadn\u2019t done our part&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Before the birth, we asked ourselves what we\u2019d do if another call-up came. And we both knew\u2014whatever happens, Tuvia would go. And he did\u2014twelve days after the birth, he left for another 45-day round. It was hard. But we realized it would be even harder to live with the feeling that we hadn\u2019t done our part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21469\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21469 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-1024x610.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-1024x610.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-768x458.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roni and Tuvia say goodbye before another round of reserve duty | Photo: Ruti Prince<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hila Spitzer<\/strong><br \/>\nHila Spitzer, mother of Gefen and Shaked from Modi\u2019in, wrote about the sense of mission and the challenges of life on the home front. Her husband Yair served this past year in the Alexandroni Brigade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being a reservist\u2019s wife means everything, absolutely everything, falls on you\u2014the wife. The kids, their activities, the house, the rides, the car, the groceries, the bills, and the paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>It means worrying about your husband on top of worrying about your children. Waiting for his phone call. Hearing that he\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n<p>It means eating dinner at the very end of the day when you\u2019re already exhausted, once the house is tidy and the dishes are clean.<\/p>\n<p>Being a reservist\u2019s wife means waking up in the morning, facing each day with a smile and with courage\u2014no less than your husband. Knowing that he is doing something meaningful and significant for the people of Israel and for future generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michal Schweitzer<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter two difficult years of treatments and a bone marrow transplant, Michal Schweitzer had only just started to breathe again\u2014when the war broke out. While her husband Aviad was repeatedly called to the reserves, she fought a different kind of battle at home: recovery, anxiety, and an unshakable belief that life is stronger than anything.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21470\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21470 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michal and Aviad Schweitzer with their children | Photo: Private album<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After nearly two years battling cancer, just as life for Michal and Aviad began returning to normal, the war began.<br \/>\n&#8220;On October 7, my husband Aviad, a company commander in the Alexandroni Brigade\u2019s engineering battalion, was called up and sent to defend the northern border. I had only just come home after two years of treatments and a bone marrow transplant. We had a short stretch of routine, and then October 7 hit,&#8221; Michal said.<\/p>\n<p>During the first round of fighting, Michal had to care for their children alone while still recovering.<br \/>\n&#8220;It was incredibly hard. The first round lasted four months. I lived with my in-laws\u2014I wasn\u2019t capable of managing on my own yet. Then Aviad came back, and I began rebuilding my strength again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later, Aviad was called to fight in Gaza and Lebanon.<br \/>\n&#8220;He entered Lebanon. I was at a medical checkup, not feeling well, and he was unreachable. It was overwhelming. I was terrified for him. That was the scariest round for me. And physically, it was very difficult too,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We can\u2019t live and not be part of this fight&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nAviad is due to return to reserve duty again in two weeks. Despite her complex medical history, Michal supports his service:<br \/>\n&#8220;I could tell him, \u2018You\u2019re not going.\u2019 I have a complicated health situation, and our kids didn\u2019t have their mother for two years\u2014and now, suddenly, where\u2019s Dad? I have every right in the world to say he shouldn\u2019t go. But for us, that\u2019s just not an option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can\u2019t live and not be part of this fight. Yes, it\u2019s a burden\u2014but it\u2019s also a tremendous privilege. We are proud to be part of the victory and the redemption. And I feel like our children are growing up not just talking about values\u2014but living them. They feel it. They know their father is doing something important. So, God willing, we pray for better days, for full redemption, and for the defeat of all our enemies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rivka Ferber<\/strong><br \/>\nRivka Ferber, mother of eight, was also left to cope alone when her husband Yossi was called to serve. Facing deep fear and uncertainty, she chose to cling to faith, prayer, and love for the land.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21471\" style=\"width: 841px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21471 \" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rivka Ferber and her family | Photo: Private album<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rivka and Yossi Ferber have eight children\u2014the youngest is three, the oldest sixteen. The family usually spends holidays volunteering on army bases with soldiers. On Simchat Torah, they were in the town of Korazim near Safed, where they heard about the massacre in the south.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That morning, Yossi woke me and said there was an attack on southern communities. Slowly, I understood the scale of what was happening. Yossi, who normally serves in the north, started calling people and mobilizing them. At 10:30, he told me: \u2018I need to go.\u2019 I was left alone with eight children, in complete uncertainty,&#8221; Rivka said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The devastating news<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;The initial feeling was immense fear and uncertainty\u2014not just for Yossi at the front, but also for my grandmother, who lived in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. At first, I tried to deny what was happening. Eight kids at home, no communication, no clarity. The kids were stressed, and so was I. We tried to hold on to the joy of the holiday, and our prayers\u2014which suddenly meant so much.&#8221; Two days later, Rivka received the tragic news that her grandmother had been murdered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21472\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21472 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7.webp 1551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rivka Ferber and her family | Photo: Private album<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The hardest challenge<br \/>\n<\/strong>Soon fighting erupted in Lebanon as well.<br \/>\n&#8220;I felt that while Yossi was fighting a physical war\u2014on Mount Dov, Mount Hermon, and then in Lebanon\u2014I was fighting a different war: the battle for our spirit. My work was to accept fear, recognize that it\u2019s legitimate, hold space for myself and the children, and insist on thinking positively. For me, for the kids, and for the soldiers. Honestly, that was the hardest challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengthening the spirit<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;We have a true right to this land, and it\u2019s our responsibility to protect it\u2014both physically and spiritually. When my husband goes out to fight, I tell the kids: \u2018Let\u2019s fight too\u2014with our prayers to God.\u2019 That\u2019s our job\u2014not to hold weapons, but to hold faith, to strengthen the spirit. I feel that so deeply\u2014whether it\u2019s with the hostages, the soldiers, or my husband\u2014when we strengthen ourselves spiritually, they are strengthened in the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind every soldier defending Israel stands a family carrying on the national revival from home. 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