Amichai Jackson, a bar mitzvah boy from the Gush Etzion community of Elazar, decided that in place of a party to celebrate his milestone event – his parents should use the money earmarked for the occasion and treat IDF soldiers to dinner. Amichai was slated to celebrate his bar mitzvah a month after the breakout of Operation Swords of Iron. He was called to the Torah but decided to push off his party to quieter times. His mother Ilana said "After deliberating, Amichai decided to do something meaningful for the soldiers. Instead of having a party with family members and...
