From Bokrotome, Florida, this is Behind the Bima. On this episode, the rabbis are joined by a true hero of the Jewish people, an elite commando in the IDF's legendary Unit 669, whose face and name must remain redacted for his ongoing security. Known to us only as Guy. He is a sergeant major, a combat paramedic, and the author of a powerful new book, The Rescue, October 7th from

the eyes of Israel's top rescue commandos.

Guy shares his remarkable journey from an aspiring doctor to a member of one of the IDF's

four elite units, details the grueling physical and psychological training designed to create

soldiers who can rescue anyone, anywhere, under any conditions.

And he offers a rare inside look at the

mindset, resilience, and nerves of steel required to be part of the world-renowned Unit 669.

All this and more, Behind the Bima. Welcome back to Behind the Bima. We're so excited to be coming

to you from our brand new studio. And the very first guest we have in our studio, in our formal setup, is a real hero of us,

someone we admire enormously.

And as you can tell, his face is blocked out.

You can't see his identity, and we won't be able to use his last name.

Because the Israeli government has redacted his name in his face as an elite commando, a member of the

669 unit, a real hero of the Jewish people in previous wars and whose skill set will still

be needed. It's somebody who can't be revealed and visible to the public, but we couldn't be

more excited guy that you're here with us in studio for this conversation, to hear your story, your background, and to talk about what's happening now in Israel and this war. Thank you so much for going behind the Bima with us. Thank you so much for having me. Really, really excited to be here. I hope now my face is blanked out, so you can see how excited am, right? I can see. But we can see. But we can see, and we appreciate it very much. So, Guy, is a sergeant major, IDF unit 669, and this new book came out called The Rescue, October 7th for the eyes of Israel's Pararescue Commandos. This isn't your first book, but this is the first one that's been translated into English. So much to talk about. Tell us about that first book and how viral it went,

how popular it became in Israel and why. But maybe take a step back. First thing to tell our audience,

who don't know, what is Unit 669? 669. 669 is one of the four elite units. Mostly known are

the Shayette 13, the Navy Seals. The Seyre Matal forever will be known for Antebe rescue.

Sheldag is the Air Force Commando.

And we are the smaller, younger sister.

But my opinion, not objective, is we have the best job.

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