In 2005, a 19-year-old Golani soldier named Ami was stationed at one of the IDF's northernmost outposts in Lebanon.

After a barrage of mortar fire, the position fell quiet, and Ami realized he was completely alone.

With orders not to abandon his post, he spent hours waiting.

Ami made it through that night, but years later, even as he built a family and a life,

the experience kept breaking into the future he was trying to build.

Eventually, Ami found Buddy Line, a program run by American Friends of Israel Navy Seals.

Buddy Line pairs Israeli Navy Seals with

IDF combat veterans struggling with PTSD. Over a year, these pairs build trust, confidence,

and connection. It's warrior-to-warrier care, and for most of the 600 struggling veterans to date,

it works. Today, Ami is a father of three 600 struggling veterans to date, it works.

Today, Ami is a father of three and a leader in body line, helping others steady themselves after service.

If you're moved to support this work in honor of Israel's Memorial Day, click the link in our show notes.

Your gift of any size can help someone move forward.

You are listening to an art media podcast. So this young woman asked, can you explain grief to us?

It was about 100 kids in the room. And I said,

everybody pictures someone who you really love, who's really core to your existence. You know,

think of someone who you need to breathe. Are they in this room? And they all start, you know, shaking their heads now. And I said,

do you not love them anymore? And suddenly they got it. And I said, that's grief. It's the price we pay

for love. Because the alternative is that maybe I would have just had my two amazing daughters, but we had this extra

delicious cookie with us for 23 years and 334 days on earth. And the price is that I will be in

pain for the rest of my life, and it's worth it.

It is 8.30 p.m. on Monday, April 20th, here at Temple Emanuel Striker Center in New York City. It is 3.30 p.m. on Monday, April 20th, here at Temple Emanuel Stryker Center in New York City.

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