Kfir Brigade

Three years after treating a wounded person under fire while a terrorist was nearby, MADA medic and Kfir Brigade commander Yedidya Vaknin shares his sense of mission and the choice not to make excuses. This spirit of heroism is also at the center of the traditional awakening and revival conference of the Sderot Yeshiva, which will open on Tuesday.

As part of our special report series, we accompanied new recruits joining the Kfir and Nahal brigades. "The feeling when you see people ready to give their lives to protect the country, and how much desire and will they have—you don't find that in any other country, it's only in Israel," said Itay, who is enlisting in the Kfir brigade.