My Son

My son is 17 years old. In six months we will be receiving a letter stating the time and place for him to report to the local IDF recruiting office with all necessary documents. He will be given a physical, and psychometric testing. He will be interviewed and put into the system.

My precious boy is idealistic, kind and believes that it is his duty to serve in G-d army.

Therein lies the problem. The IDF is not G-d's army.

My worry grows because my son is young, naive, idealistic and ripe for the picking. I worry that they'll take his great and enthusiastic attitude and abuse it by making him do things that -he will obey- are not according to proper ethics or right on the front lines and G-d forbid, in immediate danger. I want him to make a smart and educated decision. He wants to believe I am being an overprotective, overbearing mother. If he chooses this path, well, I support him as long as I know he made this decision willingly.

How can I give him what he needs? He's getting older. He's coming to the time where I can't fix it for him any more. Scary? You bet.

What can I do? I am registering my plea that we have new leadership that is focused on G-d being our strength. I beg G-d to watch over our boys-like my son, and give him the strength that equals his courage and idealism. I pray that whatever road he goes on, it its the road that G-d has chosen for him. After all, a blessed okay road surpasses a brilliant road that is not blessed!

Hopefully, my son will research, listen and make some good choices. Because this is one problem I won't be able to fix. May G-d watch over us all, and answer our prayers