Rachel Noach grew up in Bet Hagai, a small community in Judea. In her childhood home, prayer, observance of Biblical values, and Zionism took center stage. Her childhood was magical and innocent, with summers spent playing outdoors, barefoot, using the entire community as one big playground. But just beyond the small, pastoral neighborhood, were extremely hostile, Arab cities and villages. At the height of the Second Intifada, when Rachel was in 7th grade, the dangers escalated. She recalls several terrorist attacks involving knife-wielding Arab terrorists infiltrating Bet Hagai. There were countless bloody attacks, Arab terrorists murdering Jews in their cars or while waiting at a roadside bus stop. Rachel counts on her fingers: seven Bet Hagai residents were murdered by terrorists during that time. Read More