FINDING YOUR BROTHERS
FINDING YOUR BROTHERS "And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dotan." (Genesis 37:17) This is a personal story about a 10-K race. Ostensibly an ordinary race that began in Judea-Samaria, in a village called Dotan but turned out to be a memoir of self determination and more importantly, a discovery of brotherhood. A brotherhood built out of respect and love, where brothers and the Givati Brigade always watch each other’s backs. The other day, I was in Khadera, waiting for a bus to take me to an ordinary race in a place called Mevo Dotan. Also waiting, sitting next to me were three soldiers. They were young, but had a tough look and they all sported a battle ribbon on their chests. I saw from their shoulder patch that they belonged to the Givati Brigade, an elite battle-hardened infantry unit. Maybe this race was not going to be so ordinary. I had signed up for a 10-kilometer race, about 6 ...