#140: Live Like There's No Tomorrow: fallen IDF soldier Natan Rosenfeld’s Parents on Faith, Grief & Choosing Light

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Avi & Sam Rosenfeld on Losing Their Son Natan in Gaza: Faith, Pride, and Choosing Light After October 7

In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we talk to Avi and Sam Rosenfeld, who lost their son Natan, a combat engineer soldier killed in Gaza on June 29, and reflects on the rupture of Simchat Torah 2023 and October 7 for the Jewish people. They share Natan’s personality, aliyah from London to Israel when he was seven, and how his friends and community honor him through gatherings, stickers, Torah scrolls, naming newborns, and projects like a pergola in Yerucham and a flower gemach. Avi describes Natan’s death in an RPG incident that he views as involving miracles, and both parents discuss grief, resilience, and their differing relationships with emunah and Hashem, including ongoing struggle, simple faith, and gratitude. They explain why they would make aliyah again, support their son Zevi’s upcoming combat enlistment, and emphasize choosing light, doing good, and living fully in Natan’s memory.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

04:32 Meeting the Rosenfelds

06:03 Birthdays After Tragedy

08:38 Natan Birthday Tribute

11:37 Keeping Home in Light

12:31 Aliyah and Service Pride

15:04 Holocaust to Jewish State

18:29 Who Natan Was

22:42 The Day Natan Fell

27:38 Avi Emunah Rollercoaster

34:52 Sam Simple Faith Path

38:44 Finding Gratitude in Tragedy

40:17 Faith and Daily Rituals

43:24 When Will We Dance Again

48:20 Community and Support Networks

53:42 Turning Pain Into Purpose

56:56 Choosing Light Over Darkness

01:00:05 Living Legacy Through Good Deeds

01:06:32 Lessons From Torah and Parsha

01:09:41 Live Like No Tomorrow

01:12:30 Life Is a Gift Farewell

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