Surviving The Nova Festival Massacre Changed My Life

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024
  • Yona Assaraf and her husband Roi's lifes changed when they miraculously made it out of the Nova Festival massacre alive on October 7th. Yona decided to cover her hair, throw out her pants, keep Shabbat and as a family - become Orthodox. This is their story.
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Комментарии • 222

  • @robertashaffer3950
    @robertashaffer3950 3 месяца назад +67

    For someone who has been speaking English for only four months, Yona's English is excellent. May Hashem always have His mighty hand on this family and protect them.
    We all from the Diaspora pray for the situation in the middle east to end now, and to bring the hostages home. 🙏🙏

  • @GraceBeattie-l4o
    @GraceBeattie-l4o 2 месяца назад +17

    You have it Yona and Roi !!❤️
    God is going to use you for this generation, you are a light in this hour. God bless you Grace

  • @DixieC-vj2sg
    @DixieC-vj2sg 3 месяца назад +42

    Lovely person, survivor who chooses something beautiful instead of bitterness, in spite of the pain of knowing friends and people who weren't as lucky.

  • @rachelfishman7813
    @rachelfishman7813 3 месяца назад +72

    Excellent, inspiring, powerful. Thanks for having her on.

  • @ChayaMiriamSchachter
    @ChayaMiriamSchachter 3 месяца назад +22

    Yona and Roi, your miraculous story is so inspiring. It’s so beautiful that from the horrors you went through, you came out stronger and are now living a beautiful frum life. Wishing you and your family much strength and nachas

  • @DevorahFisch
    @DevorahFisch 3 месяца назад +20

    So powerful! Yona you are such an inspiration thank you for sharing your story and for being a source of light to Am Yisroal!

  • @thk929
    @thk929 3 месяца назад +60

    Lovely woman. May God bless her and her family. Am Yisrael Chai!

  • @popcoloure
    @popcoloure 3 месяца назад +37

    Amen! This is such an important episode. Yona, we can all learn so much from your Emunah, strength to connect to Hashem and choose to use this immensely difficult thing you went through to uplift and grow and connect. It's incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @claucemicro1080
    @claucemicro1080 3 месяца назад +11

    Powerful and beautiful testimony

  • @aaronminz8829
    @aaronminz8829 3 месяца назад +38

    Very powerful. What a high neshama.

  • @mirib5534
    @mirib5534 3 месяца назад +10

    Absolutely amazing. What an incredible person Yona is.

  • @AliceRoss-v9t
    @AliceRoss-v9t 3 месяца назад +54

    Powerful 🤗
    Keep strong Yona & Roi.
    We're all one family.

  • @anitazala7482
    @anitazala7482 2 месяца назад +9

    What a wonderful young women....she radiates so much light and gentleness. God bless her and all Am Israel ❤

    • @wickfisher
      @wickfisher 2 месяца назад

      Sharmuta wes5a 🔻🔻🔻🔜🔜🔜

  • @ac7160
    @ac7160 3 месяца назад +50

    POWERFUL!! Amazing, beautiful story. May HaShem continue to strengthen her and her family.

  • @SarahAvi
    @SarahAvi 3 месяца назад +20

    Wow , thank you for sharing her story!

  • @fweedom34
    @fweedom34 3 месяца назад +19

    Amazing story! B"H, miracles happen. Such a powerful soul connection. Emunah is the key. Tysm Yona for sharing your story.

  • @clairemariebrisendine7223
    @clairemariebrisendine7223 3 месяца назад +12

    Precious Yona, I Praise God that HE fiercely defended and protected you and Roi on October 7th!! Truly you were born “ for such a time as this!” May The Lord continually pour out HIS HOLY SPIRIT upon you!! Abundant Shalom Yona!! ✨♥️✨🇮🇱✨♥️

  • @geulabeneliezer9446
    @geulabeneliezer9446 2 месяца назад +6

    יונה המקסימה תודה על השיתוף , את מעוררת השראה ומחזקת לקדש שם שמים בחיינו ! זו פעם ראשונה ששמעתי אותך וכל הכבוד שהתראיינת באנגלית. חיזקי ואמצי ❤

  • @mtm5783
    @mtm5783 3 месяца назад +15

    Powerful! Yasher Koach. May her beautiful family continue to grow in emunah and bitachon!

  • @rosezimmerman3821
    @rosezimmerman3821 2 месяца назад +6

    You experienced the Holy Spirit. He is what was whispering in your ear and prompting you to do this and not do that. Simply incredible. The brother who said that it was not himself running but someone inside him, that was the Holy Spirit. Amazing.

  • @joshabella9763
    @joshabella9763 2 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for the beautiful testimony of Yona. Truly she's blessed to find the peace in our dark world right now. God bless Israel.

  • @louisebarnard2869
    @louisebarnard2869 3 месяца назад +12

    Why !!!! So sorry for the all the lives lost 💔 this is beyond evil ....may you find some sense of peace and healing x

  • @debbyschweighardt5810
    @debbyschweighardt5810 3 месяца назад +9

    Powerful! Amazing! This type of experience is so horrific. This couple has come out stronger and grow­ing religiously. The Holy One is with us. Am Yisrael Chai!

  • @kenwalters7921
    @kenwalters7921 3 месяца назад +23

    Shabbat Shalom! Chazak! Baruch HaShem & Shalom Shalom Israel!!! 🙏🇮🇱🇺🇸🙏

  • @User_name5
    @User_name5 3 месяца назад +31

    What a special person, wow you're amazing!!!

  • @mayraamici7906
    @mayraamici7906 3 месяца назад +5

    Kol HaKavod! I cant imagine how hard it is to go through what they went through. And use it to be transformed for the better? You are an inspiration.

  • @arielmalka2562
    @arielmalka2562 3 месяца назад +6

    Wow! What an experience! I hope they has all the support they need to get through this!

  • @yolandagofigure
    @yolandagofigure 3 месяца назад +6

    🙏😢...we will continue to pray for you and for all .🇨🇦🙏✝️

  • @DeborahZamora-q2o
    @DeborahZamora-q2o 3 месяца назад +17

    Wow Powerful Shabbat Shalom

  • @user-ni1cg7zp6j
    @user-ni1cg7zp6j 2 месяца назад +3

    Yona, you are amazing!!!!!! you're so strong and inspiring!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤

  • @JetLagRecords
    @JetLagRecords 3 месяца назад +17

    Living Lchaim, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

  • @cherylwebb8340
    @cherylwebb8340 2 месяца назад +4

    Yona, I am only at the beginning of your story, but it sounds like your experience brought you and your husband closer to God and obedience to Him. The Nova festival doesn't sound like a godly place to be. I pray for the peace of Israel. And I pray that the Jewish people will recognize their Messiah and walk with Him in Truth 🙏✝️🕊💒💖🇮🇱🇺🇸

  • @gittelerabiski6837
    @gittelerabiski6837 2 месяца назад +4

    very inspiring to watch. Thank you for sharing your story with the world! very powerful.

  • @cece2896
    @cece2896 3 месяца назад +9

    This is amazing!

  • @HaleyMary
    @HaleyMary 3 месяца назад +2

    This was a very powerful episode! Thank you for sharing Yona's story with us.

  • @JetLagRecords
    @JetLagRecords 3 месяца назад +12

    Living Lchaim, awesome content it was really good

  • @nechamaringer1167
    @nechamaringer1167 2 месяца назад

    Had the privilege to hear from Roi himself and both sides of there stories are incredible. They are such strong individuals and continue to inspire people every day!

  • @nancikuba42
    @nancikuba42 3 месяца назад +8

    I support Israel & pray God will bring the hostages home & God to guide them. I pray for her & many others for healing going through Oct 7 & because of that day, the antisemitism that grew to add salt to the wound.

  • @CeabeeL
    @CeabeeL 3 месяца назад +5

    Wow! So inspiring!!

  • @ruchiezidele7045
    @ruchiezidele7045 2 месяца назад +2

    Powerful may Hashem continue to give strength to all of klal Yisrael and may we greet Mashiach really soon!!

  • @croppHH
    @croppHH 3 месяца назад +6

    Be blessed.

  • @jk.2994
    @jk.2994 3 месяца назад +7

    crazy story. God wanted you back in his arms and this was his way

  • @mylegacymovie
    @mylegacymovie 2 месяца назад +1

    Yona is very articulate and expressive. Her account is so moving. There are so many people whom G-d has delivered from death or terrible situations and they do not turn their lives over to Him. I pray that Yona and Roni continue to seek the Lord and bring up their daughters in godly fear. Amen

  • @katiska65
    @katiska65 3 месяца назад +17

    How LOVELY, this testimoni of G-d being PRESENT in our lifes 🇫🇮♥️🇮🇱🕊
    Thank you for sharing even it is very HEAVY ❣🙏🏼

  • @RenaSchochet
    @RenaSchochet 3 месяца назад +6

    Powerful!!!

  • @susancrittenden1559
    @susancrittenden1559 2 месяца назад +2

    Very beautiful and totally inspiring story.

  • @karenthompson5653
    @karenthompson5653 2 месяца назад +1

    What a beautiful miraculous story of God’s deliverance!! She is so full of Him!!

  • @anonymousanonymous-qx7mv
    @anonymousanonymous-qx7mv 3 месяца назад +6

    Yona youre a special neshama. You were spared by a great miracle to bring awareness to many that Hashem was there and they need to connect .

  • @closertothetruth9209
    @closertothetruth9209 3 месяца назад +6

    it was an annual sabbath on that day, they always seem to attack on annual holy days.

  • @Libby_Hannah
    @Libby_Hannah 3 месяца назад +2

    BH❤
    Survivor's guilt is a very strong feeling but every single way of H' is perfect and we all are in the perfect scenario for us and for the others.
    This is their chance to stay close to H' and they are doing it, BH❤
    H' bless all their ways. They have a beautiful family.

  • @dpos2024
    @dpos2024 3 месяца назад +2

    So sad and I hope she finds peace! No one should have had to endure the horror of that day!

  • @griselgrisel7407
    @griselgrisel7407 Месяц назад

    be strong your testimony help everyone, never give up in sharing what happened that day, its important, never give up hope on human being, we are with you lady

  • @KiwikimNZ
    @KiwikimNZ 3 месяца назад +23

    You know what, as horrible as this tragedy and chaos is, this whole thing has backfired on the extremist Islamic world and it’s ploy to kill Jews/Israelis and to spread hatred to the world through its propaganda. I see the truth, I see and feel the spirt of God and his power, how love shines through the evilness. I hear these miracles, the many people who have been vulnerable to share and I hear the horrific stories of death and destruction, which has broken my heart but also inspired me, someone on the other side of the world here in New Zealand, you are being heard. I never knew much about Judaism, but I see the strength, bravery, unity, the beauty, love you gain through your faith. God has his plan and from the ashes the phoenix rises, Gods word is spread and truth always comes through. You are better people because of your faith and this faith is what has got you through 1,000s of years of hardships, oppression, hatred, genocides. I see this, I see your truth, I see the beauty of your people, the goodness and you are all so inspiring. Thank you for teaching me so much. Never give up, this suffering has a pay off, I feel blessed and grateful to be touched by Gods power through your suffering. I am not a region’s person but I see Gods power and the blessing he brings. I have cried so many tears and fought so many battles with others over the past 10 months, to help the truth be told to those supporting the lies they are being told. I also pray for the innocent Palestinians, the children who are innocent and pure that will one day be poisoned by the teachings of extremism. I hope one day that there will be a form of peace, communication and an understanding that you can live side by side despite your differences. An acceptance by the Palestinians that the Jewish are there to stay in their homeland where you belong. The world needs to step up and help in this process. We all deserve to live life in peace, to have our basic needs met and to get along. Every human life is precious, whether that is an Israeli, Palestinian, New Zealand, Indian, Chinese, UkrainianRussian, American, English…. We were all blessed with our life experience, it is no one else’s right to take that away or dictate to one another in how we live that life. Thank you again for the sharing the impact this tragic event, good and bad has helped change me as a person for the better ❤ Gid works in mysterious ways. 🌈🐝❤️🇳🇿🌍🙏🇮🇱🐫🐳🦅Yona and Roi my love is sent to you and your family from me and mine 🌈🐝🇳🇿🙏🇮🇱

    • @susanneknobloch-ullrich7807
      @susanneknobloch-ullrich7807 3 месяца назад

      Thank you for your wonderful comment!
      I"m a German Christian and can fully agree to all you wrote here!!❤️🇮🇱🙏

    • @twinklestar94
      @twinklestar94 2 месяца назад

      What a touching message, so many hate us it means alot to hear kind words.

  • @sandrapalmer6196
    @sandrapalmer6196 Месяц назад

    Wow what a powerful testimony of Gods miracle. We don’t understand why others died but Gods hand was clearly working. He can bring good out of suffering. God bless Israel from a Christian in the USA. We pray for you and love the Jewish people.

  • @cintamanidhamadasi7043
    @cintamanidhamadasi7043 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing this interview. It was very faith building. God bless

  • @kristinmoreno9203
    @kristinmoreno9203 Месяц назад

    Thank you for Sharing this story. Prayers for Israel💙🤍💙🙏

  • @stephendavies2925
    @stephendavies2925 2 месяца назад +2

    So important to look to God every moment of every day, he is our salvation!

  • @carleenjohnson9063
    @carleenjohnson9063 2 месяца назад

    I love how she retorted to the phrase so many people say in times like this "How can God allow this to happen" God gave us all free will, to do as we please, hopefully to please Him, but not always does it turn out that way. I lost my daughter this year to ALS, I prayed He might send a miracle and heal her, but I also prayed that I knew it was His decision whether she survived or not, but either way, I accept what He chooses to do with her, and I did. This young women and her husband, as well as many others, went through something so many of us cant even imagine, their faith growing stronger in God is a beautiful thing to see. Prayers and blessings to all Israel and the people there, as well as the rest of the world.

  • @peace5647
    @peace5647 2 месяца назад +1

    This makes me so sad. Praying for these people.

  • @chanatayver8719
    @chanatayver8719 3 месяца назад +4

    Wow! very powerfull! Would love fo get to know her in person!

  • @dorothyxicohtencatl943
    @dorothyxicohtencatl943 Месяц назад

    Beautiful message ❤ Thank you for sharing your testimony. ✨🙏🏼

  • @YonaKasnett
    @YonaKasnett 3 месяца назад +5

    Powerful

  • @odeliahbouganimdvm
    @odeliahbouganimdvm 3 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for having Emunah and Bitachon and sharing it with the world

  • @wendya5887
    @wendya5887 Месяц назад

    Beautiful testimony of Gods Almighty power! As a Christian, I thank God daily for His blessings. I also have been on a journey of modesty. Every since the day of October 7th, I’ve quickly prayed for Israel and still pray daily for the peace of Israel, for the release of hostages, to show the Jewish people that Yeshua is near to them. The Torah, the Bible foretell biblical events of the future. May all seek the truth of God.🇮🇱❤️🇨🇦🙏

  • @ddd7099
    @ddd7099 3 месяца назад +5

    Hashem bless you and your family

  • @michellel3348
    @michellel3348 2 месяца назад

    Lovely testimony, may the Lord continue to bless her and her family xx

  • @judythompson1897
    @judythompson1897 3 месяца назад +6

    Love you

  • @JewishKeto
    @JewishKeto 3 месяца назад +18

    Being a Jew living in America…. I can’t stop thinking about what happened that horrible day…. I feel horribly guilty… I was in Shul that day… drinking and enjoying the joy but in the back of my head thinking something was wrong… we’ll deter Havdala I turned my phone back on and I saw the horrible slaughter that happed… :(

  • @nancyyachnes7349
    @nancyyachnes7349 2 месяца назад

    Yona’s love and enthusiasm for tznius reminds me not to focus on restrictions, but rather on becoming closer to Hashem. thank you!

  • @ClaytonCollier-g8u
    @ClaytonCollier-g8u 2 месяца назад

    A truly miraculous story, Your English is amazing. Hashim wants to use you and your family to influence others around you.

  • @BlimeyT.
    @BlimeyT. 2 месяца назад

    Powerful!! Thanku 4 sharing!

  • @Roses-Are-Simply-Beautiful
    @Roses-Are-Simply-Beautiful Месяц назад

    What a beautiful story. God sees the he heart and reaches out to his own. He clearly has a plan for this couple and I pray that his will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

  • @joanns7842
    @joanns7842 2 месяца назад

    Amazing;life story! Praying for you and your family!

  • @karenfink713
    @karenfink713 2 месяца назад

    What a special women. We have to continue to storm the heaven to protect our brave soldiers and bring back the hostages alive!

  • @edithrotstein2397
    @edithrotstein2397 3 месяца назад +3

    Powerful!! Thank you hashem! It gives us all a lot of chizuk in our lives to hear these unbelievable nissim!!

    • @mjkcon
      @mjkcon 3 месяца назад

      You’re welcome

  • @simplyme475
    @simplyme475 3 месяца назад +12

    There are no words to describe what happened and whats happening in Israel, if its any consolation i also feel guilty, its difficult to carry on, knowing Israelis and soldiers are suffering so😭😭😭

  • @marybarrett6578
    @marybarrett6578 3 месяца назад +1

    Bless HaShem.Israel be strong and courageous he is your help. We’re praying for you. Amazing story.

  • @VivianRusso13
    @VivianRusso13 3 месяца назад +2

    Powerful! 💪

  • @NasirIqbal-oj7hw
    @NasirIqbal-oj7hw 3 месяца назад +4

    God bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Whatintheworld259
    @Whatintheworld259 Месяц назад

    So glad she is home safe I am just amazed at how well the young girls English it’s on from Australia would love to be able to speak in another language

  • @henryuk123
    @henryuk123 16 дней назад

    I WISH HER ALL THE BEST SHES DOING THE BEST MOVE TO UNDERTAKE ALL THE NEW THINGS IT WILL DEFINETLY HELP HER FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE

  • @isaccohen3022
    @isaccohen3022 2 месяца назад

    Wonderful הכרת הטוב amazing and inspiring teshuva. May Hashem bless her family and all aam yisrael

  • @themajestyofchassidus8770
    @themajestyofchassidus8770 3 месяца назад +3

    What an interview. I had seen Roi a couple of times many months ago and this was something else. It was so moving and the questions and dialogue including the odd interruption to translate were handled delicately and wisely. A Kiddush Hashem of enormous proportions. May Hashem and Moshiach redeem us bkarov mamash.

  • @hogla6548
    @hogla6548 2 месяца назад

    Encouraging testimony. 🙏

  • @myredeemerlivesamen991
    @myredeemerlivesamen991 2 месяца назад

    Thank you Jesus! You saved so many.

  • @drhuby6292
    @drhuby6292 2 месяца назад

    I've been watching so many testimonials from Oct 7th and how their lives have been changed. I love to see how God is working in people. Now if only the rest of the world can see these videos and realize the truths about Israel and those who seek to destroy. I love what all of the Jewish community has, with your Shabbats, etc, and I think we all have alot to learn from you. I pray for Israel daily (a reminder pops up on my phone at 12:25pm daily, representing Psalm 122:6-9, the calendar won't let me select 12:26 so I use 12:25. I got that idea from someone else, I don't remember who).

  • @CatharinaV777
    @CatharinaV777 11 дней назад

    Amazing miracle, all Glory to Elohim! I am so happy you are alive and well! Yeshua, the Messiah, has already come, but He will come back again!

  • @jeanettehasselquist1252
    @jeanettehasselquist1252 2 месяца назад

    ❤❤❤ Shabbat Shalom from Sweden ❤❤❤

  • @nz1004
    @nz1004 3 месяца назад +9

    Thank you very much for this interesting conversation, it would be amazing if you would do a podcast with Rabbi Gutman Locks ❤

  • @sabrinawarren7983
    @sabrinawarren7983 2 месяца назад

    I cried all the way through this

  • @EstherGreen-y1o
    @EstherGreen-y1o 2 месяца назад

    I am so moved by their life. HaShem should help them every step of the way.

  • @en582
    @en582 2 месяца назад

    beautiful, BH

  • @judyklein7485
    @judyklein7485 3 месяца назад

    Thank yoi❤for this powerful story of hash

  • @estimatingonediscoveringthree
    @estimatingonediscoveringthree 3 месяца назад +2

    I hope she comes to know who her Messiah is and finish this process of knowing hashem

  • @ezechielrasi7672
    @ezechielrasi7672 3 месяца назад +1

    powerful , amazing ,
    but I personnaly say; god saved you , praise him but now change life, shabbat is a day of praising God not for dancing in pagan feast Nova, so still now , respect the shabbat day , holy day , study the scriptures, pray evryday and pray for others..

  • @MichelleBrack-h7j
    @MichelleBrack-h7j 3 месяца назад +4

    May God Bless you believing in him.

  • @maxbrecher9912
    @maxbrecher9912 Месяц назад

    Wow you are an amazing person your life with your husband and children should be beautiful you should health wealth and lots of.
    Parnusa and nachos and lots of happiness. You came a long way. AMAZING I give you lots of credit.

  • @michalmehler7887
    @michalmehler7887 3 месяца назад +4

    Very powerful may Hashem continue to help you

  • @elizabethClarke-Jones
    @elizabethClarke-Jones 3 месяца назад +2

    Powerful testimony, trust as a couple they will be restored to Yahuah through Yeshua and the power of the Ruach.
    Shalom 🙏

  • @jk.2994
    @jk.2994 3 месяца назад +1

    some people turn against god when bad things happens other turn to god. We see what this family did