Chagit Binyamini, mother of ten When we think of a 'woman of valor,' we should think of Chagit Binyamini. It isn't easy managing ten children. And she manages them beautifully ― with love, grace and a smile that lights up the miniature two-room apartment they call home. Chagit smiles even when there is no food in the refrigerator. Even when it is winter, and there is no money for shoes and coats for the little ones. Even when it is Yom Tov and the table is almost bare. She never complains about her husband who ― since his nervous breakdown ― spends his days cleaning the hallways of neighborhood apartment houses. She never lets her children know the terrible fear that grips her heart like a cold claw. People get married with love in their hearts and dreams in their heads. The dreams don't always come true. Sometimes the love is lost to the ravages of illness and misfortune. Chagit's beautiful children don't know that their meals come from Yad Eliezer. They go to school with their heads held high, proudly believing that their poor father is putting bread on the table... secure in the knowledge that they are in capable and loving hands. Because they are.
Nuriel Shrim, of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture   Tova Menachem, mother of eight   Moshe Danino, a farmer in the Negev   Irena, cancer patient   Ido Marak, bank manager in Jerusalem   Moshe Zahav, wheelchair-bound   Morris Sarfati, owner/manager of auto repair centers   Yossie and David, neighborhood grocery store owners   Elisha Serchi, laundry man   Nir Baram, volunteer truck driver