(218) Into the Fire to Save Life: Dr. Tuvia Book on War, Faith, and Duty
In this gripping episode of Shoulder to Shoulder, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Pastor Doug Reed sit down with Dr. Tuvia Book, the oldest combat medic to serve in the IDF during the Swords of Iron war. Book offers a raw, first-person account of returning to service at age 55, racing into Gaza under fire with Israel's elite Palmar medical extraction unit, and witnessing both the devastation of October 7 and the extraordinary courage of Israeli soldiers and medics.
Beyond the battlefield, Book describes how Israeli innovation transformed combat medicine, saving lives in minutes that once would have…
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