In September 2025, Eli and Chana Coten, both 36 years old, made aliyah to Ma’alot, some 20 km. east of Nahariya, with their two daughters aged 10 and six. We spoke briefly in February about an unsponsored article relating their experiences. When I tried to reconnect with the Cotens after the month-long war with Iran, code-named Operation Roaring Lion, and didn’t succeed straightaway, some doubts crossed my mind.