Before the dis­as­trous final hour of Israel’s Oper­a­tion Pro­tec­tive Edge (2014) — a war that shat­tered his com­mu­ni­ty, sep­a­rat­ed his fam­i­ly, claimed the lives of two of his clos­est friends, and left him a dou­ble amputee — Gadi Yarkoni had already nav­i­gat­ed a life­time of med­ical and edu­ca­tion­al chal­lenges. Yet even after every­thing, he emerged from tragedy with a smile and a strong desire to serve his com­mu­ni­ty. His years of over­com­ing adver­si­ty pro­vid­ed him with the foun­da­tion to lead Eshkol Region­al Coun­cil, the area hard­est hit on Octo­ber 7, with strength, courage, and hope. Even After Every­thing is the inspi­ra­tional Israeli sto­ry the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty needs right now. This uplift­ing biog­ra­phy shines a light on the last­ing impact of a kib­butz upbring­ing, and exam­ines life along the volatile bor­der with Gaza. It also explores what can only be described as the unique and remark­able brand of Israeli resilience. What­ev­er chal­lenges read­ers may face, Gadi’s jour­ney will help them gain per­spec­tive, count their bless­ings, and move for­ward. Read­ers might even find them­selves fre­quent­ly ask­ing, ​“What would Gadi do?”