As I decided several weeks ago to run the Jerusalem half-marathon, it was no more than a personal challenge and an excuse to go home for a week. I spent time thinking about raising some money, going as far as asking for suggestions for charities, and then never did anything about it.

But events of the last few days have made the decision for me.

The Fogel family of Itamar, Parents Udi and Ruth, and three of their children, Yoav (11), Elad (4) and Hadas (3 months old), were brutally murdered in a terrorist attack as they slept in their own home on Friday night. Three other children, Tamar (12), Ro’i (8) and two-year-old Yishai survive, and are left orphaned and grieving.

I don’t know these children, I am not related to them, but they are my children, my family. As they grieve, I mourn with them, and as they rebuild their lives, I wish to be at least the tiniest of building blocks.

One Family is a charity dedicated to helping the victims of terror in Israel and their families. They have pledged their assistance, be it financial, practical or emotional, to the Fogel family’s children along with many others desperately in need of their help.

As I struggle my way round the hilly course in Jerusalem, I will be thinking of these children’s struggle to rise from the ashes of their devastated family, and as I take each step around this beautiful city, I will pray for peace for her and her people.

Please help me support the Fogel children through the work of One Family.

Aryeh