Over 50,000 Israeli women sent their husbands to serve on the front lines and were left to solo parent their children and run the household on their own for as long as 6 months.
The emotional, logistical, and financial strain on these women is enormous, but for many women the most vulnerable time, where all the difficulty comes out is their monthly visit to the mikva, after which they come back to an empty house, with their husband away serving in the army.