Tag: prayer

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Writing from the warfront
Hanna Yerushalmi

A Prayer for Seeing a Soldier

At the corner of Kaplan and Ibn Gvirol,you stand next to me waiting to cross,a tower of olive with dust on your boots,and I barely subdue a primal urgeto wrap my arms around you. Soldier,what can

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Writing from the warfront
Yigal Dilmoni

Tefillin Story

Translated by Hila BarPhoto credit: Lior Itzkovitch Most of the soldiers in my company are not religious. As a commander, I have a squad of soldiers working close to me – a driver, someone in charge

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Writing from home
Elisheva Elbaz

Bridge of Tears

Last night, I went to the kotel and prayed. I didn’t pray like I normally pray. I imagined I was Shiri Bibas praying for herself and her husband and her children in Hamas captivity. I do

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