I just received a very moving message from the Masorti congregation in Kfar Vradim, which David and I used to attend regularly (although we haven't had the energy to do so for some time now).
The first part of the message was about the children of the village, who decided to send care packages to soldiers currently fighting in Gaza. This was good to hear, but no so exceptional, since many people are sending such packages. In fact, when we went to our regular supermarket yesterday, even we agreed to buy a box of goodies to be sent to the soldiers.
The second part of the message was what really moved me, though. The children (5th and 6th graders) also wrote Misheberachs (blessings), and two samples were included. These really blew me away, especially the first one. Here they are, as translated into English in the message (images of the original papers that the children wrote, in Hebrew, of course, were also shown):
May He who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Issac and Jacob, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel and Leah, bless the citizens of Gaza who do not cooperate with Hamas, who live in fear and suffer from the air raids, who lack food, medicine and even a roof over their heads. May the Holy One see to it that these people are not dragged into hate by what they are seeing, death and destruction, and instead will become our partner for peace. Grant peace, well-being and blessing on each and every one of them. May it be Your will, and let us say, Amen.
- Or-el Haim
May he who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel and Leah, Shaul, David, Moshe and Aharon bless the Israeli soldiers who are defending us by fighting Hamas non-stop and who are currently on a very dangerous mission and cannot spend time with their families, friends or loved ones. May the Holy One strengthen the citizens of the South that are being wounded by missiles and rockets and who are not used to a situation like this and cannot leave the city or their homes. Grant peace, well-being and blessing on the Jewish People, and grant them serenity and a normal routine without surprise bombs or sirens. May it be Your will, and let us say, Amen.
- Roe Kiper
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