"It Spreads Its Wings" ✡ Northern Israeli Birds and a Lesson in Kindness

As an eagle awakens its nest, hovering over its fledglings, it spreads its wings, taking them and carrying them on its pinions.  [So] the Lord guided them alone. DEUTERONOMY (32:11,12)   כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ עַל גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ יִשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל אֶבְרָתוֹ  יְ-הֹוָה בָּדָד יַנְחֶנּוּ דברים לב:יא, יב k'-ne-sher ya-eer ki-no al go-za-lav y'-ra-khayf yif-ros k'-na-fav yi-ka-khay hu yi-sa-ay-hu al ev-ra-to a-do-nai ba-dad yan-khe-nu

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