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This month marks 5 years since the brutal murder of 5 members of the Fogel family, in their home in Itamar as they lay sleeping on the Sabbath eve. Our Sages teach us that it was our Matriarch Rachel, buried near an ancient road in Bethlehem, who wept for her children en route to exile, and continues to cry out to God whenever tragedy strikes her descendants. Mother Rachel was surely weeping with the survivors of the Fogel family along with Jews across the world, weeping for the injustice of children orphaned and a family torn apart. That night, as a Nation mourned, ZAKA was there, bringing sanctity to the bodies of Udi, Ruth, Yoav, Elad and Hadas as they left this world. As terror continues to plague the country, ZAKA is always there, first to come and last to leave. Right now, ZAKA's resources have been depleted, and they are in desperate need of 5 new ambulances to help them continue their holy work.
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Today's Hebrew music video is a tribute to the brutal murder of the Fogel family of Itamar in March 2011. The words are those of today's verse, as the prophet Jeremiah fortold, Mother Rachel would weep for generations over the continuous brutal murders of her children. May she and we know comfort, as her children continue to return to Israel.
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Overnight, an Israeli mother, Miriam Peretz, who lost two soldier sons as well as her husband, whose heart couldn't bear the death of her oldest son, became a national symbol of grief and of strength throughout Israel.
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Miriam’s Song is a poignant and powerful look into the life of Miriam Peretz, and Israeli woman who lost both her sons to war. Both soldiers of distinction and passion, the book depicts the effects of her loss and how she survived her grief. In these pages is the story of pain and resilience, the mingled song of hope begun by one womand and echoed by a nation. Paperback, 398 pages. This book was a collaboration between Miriam Peretz and Smadar Shir, a famed Israeli author and journalist.
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A nighttime stroll in the Old City of Jerusalem by Boruch Len.
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“A Blessed Way to Begin Each Day”
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What a blessed way to begin each day; I was truly blessed to read this Scripture -- thank you and each one of you who takes a part in doing this. Be blessed of God. Carolyn, Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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Blessing from Jerusalem,
Rabbi Tuly Weisz
RabbiTuly@Israel365.com |
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