These Holy Days—A High Holidays Supplement After October 7 | Page 33

At 8:24 I received the following message from [ my ex-husband ’ s ] cellphone : “ Mom , it ’ s Daria [ age 10 ]. Dad was murdered . Stav [ her father ’ s partner ] too . Help .” ( Reut Karp )
Show me the divine path , ה ו ה י
, and lead me along a safe road , because of my enemies .
Anyone who passed on the road [ Route 232 ] was shot . ( Tarafi Abu Rashad , father of Na ’ amna
ל " ז )
Don ’ t give me bodily to my foes . They have risen against me , those false witnesses who spew out lies : Hamas .
When I was in Gaza [ as a hostage for 51 days ], I was told that there was no more Israel . I was told that I didn ' t have a country to go back to , and I believed every word . ( Aviva Seigel )
I have to believe that I will see ה ו ה י ’ s goodness in the land of the living …
And my heart was torn apart by the moment when you said , “ We ’ re going to be OK .” You stayed optimistic until the last moment . ( Shiran Shperberg , friend of Daniel Cohen
ל " ז ) Hold on for
ה ו ה י
. Be strong and brave . Hold on for
ה ו ה י
.
They threw in another grenade . I closed my eyes and ears and told myself , “ You ' re alive D , stay strong ." ( Danielle S .)
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