These Holy Days—A High Holidays Supplement After October 7 | Page 36

י ־ אֵשֵׁ‏ ב בַּחִכּ
ת לִיאוֹר רוּדְ‏ אֵיף . ‏ֶא
לָהָ‏ א דְּ‏ מֵ‏ אִיר עֲנֱא
ת אַ ל ְ מ וֹ ג מֵ‏ אִיר . ‏ֶא
תִ‏ פְקֶשׁ
תִ‏ פְקֶשׁ
רַ‏ חֲ‏ מְֶבּ
רַ‏ חֲ‏ מְֶבּ
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On chocolate chip hamantaschen ( Almog Meir ’ s favorite treat ):
יְהי רָ‏ צוֹן מִ‏ לִפְנֵי אָבִינוּ שֶׁ‏ בַּשָׁ‏ מַ‏ יִם
יD יםִבַּרָה ‏ֹד
May it be Your will , O God , to turn Your Providential attention to Almog Meir , freed from captivity in a daring Israeli raid , together with Noa Argamani , Andrey Kozlov , and Shlomi Ziv . Bless them and all who have been freed from Hamas captivity with comfort and healing , sustained Purim joy , and long , peaceful lives .
‏ֵנִי “ God of Meir , answer us !” ( Avodah Zarah 18a-b )
On almond and hazelnut biscotti ( Lior Rudaeff ’ s favorite treat ):
יְהי רָ‏ צוֹן מִ‏ לִפְנֵי אָבִינוּ שֶׁ‏ בַּשָׁ‏ מַ‏ יִם
יD יםִבַּרָה ‏ֹד
May it be Your will , O God , to grant perfect peace in Your tender embrace to the soul of 61-year-old ambulance driver and volunteer medic Lior Rudaeff , who , for seven months , was presumed held hostage , but then confirmed to have been killed on October 7 , his body kidnapped by Hamas . May his memory be a blessing to his wife , Yaffa , and his four children , Noam , Nadav , Bar , and Ben .
ֶ ‏ֹשׁO יְיָ‏ א וֹ ר לִ‏ ‏ֽי : “ Though I dwell in darkness , the Lord is my light .” ( Proverbs 7:8 )
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