Tikkun America RESTORE Magazine Elul | September 2024 | Page 28

Yerushalay ’ im

ALEXANDER BLAIR
I was recently in Jerusalem and my friend Joshua told me of how he was scolded while there by an old Jewish man . He was being challenged for using the word ,
“ Jerusalem ”
As the conversation went ,
“ Yehoshua ,
why
do
you
call
it
Jerusalem ?”
“ What do you mean ?” replied my friend .
“ You are a believer , are you not ?!” stated the old man .
“ Yes , but I still don ’ t understand you .”
“ It is not Jerusalem , but Yerushalay ’ im !”
“ I ’ m still not understanding you ,” Joshua replied .