טקסי צער ונחמה
ישראלים לימי מלחמה

Who has reached the age of mitsvah and ascended to the Torah

I give thanks for life. Amidst all the destruction, I give thanks for the pain and the joy

May the Holy Blessed One be filled with compassion for them, bring them from darkness to light

May the One who blessed our ancestors… bless and protect and guard those who were abducted ..and taken hostage

,We pray that you go and return in peace
and safety to all your desired destinations

May the One who blessed our ancestors, bless and heal all those wounded in the war and related incidents, soldiers and civilians, tourists and laborers, young and old

May it be, that after removing my uniform, I may merit to replant myself in daily life, and to put down roots that are deep and strong, full of hope, belief, and life.

We will remember you, our dearly departed. How you looked, how you spoke, how your faces shone and the pulse of your lives—your laughter, and your pain

May all pain cease and all anxiety wane. May the Divine bless this day, and may humankind sanctify it…

We remember our brothers and sisters, the loyal and faithful, the brave and courageous,
whom we lost amidst the horrors of war.

Cleared for publication:
That our hearts are broken

To truly fight
you must forget

My son returned from battle, his duffel bursting
With things that I had not packed for him.

.Wanted, a quiet place to rest the soul
Just for a few moments

May it be Your will, that you erase war and bloodshed from the world and in its place draw down a great and glorious peace so that “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation and neither shall they learn war anymore”

This is a period
In which, it is hard to speak
of horizon

As morning approached,
I walked out to my garden
Circling it slowly

We will live, I will live, I will live and love this life.

Jews are the people who refused to be comforted because they never gave up hope

A Prayer Upon the Return of the Hostages

May it be Your will, Lord our G-d and G-d of our ancestors, that You will protect, guard, strengthen, uplift, comfort, and give strength

יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ,
שֶׁתִּשְׁמֹר, וְתִנְצֹר, וּתְחַזֵּק, וּתְרוֹמֵם, וְתַרְגִּיעַ, וְתַעֲטֹף אֶת…

May God, who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, bless the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces