MIA’s & Passover

April 19, 2008 - 7:30 AM by

During Passover some of us get caught up in the flurry of shopping, cleaning, gift buying and social events.

Others of us are feeling the empty, painful longing for loved ones.

The notice pasted below came across my Inbox and I’m sharing because we’re all just one large extended family at the end of the day. And I can’t even begin to imagine the degree of hell these boys’ parents endure. At Passover we can all take time out to pray for their safe return.

Chag Sameach to all.
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In response to the call of Miki Goldwasser, mother of Ehud, one of the kidnapped soldiers being held by Hezbollah:

Members of the Masorti Movement in Israel and Conservative congregations throughout the world will not forget our captive sons and will mention their absence at Seder tables in Israel and the Jewish world. In all the Masorti & Conservative congregations in Israel and throughout the world:

• We will designate the MIAs’ Chair, an empty seat that will remind us of our sons in captivity
• We will add the MIAs’ Cup next to that of Eliyahu Hanavi
• We will add to the Four Sons a fifth one, the Missing Son

And for the captive and missing sons we will add:

The Child Who Is Held Captive – What does he say?
Help me with Your great compassion. Bring us back and save us from our enemies. Hear our plea, for You listen to our prayers with sympathy.

You must answer: I am my brother’s keeper! I seek out my brother. For the sake of the missing and the captive I shall not be silent. For the sake of our sons I shall speak out “To proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the eyes of those that are bound.”

Tags: • Category: History and Culture, Holidays, Politics, War 

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One Comment on MIA’s & Passover

  1. David-Joe on Sun, Apr 20th 2008 1:13 AM

    2. There is also the policy these days of risking Israeli lives to protect enemy civilians. This is based not on Jewish law but the ethic of Saint Augustine. It is known as the “Just War Theory”.

    For example it resulted in the unneccessary and immoral deaths of 13 Israeli soldiers in Jenin a few years back.

    There is also the pathetic official spokesmen that Israel employs internationally.

    Rge most pathetic individuals are of course Barak and Olmert.

    Israel needs to understand the message of pesach and that is liberty of the Jewish people, not bowing and scraping to the world and definitely it should shake its dependence on American financial aid.

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