Special thanks to Josh Fleisher for the photograph.
Letters to the Editor – Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur 5785
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Kinot after the Shoah
Thank you for the very inspiring Tisha B’Av edition, which focused on finding comfort after October 7 in the context of Tisha B’Av.
I found Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter’s review of the history of modern kinot (for the Shoah etc.) to be very informative and relevant (“The Tisha B’Av Kinot and October 7”, Tisha B’Av Edition 5784). I would however like to point out that Rav Kasher did not fully abandon his efforts in this regard, and there exists a kinah that he composed in memory of the Jewish community of Warsaw (his hometown), entitled “Bacho evkeh mar” (“I will cry bitterly”).May Am Yisrael be comforted.
Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem
Jerusalem, Israel
HaMizrachi in Gaza
Yigal Grayeff is originally from the UK and has been living in Israel since 2002. He runs a music school in Jerusalem, and was called up to reserve duty during this war in the Jerusalem Brigade, serving for months in Gaza and the Gaza envelope.
“I am a regular reader of HaMizrachi in Katamon,” Yigal says. “There have been good in-depth articles, particularly the stories relating to October 7th. Rabbi Perez’s articles have been poignant and moving.”
For the latest edition, Yigal picked it up in Jerusalem, but then read it while serving in Gaza (see photo above). We hope that HaMizrachi provides inspiration to our soldiers on the front lines.