We’ve been in a war since Simchat Torah, 7 October 2023. I haven’t posted anything new on this blog in a very, very long time. So, I decided to start sharing some of the stunning letters, poems, and words of tears and passion expressed by my family, Am Israel. Here is the first one.
A Coat of Many Colors
My son returned from battle, his duffel bursting
with things that I had not packed for him.
Socks donated by a community in Argentina
A quilted blanket smelling like someone else’s home
A blue towel from a family from the Moshav
Tzitzit from Jerusalem
A fleece jacket gifted by a high-tech company
A scarf knitted by an elderly lady
Undershirts purchased by a Paybox group
A sheet that was given to him by a friend
Gloves bought by teenage girls
A jacket from the closet of someone who came and requested to give.
I spread out all of these garments
and weave together a new coat of many colors.
See, Yosef, your brothers were there for you
– Racheli Moshkovitz (translated by Debby Howarth and published by Rebbetzin Tziporah
I have loved you for your forests, your fields, your harvests,
For your Heavens, your clouds, your mountains, your valleys, your rivers, your seas.
I have loved you for every spark of truth you have passed on to me.
by Shalom Karniel
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