Avi, his 7 year-old sister Bella (who has been walking to shul with me most weeks for the past few months) and their mom often join us for Shabbos lunch. Their dad/husband was called up for reserve duty on October 7 and has spent the vast majority of the last 9 months fighting for the safety of our country.....(SUCH a small country--he has his car with him and, when possible, he drives the few hours home. Having grown up on war stories where the brave soldier is going overseas on a plane or boat and won't see his family for months, if not years, this concept is incredible [and also terrifying, frankly, that the war front is easily drivable from my sleepy suburb]).
Last week, Bella brought her brother's little siddur to shul with her, so she could say the special prayer we say for the soldiers. When I saw Avi's "personal prayer" in the back, I got quite the lump in my throat. He prays that his father "could go to the Army and also be at home".....
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