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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://onefamilyfund.org/Default.aspx?tabid=966">Hat tip</a> to the <a href="http://www.onefamilyfund.org/">One Family Fund</a>. May they be put out of business soon!)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onefamilyfund.org/Portals/0/Newsletter/SoldierPrayer/Benaya_Rein.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 97px;" src="http://www.onefamilyfund.org/Portals/0/Newsletter/SoldierPrayer/Benaya_Rein.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Benaya Rein <span style="font-style: italic;">Hy"d</span> fell toward the end of the war on Saturday night (<span style="font-style: italic;">yahrtzeit</span>: 19 Av). He and four others were part of a unit that went in battle to rescue wounded soldiers and soldiers in distress. 24 hours a day, often without sleep or pause, he went into battles, braving heavy fire.<br /><br />Sunday, the very day after he was killed, his sister went into labor and had a son. <span style="font-style: italic;">Shiv'ah</span> ended, the family went to the cemetery, and from there to the <span style="font-style: italic;">beris </span>of the new grandson, a new Benaya. An emotional roller-coaster. Finally, it was time to go through Benaya's belongings, and among the things he often took into war they found the following <span style="font-style: italic;">tefillah</span>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/tefillatBenaya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/tefillatBenaya.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Translation:<br /><blockquote>May if be the Will before You, Hashem our G-d and the G-d of our fathers,<br />That You erase war and bloodshed from the world,<br />And spread out great and awe-inspiring peace in the world ,<br />And "No longer will one nation life against another a sword, and they will not again learn war",<br />Just they will "recognize and know, all who live on the earth" "the truth for truthfulness"<br />That we didn't come to this world<br />for fighting and dispute <span style="font-style: italic;">chas veshalom</span>,<br />and not for hatred and jealousy<br />and accusations and bloodshed <span style="font-style: italic;">chas veshalom,<br /></span>we only came to this world in order to recognize<br />and know You, may You be blessed.</blockquote>I put in quotes those phrases that I recognized were quotes. I also refrained from translating the idiom "<span style="font-style: italic;">chas veshalom</span>", as I can only think of the longer "[may Hashem grant] pity and peace", which would distract from the flow of ideas more than an idiom does.<br /><br />I would love to see <span style="font-style: italic;">shuls</span> say this <span style="font-style: italic;">Yehi Ratzon</span> this Yom Kippur, perhaps immediately after the Yizkor said for those who fell defending Israel or as victims of terror. Or to be included with your <span style="font-style: italic;">shul's </span> prayers for the State of Israel and its soldiers, if they say any. Please send a copy to your <span style="font-style: italic;">rav</span> with this suggestion.<br /></div> <br /><br />--<br><font color="gray" size="2">Posted by micha to <a href="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/2006/09/fallen-soldiers-prayer-for-peace.shtml">Aspaqlaria</a> at 9/29/2006 11:16:00 AM</font></body></html>