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\u201cAnd Jacob rent his garments and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son [Joseph] many days. \u00a0And all his sons and daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted. He said, \u2018For I will go down to my son in mourning to my grave.\u2019 \u00a0And his father wept for him.\u201d (Genesis 37:34-35)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing is holier than the warm, breathing body of a little child.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Nothing.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Take Torah-scrolls and burn them \u2014<\/span>
\n<\/span>But let my little boy live. <\/span><\/p>\n

His blue eyes were my ocean.<\/span>
\n<\/span>He\u2019d look at me in trust, and I\u2019d dive into that sea of faith.<\/span>
\n<\/span>He\u2019d laugh, and the purity of that laugh<\/span>
\n<\/span>Consecrated me, anointed me with oil holier than found in any Temple.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Take the Temple and burn it \u2014<\/span>
\n<\/span>But let my little boy live.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d cradle him in my arms and stroke his hair, his face.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Angels dare not approach such a sacred altar.<\/span>
\n<\/span>God, what kind of tricks do You play on an old man<\/span>
\n<\/span>Who smelled incense in a little boy’s hair<\/span>
\n<\/span>And now, everywhere, only the stench of carcasses decaying.<\/span><\/p>\n

If his slaughter be my Moriah,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Why didn\u2019t an angel cry out to save my son?<\/span>
\n<\/span>Take Your angels and cut their throats \u2014<\/span>
\n<\/span>But let my little boy live. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tonight the wild beasts must be lying lazily,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Their stomachs bulging, their jaws stained blood-red.<\/span>
\n<\/span>My little one is no more.<\/span>
\n<\/span>I dive into<\/span>
\n<\/span>His eyes; I want to drown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh God, let my <\/span>yingele<\/span><\/i> live!<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":56940,"id":56940,"title":"Isam3-BoySamuel","filename":"Isam3-BoySamuel.jpeg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Isam3-BoySamuel.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/samuel-receives-the-call\/isam3-boysamuel\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"isam3-boysamuel","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":56939,"date":"2019-06-05 15:05:16","modified":"2022-03-27 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