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\u201c<\/span><\/i>Jerusalem is a port city on the shore of eternity<\/span><\/em>\u201d <\/span><\/i>writes the Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jerusalem, the city of wholeness and holiness, is like the tank of\u00a0 oxygen for a scuba diver. Isaiah brings consolation to the broken spirit of the destroyed city with words of comfort. \u201c<\/span>Nachamu Nachamu Ami<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>Comfort oh comfort My people\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me take you, Mr. Isaiah, for a walk through the cobblestones of this magical city that wakes up every morning to the sounds of many languages, to the prayers of many rituals and to the smells of many spices. Come with me, my ancient prophet, for a field trip. I will show you Jerusalem. You were right!\u00a0 Look at your city. Rewind, reverse your engineered tears of sorrow, of the Temple destroyed and celebrate life in the modern capital of the Jewish people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I promise you we still sit on Tisha b\u2019Av and cry through the book of Lamentations that your colleague, Jeremiah, wrote. Now, though, we have a different perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Yerushalaim shel maalah<\/em> <\/span>and the <\/span>Yerushalaim shel maatah<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>the celestial Jerusalem and the earthly Jerusalem, meet in a luminal area of a miracle come true. We came back to her.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new Temple is Machane Yehuda, the magnificent market in the core of the city, which becomes sacred as it thrives with perfumes, spices, sounds, languages, people coming from all over, young and old. They come to celebrate Jerusalem, your city, Mr. Prophet. Secular and religious bring their utensils to make them kosher for Passover in the streets of Rehaviah, and the young Muslim woman at the pharmacy in the Mamilah mall takes care of the nun from the old city convent and the orthodox mother from <\/span>Meah Shearim<\/span><\/i> who juggles with eight children holding on to her long skirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for consoling your people, Isaiah, you have surfed the waves of catastrophe and now thousands of years later, we can dive with this oxygen-filled tank.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your vision, Mr. Prophet, has inspired many generations. It has not been easy but it was worth it. Your vision created a sense of purpose beyond ritual. It also inspired those who sacrificed their lives for the wellbeing of this city. How to bring normalcy to this ancient place that whispers history and sense of belonging? How to celebrate normalcy as an extraordinary achievement of the everyday life in this <\/span>Ir Shalem, Yerushalaim?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now, Mr. Isaiah, since you have called us back with your words of wisdom, could you please advise how can we live in peace? How can we transform <\/span>Ir Shalem<\/span><\/i>, a perfect complete place, into <\/span>Ir Shalom, <\/span><\/i>a city of peace?<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m waiting for you to wipe the tears of the parents who lost their children and the children who lost their parents, the Muslim, the Christian, the Jew. We are all created in the image of God, your Friend, so please, bring us comfort and the right recipe to celebrate Your city, our city, in her splendor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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