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The Six Days and the Seven Gates of
Based on a modern day Midrash by former Israeli President
Yizhak Navon
The Six Days and the Seven Gates of
Based on a modern day Midrash by former Israeli President
Yizhak Navon
When
The
In June, 1967, the Six Day War broke out.
Their voices reached heaven, but God and his angels could not decide which gate deserved to be the one through which the soldiers would enter. Then the angel Mi-chael spoke. “God in Heaven, All the gates are beautiful and each deserves to be the one through which the soldiers will enter the
God thought this was an excellent idea and asked each gate to speak for itself. Sha`ar Yaffo, the Jaffa Gate, spoke first.
Two important roads go out from me. One leads to the city of
Then Sha’ar Shechem, the Damascus Gate, spoke out in a loud voice and said:
I am the biggest and most beautiful of all the gates. All roads leading north from
Sha’ar Tzion, the Zion Gate, was the next to speak:
God in Heaven, I am named for your holy city—Tzion. Look at me. I am bruised and broken from all the fighting around me. It is only right that victory should come through me. Choose me, choose me.
Raising its voice, Sha’ar Ha-ashpot, the Dung Gate, said:
Dear God, look at me. I am miserable and ashamed. For centuries,
It was then the turn of Sha’ar Ha-perachim, the Flower Gate:
It would not be right for the soldiers of
Next the voice of Sha’ar he-chadash, the New Gate, was heard.
I am the smallest and newest of the gates. I am so new that I am not even counted as one of the seven gates. I am near the Israeli side of the city, and every day I watch as
Next in line to speak was Sha’ar Ha-ra-cha-mim, the
Its voice was muffled because it was closed in on both sides.
Master of the Universe. For years my entrance has been sealed shut. The other gates open and close, but large stones block me up. You promised that the Jews would return to rebuild the Beit HaMikdash through me, and that is why
Only Sha’ar Ha’arayot, the Lions’ Gate, was left to speak. God pointed to it, but it remained silent. Finally, it began to speak in a soft voice:
God in Heaven. From all directions I see soldiers fighting and being wounded. My heart is breaking and I cannot bear to watch any longer. It doesn’t matter through which gate the soldiers enter. Just make the fighting stop.
God and the angels heard these words and whispered among themselves. Then God turned to the Lions’ Gate and said: All the other gates are interested in their own honor. But you care more about the soldiers of
As we have seen, the soldiers of
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