30 Kislev 5772
Jerusalem Post
Dear Mrs. S.:
I want to write to thank you for writng a piece in Sept. about Meira R., the young mother who made aliya as she was sick with cancer. It was an important article. I was moved by her actions and also prayed for her.
I recently learned that she passed away not long after. May her memory be for a blessing.
I wanted to make one comment about the style of the article if I may. I don’t think articles like this should say “even though she knows she won’t be able to hold it (her Israeli ID) for long”. Even if someone’s death seems certain, I think we should not speak of it that way. We should say “even though she fears” or something like that.
And besides, it is not so true she won’t be able to hold it for long. She can hold it for eternity. Every mitzva one does in this world stays with them. Especially a great mitzva like making aliyah.
Thank you again and happy Hanukah.
