THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF A HOSTAGE Keith Siegel was held hostage by Hamas for 484 days. His daughter Shir related the following: “Dad searched for his Jewish identity while in captivity, and he found it in small prayers. He started saying blessings over food which he had never said before, and the ‘Shema’ prayer which he had never recited in his life… “He said that amidst all that hell, he wanted to remember that he was Jewish, that there was meaning to his people and to the place from which he came, and that strengthened him greatly… “After he returned, I asked him what he wanted us to do for our first Shabbat meal together. I imagined he’d want some dish he loves or a good challah. He replied, ‘You know what I want most of all? A kippah and a Kiddush cup.’” May God bless Keith with a long life filled with good health and happiness.
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