Israel’s Chief Rabbinate called for Jews to unite in a prayer for three soldiers held hostage by Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi, Yona Metzger, announced Thursday that he wanted to enlist 1 million Jews worldwide to recite the prayer simultaneously at 7 p.m., Israel time, on Aug. 1.
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