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Chief Rabbi Amar Publishes Call to Recite Psalms for Soldier's Release
15:09 Jun 27, '06 / 1 Tammuz 5766
(IsraelNN.com) In the wake of the ongoing captivity of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit in the Palestinian Authority, Rishon LeZion and Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar has published a call for the recitation of sections from the Book of Psalms, with the prayer that the merit of the psalmist, the Biblical David, will be invoked for the sake of Shalit's release.
The chapters the rabbi recommends be recited are Psalms 70, 13, 142 and 126.
Sunday evening, a large prayer gathering was held for the sake of the missing soldier at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. Approximately 5,000 people attended the prayers, which were led by former Chief Rabbis Mordechair Eliyahu and Avraham Shapira.