An Israeli soldier wears a prayer shawl as he prays at a military staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel, as tanks are seen in the background after leaving the Gaza Strip, early Sunday, Nov.
The voice is the voice of Jacob,
but the hands are the hands of Esau
(Bereshit 27:22) Parshat Toldot
"The voice is the voice of Jacob" -- no prayer is effective unless the descendants of Jacob have a part in it. "The hands are the hands of Esau" -- no war is successful unless the descendants of Esau have a part in it. (The Talmud)
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