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    WAITING FOR ELIJAH

    Apr 01, 2020 4 minutes
    by Susan Gabbay
    Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg
    text © 2020 by Susan Gabbay, art © 2020 by Yevgenia Nayberg

    OUTSIDE, IN THE half light of evening, the city of Basra spreads between the two rivers of Iraq. In all the houses where Jews live, we are waiting for Elijah. The prophet lived long, long ago, but at Passover we open the door for him in hopes that he is coming back to bring peace.

    Today Cousin Meir and I (my name is Jacob) are studying the Haggadah, the stories about Moses we recite at the Seder table every year. I

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