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转讬讗讜诐 讻讜讜谞讜转
注砖专讬诐 讜讞诪砖 砖谞讬诐 诇讗讞专 砖讞讝专 诇讘讬转讜 诪诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讛讻讬驻讜专讬诐, 讗讜诪专 讛讬讜诐 诪讬 砖讛讬讛 讗讝 讟谞拽讬住讟 爪注讬专 讘专诪转 讛讙讜诇谉:
讗诪转, 驻注诪讬诐 砖注讜砖讛 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 讞谞讬谞讛 注诐 诪讬 砖讗讬谞讜 专讗讜讬 讜诪讗讬专 诇讜 讗转 驻谞讬讜. 讜讗讜转讛 讞谞讬谞讛 讜讗讜转讛 讛讗专转 驻谞讬诐 注讜诪讚讜转 讛谉 诇谞讙讚讜 讻诇 讬诪讬讜 讜讗讬谞谉 诪专驻讜转 诪诪谞讜. 讞讜讘 讛讜讗 讜注诇讬讜 诇驻讜专注讜. 讜讛讚讬谉 讚讬谉 讗诪转. 讝讻专转讬 诪讛 砖谞讚专转讬 讘注转 爪专讛 讻砖讬爪讗谞讜 诪谉 讛讟谞拽 讜专爪谞讜 讘讬谉 讛讻讚讜专讬诐 诇讛住转转专 讘讜讜讗讚讬.
注讚 讛讬讜诐 诇讗 讻转讘讜 讻讱 讘住驻专讜转 讛注讘专讬转 注诇 诪诇讞诪讜转讬谞讜. 诇讗 讻讱 转讜讗专讜 讛拽专讘讜转, 讜诇讗 讻讗诇讛 讛讬讜 住讬驻讜专讬 讛专注讜转 砖注诇 讝讬讻专讜谞诐 诇诪讚谞讜 诇讛转专驻拽. 讘讬谉 注诪讜讚讬 讛驻讬讜讟 讛讻转讜讘讬诐 讘砖驻转讜 讛注砖讬专讛, 讛诪讬讜讞讚转, 砖诇 讘谉 讛讬砖讬讘讛 讛诇诪讚谉, 谞驻专砖讉讬诐 诇驻谞讬 讛拽讜专讗 转讬讗讜专讬诐 诪驻讜专讟讬诐, 讚讬讬拽谞讬讬诐 讜讗祝 讗讻讝专讬诐 砖诇 讬诪讬 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讛讛讬讗 鈥� 讜讻诇 讛住讬驻讜专 砖讝讜专 讘讝值讻侄专 讛讞讘专 砖诇讗 讞讝专.
讗专讘注讬诐 砖谞讛 诇讗讞专 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讛讜住讬祝 住讘旨转讜止 "注诇 讛讝讬讻专讜谉 讜注诇 砖执讈讘专讜", 讜讘诪讛讚讜专转 讛讬讜讘诇 讛讝讗转 讞讝专 讜讛讜住讬祝 "讞诪讬砖讬诐 砖谞讛 诇诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讛讻讬驻讜专讬诐", 讞讝专 讜讛讜住讬祝 讻诪讛 讚讘专讬 讝讬讻专讜谉, 讜讛讘讬谉: 讛注讜诇诐 诇讗 讬讛讬讛 注讜讚 讘注讬谞址讬 诪讛 砖讛讬讛.
转讬讗讜诐 讻讜讜谞讜转 讛讬讛 诇专讘志诪讻专 诪讬讬讚 注诐 驻专住讜诪讜, 讝讻讛 讘驻专住 讬爪讞拽 砖讚讛 讜讛讬讛 讛专讗砖讜谉 砖讝讻讛 讘驻专住 住驻讬专. 讛住驻专 转讜专讙诐 诇讗谞讙诇讬转 讜诇专讜住讬转, 讜讗祝 讛讬讛 诇住专讟.
讗诪转, 驻注诪讬诐 砖注讜砖讛 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 讞谞讬谞讛 注诐 诪讬 砖讗讬谞讜 专讗讜讬 讜诪讗讬专 诇讜 讗转 驻谞讬讜. 讜讗讜转讛 讞谞讬谞讛 讜讗讜转讛 讛讗专转 驻谞讬诐 注讜诪讚讜转 讛谉 诇谞讙讚讜 讻诇 讬诪讬讜 讜讗讬谞谉 诪专驻讜转 诪诪谞讜. 讞讜讘 讛讜讗 讜注诇讬讜 诇驻讜专注讜. 讜讛讚讬谉 讚讬谉 讗诪转. 讝讻专转讬 诪讛 砖谞讚专转讬 讘注转 爪专讛 讻砖讬爪讗谞讜 诪谉 讛讟谞拽 讜专爪谞讜 讘讬谉 讛讻讚讜专讬诐 诇讛住转转专 讘讜讜讗讚讬.
注讚 讛讬讜诐 诇讗 讻转讘讜 讻讱 讘住驻专讜转 讛注讘专讬转 注诇 诪诇讞诪讜转讬谞讜. 诇讗 讻讱 转讜讗专讜 讛拽专讘讜转, 讜诇讗 讻讗诇讛 讛讬讜 住讬驻讜专讬 讛专注讜转 砖注诇 讝讬讻专讜谞诐 诇诪讚谞讜 诇讛转专驻拽. 讘讬谉 注诪讜讚讬 讛驻讬讜讟 讛讻转讜讘讬诐 讘砖驻转讜 讛注砖讬专讛, 讛诪讬讜讞讚转, 砖诇 讘谉 讛讬砖讬讘讛 讛诇诪讚谉, 谞驻专砖讉讬诐 诇驻谞讬 讛拽讜专讗 转讬讗讜专讬诐 诪驻讜专讟讬诐, 讚讬讬拽谞讬讬诐 讜讗祝 讗讻讝专讬诐 砖诇 讬诪讬 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讛讛讬讗 鈥� 讜讻诇 讛住讬驻讜专 砖讝讜专 讘讝值讻侄专 讛讞讘专 砖诇讗 讞讝专.
讗专讘注讬诐 砖谞讛 诇讗讞专 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讛讜住讬祝 住讘旨转讜止 "注诇 讛讝讬讻专讜谉 讜注诇 砖执讈讘专讜", 讜讘诪讛讚讜专转 讛讬讜讘诇 讛讝讗转 讞讝专 讜讛讜住讬祝 "讞诪讬砖讬诐 砖谞讛 诇诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讛讻讬驻讜专讬诐", 讞讝专 讜讛讜住讬祝 讻诪讛 讚讘专讬 讝讬讻专讜谉, 讜讛讘讬谉: 讛注讜诇诐 诇讗 讬讛讬讛 注讜讚 讘注讬谞址讬 诪讛 砖讛讬讛.
转讬讗讜诐 讻讜讜谞讜转 讛讬讛 诇专讘志诪讻专 诪讬讬讚 注诐 驻专住讜诪讜, 讝讻讛 讘驻专住 讬爪讞拽 砖讚讛 讜讛讬讛 讛专讗砖讜谉 砖讝讻讛 讘驻专住 住驻讬专. 讛住驻专 转讜专讙诐 诇讗谞讙诇讬转 讜诇专讜住讬转, 讜讗祝 讛讬讛 诇住专讟.
167 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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Haim Sabato
16听books11听followersHaim Sabato is an Israeli rabbi and author.
Haim Sabato was born to a family of Aleppan-Syrian descent in Cairo. In the 1950s, his family immigrated to Israel and lived in a "ma'abara" (transit camp) in Kiryat HaYovel, Jerusalem. He studied at a Talmud Torah in Bayit Vegan, in the vicinity, and after it attended the "Netiv Meir" yeshiva-high school, also in Bayit Vegan. Rabbi Aryeh Bina, Rosh Yeshiva of "Netiv Meir", was one of his key influences.
After graduation, he joined the "Hesder" program at Yeshivat Hakotel, in the old city of Jerusalem, which combines yeshiva studies with military service. His experiences during the Yom Kippur war, at the age of 21, led him to write Adjusting Sights.
After the war, Sabato spent the next few years at Yeshivat Mercaz Harav, the spiritual home of religious Zionism. After receiving rabbinical ordination, Sabato co-founded Yeshivat Birkat Moshe in Ma'aleh Adumim, near Jerusalem, in 1977.
Sabato's lyrical writing, with sentences studded with phrases drawn from, and referring to, passages in the Bible and Talmud has won him numerous fans and made him a symbol of the "pitfalls" of translating literary works form one language to another. He has published four novels in addition to Rabbinical works.
Sabato's first book, Emet Mi Eretz Titzmach, (published in English as Aleppo Tales), is a collection of short stories relating to his family's ancestral home and community of Aleppo, Syria.
Sabato was awarded the Sapir Prize for Literature in its inaugural year, as well as the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize, for his second work, Teum Kavanot (Adjusting Sights in the English translation), a moving account of the experiences of a soldier in the Yom Kippur war. The book has also been made into a film.
His third publication, Ke-Afapey Shachar (published in English as Dawning of the Day: A Jerusalem Tale), tells the story of Ezra Siman Tov, a religious Jerusalemite coming to terms with a changing world.
Sabato's next work, Boyi Ha-Ruach (published in English as From the Four Winds), describes his experiences as an "oleh chadash" (a new immigrant) in the Israeli "ma'abarot" (typical transit camps of the 1950s).
In his most recent book, Be-Shafrir Chevyon, Sabato returns again to his childhood in "Beit Mazmil", Jerusalem, as a newcomer, with memories from Cairo intermingling with adventures in the monastery of Ein-Karem, and the annual Independence Day exhibition in Jerusalem. Again we meet both the Piutim (religious poetry) and Torah study that dominate Sabato's spiritual world, along with his Yom Kippur War memories, all tied together in a constant search of God, Who often hides from the human eye, when the latter needs him most.
Haim Sabato was born to a family of Aleppan-Syrian descent in Cairo. In the 1950s, his family immigrated to Israel and lived in a "ma'abara" (transit camp) in Kiryat HaYovel, Jerusalem. He studied at a Talmud Torah in Bayit Vegan, in the vicinity, and after it attended the "Netiv Meir" yeshiva-high school, also in Bayit Vegan. Rabbi Aryeh Bina, Rosh Yeshiva of "Netiv Meir", was one of his key influences.
After graduation, he joined the "Hesder" program at Yeshivat Hakotel, in the old city of Jerusalem, which combines yeshiva studies with military service. His experiences during the Yom Kippur war, at the age of 21, led him to write Adjusting Sights.
After the war, Sabato spent the next few years at Yeshivat Mercaz Harav, the spiritual home of religious Zionism. After receiving rabbinical ordination, Sabato co-founded Yeshivat Birkat Moshe in Ma'aleh Adumim, near Jerusalem, in 1977.
Sabato's lyrical writing, with sentences studded with phrases drawn from, and referring to, passages in the Bible and Talmud has won him numerous fans and made him a symbol of the "pitfalls" of translating literary works form one language to another. He has published four novels in addition to Rabbinical works.
Sabato's first book, Emet Mi Eretz Titzmach, (published in English as Aleppo Tales), is a collection of short stories relating to his family's ancestral home and community of Aleppo, Syria.
Sabato was awarded the Sapir Prize for Literature in its inaugural year, as well as the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize, for his second work, Teum Kavanot (Adjusting Sights in the English translation), a moving account of the experiences of a soldier in the Yom Kippur war. The book has also been made into a film.
His third publication, Ke-Afapey Shachar (published in English as Dawning of the Day: A Jerusalem Tale), tells the story of Ezra Siman Tov, a religious Jerusalemite coming to terms with a changing world.
Sabato's next work, Boyi Ha-Ruach (published in English as From the Four Winds), describes his experiences as an "oleh chadash" (a new immigrant) in the Israeli "ma'abarot" (typical transit camps of the 1950s).
In his most recent book, Be-Shafrir Chevyon, Sabato returns again to his childhood in "Beit Mazmil", Jerusalem, as a newcomer, with memories from Cairo intermingling with adventures in the monastery of Ein-Karem, and the annual Independence Day exhibition in Jerusalem. Again we meet both the Piutim (religious poetry) and Torah study that dominate Sabato's spiritual world, along with his Yom Kippur War memories, all tied together in a constant search of God, Who often hides from the human eye, when the latter needs him most.
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"诪讬砖讛讜 讟驻讞 注诇 砖讻诪讬. 诪讛 谞砖诪注? 讙诐 讘驻诇讜讙讛 砖诇讻诐 讬爪讗 爪讜讜转 讗讞讚 诇注砖专讬诐 讜讗专讘注 砖注讜转? 讛讬讛 讝讛 诪讜讟讬 诪驻诇讜讙讛 讙讬诪"诇. 砖讜讘 注诇讜 讛诪专讗讜转 讜讗谞讬 专爪讬转讬 砖拽讟. 砖拽讟 讻讘专 诇讗 讬讛讬讛 诇讬.
讘诪讜爪讗讬 讬讜诐 讛讻讬驻讜专讬诐 谞住注谞讜 讬讞讚 讘讚专讱 诇讟讘专讬讛 讘讗讜讟讜讘讜住 诪拽专讬讬转志谞讜注专. 诪讜讟讬 讬砖讘 诇驻谞讬谞讜 注诐 砖注讬讛. 砖注讬讛 谞驻诇. 讗谞讬 讬砖讘转讬 诇讬讚 讚讜讘. 讚讜讘 谞驻诇. "
住讬驻讜专 讛诪讞讚诇 讛诪讝注讝注 砖诇 诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讻讬驻讜专, 诪住讜驻专 诪谞拽讜讚转 诪讘讟讜 砖诇 讞讬讬诇, 讘谉 讬砖讬讘转 讛住讚专 砖讛转讙讬讬住 诇爪谞讞谞讬诐 讜讛讜注讘专 诇砖讬专讬讜谉. 讛诪住驻专 砖讬专转 讘讞讝讬转 讛住讜专讬转 讘讝诪谉 诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讻讬驻讜专.
专讜讘 讛住驻专 诪转诪拽讚 讘转讬讗讜专 讛讞讜讜讬讜转 诪讛诪诇讞诪讛 讜讛讗讘诇 注诇 讗讜讘讚谉 讞讘专讜 讚讜讘. 讗讘诇, 讘讬谉 讛驻专拽讬诐 讬砖谞诐 砖讘讬讘讬诐 砖诇 转讬讗讜专 拽诇讬讟转 诪砖驻讞转诐 讘讗专抓, 讘转讞讬诇讛 讘讟讘专讬讛 讜讗讝 讘讬专讜砖诇讬诐.
驻专拽 讞' 讛讜讗 讗讞讚 讛驻专拽讬诐 讛诪讝注讝注讬诐 讘讬讜转专 讘住驻专 讜讻谞专讗讛 讛讜讗 诪转讗专 讗转 讗讞讚 讛驻专拽讬诐 讛诪讘讝讬诐 讘讛讬住讟讜专讬讛 砖诇 诪诇讞诪讜转 讬砖专讗诇 . 讬讞讬讚转 讛转讬注讜讚 诪讙讬注讛 诇诪讜爪讘 诇砖诪讜注 讗转 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 讗讞专讬 砖讛诪诇讞诪讛 谞讙诪专讛. 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 讗讞专讬 砖讘讜注讜转 砖诇 诇讜讞诪讛 注诐 爪讬讜讚 拽诇讜拽诇 讜讞住专 讜驻拽讜讚讜转 注拽讜诪讜转, 讛诪讜诪讬诐 诪讛讞讜爪驻讛 砖诇 讛驻讬拽讜讚 诇砖诇讜讞 讗诇讬讛诐 拽讘讜爪转 拽爪讬谞讬诐 砖讬转注讚讜 讗转 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讻砖讛诐 住讬讬诪讜 讗转 讛拽专讘 讞讘讜诇讬诐 讜诪讜讻讬诐 讜砖讞诇拽诐 讗讬讘讚讜 讞讘专讬诐.
注讜讚 诇驻谞讬 讻谉, 讛驻讬拽讜讚 砖诇讞 诇讬讞讬讚讛 讗转 讗讜转 讛诪诇讞诪讛. 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 砖讝讜注诪讬诐 注诇 讛讗讜驻谉 砖讘讜 谞砖诇讞讜 诇诪诇讞诪讛, 砖诪讜 讗转 讛注讬讟讜专讬诐 讘转讬拽讬诐.
讻诇 讞讬讬诇 讘讬讞讬讚讛 谞讚专砖 诇住驻专 拽讜专讜转 讬讜诐 讗讞讚. 讛讚讜讘专 诪讘拽砖 诇转讗专 讗转 讬讜诐 砖谞讬 (讬讜诐 讛驻专讬爪讛 砖诇 爪讛诇), 讻砖讛拽爪讬谉 砖讜讗诇 讗讜转讜 讘砖讬讗 讛讟讬诪讟讜诐 讗讬讝讛 讬讜诐 砖谞讬.
讛讞讬讬诇 诪转讗专 讗转 讛拽专讘 讻讗砖专 讛讟谞拽讬诐 诇讗 讛讬讜 诪爪讜讬讬讚讬诐 讜诇讗 讘讜爪注 讘讛诐 转讬讗讜诐 讻讜讜谞讜转. 讙诐 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 诇讗 讛讬讜 诪爪讜讬讬讚讬诐. 讛讜讗 诪转讗专 讗转 讛驻讙讬注讛 讘讟谞拽 砖诇讛诐 讜讗转 讛讗讜驻谉 砖讘讜 谞讬爪诇讜 讘讞讬专讜祝 谞驻砖.
诪讚讜讘专 讘转讬讗讜专讬诐 讞讬讬诐 讜讛专讙砖转讬 砖谞讻转讘讜 讘讚诐 诇讬讘讜 砖诇 住讘转讜. 讗讜诪谞诐 讛讬讛 谞讬转谉 诇注专讜讱 讗转 讛住驻专 讟讜讘 讬讜转专, 讗讘诇 讛讗讜讟谞讟讬讜转 讜专讜讞 砖讘讛 谞诪住专讬诐 讛讚讘专讬诐 诪讞驻讬诐 注诇 讛讞住专讜谞讜转 砖诇 讛住驻专 讛讝讛 砖讗讻谉 专讗讜讬 诇驻专住 住驻讬专 砖讝讻讛 讘讜.
讘诪讜爪讗讬 讬讜诐 讛讻讬驻讜专讬诐 谞住注谞讜 讬讞讚 讘讚专讱 诇讟讘专讬讛 讘讗讜讟讜讘讜住 诪拽专讬讬转志谞讜注专. 诪讜讟讬 讬砖讘 诇驻谞讬谞讜 注诐 砖注讬讛. 砖注讬讛 谞驻诇. 讗谞讬 讬砖讘转讬 诇讬讚 讚讜讘. 讚讜讘 谞驻诇. "
住讬驻讜专 讛诪讞讚诇 讛诪讝注讝注 砖诇 诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讻讬驻讜专, 诪住讜驻专 诪谞拽讜讚转 诪讘讟讜 砖诇 讞讬讬诇, 讘谉 讬砖讬讘转 讛住讚专 砖讛转讙讬讬住 诇爪谞讞谞讬诐 讜讛讜注讘专 诇砖讬专讬讜谉. 讛诪住驻专 砖讬专转 讘讞讝讬转 讛住讜专讬转 讘讝诪谉 诪诇讞诪转 讬讜诐 讻讬驻讜专.
专讜讘 讛住驻专 诪转诪拽讚 讘转讬讗讜专 讛讞讜讜讬讜转 诪讛诪诇讞诪讛 讜讛讗讘诇 注诇 讗讜讘讚谉 讞讘专讜 讚讜讘. 讗讘诇, 讘讬谉 讛驻专拽讬诐 讬砖谞诐 砖讘讬讘讬诐 砖诇 转讬讗讜专 拽诇讬讟转 诪砖驻讞转诐 讘讗专抓, 讘转讞讬诇讛 讘讟讘专讬讛 讜讗讝 讘讬专讜砖诇讬诐.
驻专拽 讞' 讛讜讗 讗讞讚 讛驻专拽讬诐 讛诪讝注讝注讬诐 讘讬讜转专 讘住驻专 讜讻谞专讗讛 讛讜讗 诪转讗专 讗转 讗讞讚 讛驻专拽讬诐 讛诪讘讝讬诐 讘讛讬住讟讜专讬讛 砖诇 诪诇讞诪讜转 讬砖专讗诇 . 讬讞讬讚转 讛转讬注讜讚 诪讙讬注讛 诇诪讜爪讘 诇砖诪讜注 讗转 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 讗讞专讬 砖讛诪诇讞诪讛 谞讙诪专讛. 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 讗讞专讬 砖讘讜注讜转 砖诇 诇讜讞诪讛 注诐 爪讬讜讚 拽诇讜拽诇 讜讞住专 讜驻拽讜讚讜转 注拽讜诪讜转, 讛诪讜诪讬诐 诪讛讞讜爪驻讛 砖诇 讛驻讬拽讜讚 诇砖诇讜讞 讗诇讬讛诐 拽讘讜爪转 拽爪讬谞讬诐 砖讬转注讚讜 讗转 讛诪诇讞诪讛 讻砖讛诐 住讬讬诪讜 讗转 讛拽专讘 讞讘讜诇讬诐 讜诪讜讻讬诐 讜砖讞诇拽诐 讗讬讘讚讜 讞讘专讬诐.
注讜讚 诇驻谞讬 讻谉, 讛驻讬拽讜讚 砖诇讞 诇讬讞讬讚讛 讗转 讗讜转 讛诪诇讞诪讛. 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 砖讝讜注诪讬诐 注诇 讛讗讜驻谉 砖讘讜 谞砖诇讞讜 诇诪诇讞诪讛, 砖诪讜 讗转 讛注讬讟讜专讬诐 讘转讬拽讬诐.
讻诇 讞讬讬诇 讘讬讞讬讚讛 谞讚专砖 诇住驻专 拽讜专讜转 讬讜诐 讗讞讚. 讛讚讜讘专 诪讘拽砖 诇转讗专 讗转 讬讜诐 砖谞讬 (讬讜诐 讛驻专讬爪讛 砖诇 爪讛诇), 讻砖讛拽爪讬谉 砖讜讗诇 讗讜转讜 讘砖讬讗 讛讟讬诪讟讜诐 讗讬讝讛 讬讜诐 砖谞讬.
讛讞讬讬诇 诪转讗专 讗转 讛拽专讘 讻讗砖专 讛讟谞拽讬诐 诇讗 讛讬讜 诪爪讜讬讬讚讬诐 讜诇讗 讘讜爪注 讘讛诐 转讬讗讜诐 讻讜讜谞讜转. 讙诐 讛讞讬讬诇讬诐 诇讗 讛讬讜 诪爪讜讬讬讚讬诐. 讛讜讗 诪转讗专 讗转 讛驻讙讬注讛 讘讟谞拽 砖诇讛诐 讜讗转 讛讗讜驻谉 砖讘讜 谞讬爪诇讜 讘讞讬专讜祝 谞驻砖.
诪讚讜讘专 讘转讬讗讜专讬诐 讞讬讬诐 讜讛专讙砖转讬 砖谞讻转讘讜 讘讚诐 诇讬讘讜 砖诇 住讘转讜. 讗讜诪谞诐 讛讬讛 谞讬转谉 诇注专讜讱 讗转 讛住驻专 讟讜讘 讬讜转专, 讗讘诇 讛讗讜讟谞讟讬讜转 讜专讜讞 砖讘讛 谞诪住专讬诐 讛讚讘专讬诐 诪讞驻讬诐 注诇 讛讞住专讜谞讜转 砖诇 讛住驻专 讛讝讛 砖讗讻谉 专讗讜讬 诇驻专住 住驻讬专 砖讝讻讛 讘讜.
March 27, 2011
In all fairness, I probably would have given this a higher rating had I read it in English. And I feel pretty bad giving it just one star -- a soldier fights in the Yom Kippur War and loses his best friend to enemy fire but not his religious faith. It should be inspiring and close to my heart, right?
Alas, I found the story (such as it was) extremely hard to follow, jumping back and forth around the timeline, mixing various narratives of various soldiers, interspersing things that happened to the author as they were happening during the war with experiences told in flashback from before the war, with a home visit during one of his leaves, with things the author told to a team of soldiers debriefing him after the fact as well as things the author's fellow soldiers told to this team about their own experiences, etc. It seemed less a story than a loose, not particularly organized collection of stream-of-consciousness memories and religious musings from the front lines. Call me anal, but I really needed a beginning, middle, and end.
So even though this was rather short and should have been inspiring, I found reading it to be a chore and couldn't wait to be done. I love my Hebrew book club; I just wish I liked the books more.
Alas, I found the story (such as it was) extremely hard to follow, jumping back and forth around the timeline, mixing various narratives of various soldiers, interspersing things that happened to the author as they were happening during the war with experiences told in flashback from before the war, with a home visit during one of his leaves, with things the author told to a team of soldiers debriefing him after the fact as well as things the author's fellow soldiers told to this team about their own experiences, etc. It seemed less a story than a loose, not particularly organized collection of stream-of-consciousness memories and religious musings from the front lines. Call me anal, but I really needed a beginning, middle, and end.
So even though this was rather short and should have been inspiring, I found reading it to be a chore and couldn't wait to be done. I love my Hebrew book club; I just wish I liked the books more.
April 2, 2017
Unfortunately, a big part of our definition as Israelis have been shaped and sculpted against a short period of time and the most impact on that definition was within the War of Independence (1948), The Six-Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973).
No one objectively 'succeeds' in wars. It is very hard to choose a goal that is falling into place of all of the ideas within a country of what constitutes success. Some would say that a war is, by its own virtue, a failure to begin with.
The Yom Kippur War, which is the single prominent background story of this autobiography chapter in the life of Rabbi Haim Sabato, is generally considered a success to Israelis by the term of withstanding a very imminent attack from several fronts when outnumbered, but considered a major failure in terms of losses. There was nothing as this war to the state of Israel, in controversy and falling brothers, husbands and fathers.
Rabbi Sabato take is giving us no option to believe otherwise, but his beautiful hebrew style, almost archaic at times, which is marbled by Talmudic influences and Jewish tradition from youth at Cairo and Italy. His story of the war is the same as everyone, no effort to cover the horrible truth is given to the story but his overall positivity (even when his closest friend has fell during the war) is something to admire.
I loved the style and heartbreaking story has contributed - he is using a gentle, but steady, strokes of color to have us feel the scene and appreciate what those men have gone through.
At times of trouble the question of God's existence meets any believer - to endure this question is something beyond me and I hope never to face the challenge. The story also brings light to the confrontation of the Yeshiva guys that were all enlisted in a sudden rush right at the heart of the most sacred day for them - Yom Kippur, the jewish day of asking for forgiveness from men and god.
No one objectively 'succeeds' in wars. It is very hard to choose a goal that is falling into place of all of the ideas within a country of what constitutes success. Some would say that a war is, by its own virtue, a failure to begin with.
The Yom Kippur War, which is the single prominent background story of this autobiography chapter in the life of Rabbi Haim Sabato, is generally considered a success to Israelis by the term of withstanding a very imminent attack from several fronts when outnumbered, but considered a major failure in terms of losses. There was nothing as this war to the state of Israel, in controversy and falling brothers, husbands and fathers.
Rabbi Sabato take is giving us no option to believe otherwise, but his beautiful hebrew style, almost archaic at times, which is marbled by Talmudic influences and Jewish tradition from youth at Cairo and Italy. His story of the war is the same as everyone, no effort to cover the horrible truth is given to the story but his overall positivity (even when his closest friend has fell during the war) is something to admire.
I loved the style and heartbreaking story has contributed - he is using a gentle, but steady, strokes of color to have us feel the scene and appreciate what those men have gone through.
At times of trouble the question of God's existence meets any believer - to endure this question is something beyond me and I hope never to face the challenge. The story also brings light to the confrontation of the Yeshiva guys that were all enlisted in a sudden rush right at the heart of the most sacred day for them - Yom Kippur, the jewish day of asking for forgiveness from men and god.
October 13, 2014
An incredibly moving story of friendship and faith amid the confusing tumult of war.
April 23, 2012
What IDF military intelligence, MOSAD, and politicians failed in preparation for the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, reservists and conscripts made up through shear courage, faith, and necessity. In the initial days of war along the northern Golan Heights, an unprepared and dismally chaotic Israeli armored brigade suffered against an organized Syrian armored division eight times its size. Known for its highly skilled Air Force and air superiority, the IAF failed to support its ground forces. Unprepared for Syria's SAM batteries, some of Israel's best pilots were subsequently shot down. Their tank brigades became easy targets, and gunners blinded from direct sunlight or darkness, found it difficult and at times impossible to see their Syrian counterpart. Adding to an array of mechanical failures further slowed Israel's advance. Israeli fighters were left stranded searching for barely operational tanks to continue fighting, running to safety behind ridges or ditches. Israel's loss of men, tanks, and airplanes exceeded all expectations. Its armored brigades were on the brink of being driven behind its own lines of defense, on the verge of losing on the northern front. Yet each time events were at their worst extreme, fresh support in the form of paratroopers, air bombardments, or newly arrived armored support, arrived saving many lives.
Adjusting Sights is about two orthodox yeshiva friends, who having just completed their Yom Kippur fast, were called upon to join their countrymen in battle along the Golan Heights. The year's holiest day of prayer to God had just ended. With open hearts of thankfulness for His creation and forgiveness for their sins, they are suddenly thrown into tank battle against a formidable Syrian surprise attack. From the outset of their arrival for battle, their tank platoons were in already disarray. At the army base, both boys stand amongst a crowd of soldiers in disarray. One of the commanders asks the soldiers, who of them was a loader and who was a gunner. Dov responds and is immediately taken to a tank, while Haim (the main character) is placed in another. As readers, we then see, hear, feel one of the largest tank battles unfold from inside a tank, through a telescope and Haim, the gunner.
Armed with guns and tanks, prayer books and Tefillin , inside the tank memories of Haim's childhood and teachings of local sages flashes through him while exploding mortars land nearby. Amidst the chaos, his faith and love for the promised land of Israel remains unshaken. Losses of lives mount, mechanical tank failures commonplace, and the prospect of losing the war ever so present, Haim never loses sight and faith in the Covenant made with Abraham and his Hebrew ancestors on Mount Sinai. Through selfless defense for his country and his brethrens' historically biblical identity, submitting was never an option. Faith based perspective gives him the courage and strength to overcome the chaos and an enemy armed eight times its size.
Throughout the chaos of battle, Haim prays and converses with himself. Questioning his friend Dov's whereabouts, only at the end of the story does he learn that Dov had died during the first night. This story is not about glory, but about patriotism. It is about war's chaos, and an internal peace brought on through prayer and faith, and an unconditional love for the people and the land of Israel.
Adjusting Sights is the first time I've read a fictional war story (which is based on Sabato's experience as a tank fighter in the '73 war) written in first person by an Orthodox Jewish rabbi. This novel's appeal transcended the orthodox community, and was awarded Israel's literary prize.
Adjusting Sights is about two orthodox yeshiva friends, who having just completed their Yom Kippur fast, were called upon to join their countrymen in battle along the Golan Heights. The year's holiest day of prayer to God had just ended. With open hearts of thankfulness for His creation and forgiveness for their sins, they are suddenly thrown into tank battle against a formidable Syrian surprise attack. From the outset of their arrival for battle, their tank platoons were in already disarray. At the army base, both boys stand amongst a crowd of soldiers in disarray. One of the commanders asks the soldiers, who of them was a loader and who was a gunner. Dov responds and is immediately taken to a tank, while Haim (the main character) is placed in another. As readers, we then see, hear, feel one of the largest tank battles unfold from inside a tank, through a telescope and Haim, the gunner.
Armed with guns and tanks, prayer books and Tefillin , inside the tank memories of Haim's childhood and teachings of local sages flashes through him while exploding mortars land nearby. Amidst the chaos, his faith and love for the promised land of Israel remains unshaken. Losses of lives mount, mechanical tank failures commonplace, and the prospect of losing the war ever so present, Haim never loses sight and faith in the Covenant made with Abraham and his Hebrew ancestors on Mount Sinai. Through selfless defense for his country and his brethrens' historically biblical identity, submitting was never an option. Faith based perspective gives him the courage and strength to overcome the chaos and an enemy armed eight times its size.
Throughout the chaos of battle, Haim prays and converses with himself. Questioning his friend Dov's whereabouts, only at the end of the story does he learn that Dov had died during the first night. This story is not about glory, but about patriotism. It is about war's chaos, and an internal peace brought on through prayer and faith, and an unconditional love for the people and the land of Israel.
Adjusting Sights is the first time I've read a fictional war story (which is based on Sabato's experience as a tank fighter in the '73 war) written in first person by an Orthodox Jewish rabbi. This novel's appeal transcended the orthodox community, and was awarded Israel's literary prize.
November 22, 2020
My concentration is shot these days, so I found it very hard to focus on this book. It's translated from Hebrew, so that may be part of the problem. Also, it's a soldier's story, and I don't follow the details of military battles well either. But I do love how Jewish faith and liturgy weave seamlessly into the narrative.
September 4, 2012
At the heart of this book lie some of the most engrossing and terrifying first hand accounts of war that I've ever read. Haim Sabato's story of a young and observant soldier fighting in the Tank Corps on the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 is quite unlike any other book of war writing/memoir that I've previously encountered. Haim's (and his friends') experiences in that dreadful war were all too vivid and real. Threaded throughout the narrative are some of the contemplations, prayers, hymns and rituals, that a religious soldier takes a part in. Although of secular persuasion myself, I found many of these passages were extremely humbling. I was reminded of some of those I served with who were also soldiers while maintaining their religious observance. I always marveled at their dedication and resourcefulness in pursuing their faith in such difficult circumstances - this book reinforces that impression.
August 29, 2012
This novel provides a compelling argument for the chaos of war, the multiple perspectives, and how fundamental beliefs can be shaken or reinforced. The juxtaposition of the mundane --concrete religious practice, bound by time of day and year --with war made this read fascinating on multiple levels. We know the outcome of the Yom Kippur war writ large; Sabato provides a view of the war, micro scale.
I do not know how well the experiences of these citizen soldiers transcends to those of other soldiers, nor do I know if the Israeli army today is different in terms of composition, religious practice, etc. But the melting pot and social glue that is the Israeli army provides a common experience of (unfortunately) every generation experiencing war, with their own same but different experiences.
I do not know how well the experiences of these citizen soldiers transcends to those of other soldiers, nor do I know if the Israeli army today is different in terms of composition, religious practice, etc. But the melting pot and social glue that is the Israeli army provides a common experience of (unfortunately) every generation experiencing war, with their own same but different experiences.
July 2, 2016
I read this book with the purpose of getting factual material about the Yom Kippur War but found it more than that. I am not religious, so I kind of skipped the religious passages although it's clear the writer tried to make them accessible to everybody, not just those who know, but I was very impressed by the patriotism, courage, camaraderie and ingenuity displayed by Israeli soldiers in the face of the looming disaster brought about largely by the country's own government and high command. It's by this kind of people that Israel lives.
September 7, 2021
4.5 I was born at the end of Yom kipor war. Living in israel you get to hear a lot about that war and i am not a fan of war stories so i took my time reading it but Sabato takes you from the very first word by the hand and leads you gently with so much humanity in a world gone mad. Its a beautiful book
April 9, 2012
A story of an observant Jewish soldier in the Yom Kippur War. It is a far cry from a 'war novel' - a moving tale with descriptions that make you feel you are there. It makes the duel world the soldiers lived in come alive.
July 11, 2017
Emotionally difficult, but there was an inspiration on every page despite the so difficult and hard background: You Kippur War, Israel 1973.
诇注讜诇诐 讬专讗讛 讗讚诐 注爪诪讜
讞爪讬讜 讝讻讗讬 讜讞爪讬讜 讞讬讘,
讜讗转 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜
诪讞爪讛 讝讻讗讬
讜诪讞爪讛 讞讬讘
注砖讛 诪爪讜讜讛 讗讞转
讛讻专讬注 讗转 注爪诪讜
讜讗转 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜
诇讻祝 讝讻讜转
诇注讜诇诐 讬专讗讛 讗讚诐 注爪诪讜
讞爪讬讜 讝讻讗讬 讜讞爪讬讜 讞讬讘,
讜讗转 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜
诪讞爪讛 讝讻讗讬
讜诪讞爪讛 讞讬讘
注砖讛 诪爪讜讜讛 讗讞转
讛讻专讬注 讗转 注爪诪讜
讜讗转 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜
诇讻祝 讝讻讜转
April 19, 2021
Lyrical, religious, almost liturgical writing. This is a story of Israel's immigrants from many lands, of comradeship and war, and of grief and loss. There isn't much of a plot. The story is thin but manages to capture so much of the pain and confusion of the Yom Kippur War.
June 30, 2009
faith and gunnery
March 8, 2010
A wonderful portrait of Judaism as a living faith and not an archaic, dead religion.
April 24, 2017
Poignant and moving, with Torah and faith woven throughout.
April 27, 2023
I have been reading about the Yom Kippur war recently, starting with 鈥淲ho by Fire,鈥� then on to 鈥淭he 2 O鈥機lock War.鈥� But this is the first soldier鈥檚-eye view.
It鈥檚 being uncomfortable at best 鈥� terrible food, days and weeks living in filthy clothes, boredom, bad weather, being with an OK bunch of guys, but not with your own family. At worst it鈥檚 terror and grief.
Like one other reviewer, I am an atheist, so don鈥檛 really understand how religious people feel. But I did understand that the protagonist and his religious friends gained comfort from their readings and discussions. What is the harm in that? Indeed, isn鈥檛 it a good thing when conversation (more portable than a chess set or a guitar) helped them endure their horrific circumstances?
Another reviewer complained that the time line was hard to follow. I agree but think the author did that intentionally. He wanted you to feel just a tiny bit of the confusion and surreality of the battlefield: being told to fire when you couldn鈥檛 see a target, being told to advance when the gears were locked and you couldn鈥檛 move at all, acting (and seeing others act) in ways that violated the procedures you鈥檇 practiced during reserve training. Most brilliantly, the protagonist occasionally sees someone acting 鈥渂y the book鈥� and is comforted by the brief respite from SNAFU and FUBAR.
SPOILER ALERT.
I鈥檓 labeling this a spoiler out of an abundance of caution. I think every reader realizes, early, that Dov is gone, and the protagonist鈥檚 grief 鈥� like a throbbing toothache 鈥� cannot be fixed. We, like the protagonist, do not receive official word or incontrovertible evidence. But as the story proceeds, we, like the protagonist, adjust to the reality. There鈥檚 no 鈥渃losure鈥� in the way we鈥檇 all like there to be. But closure is a luxury, and there are no luxuries in a war.
It鈥檚 being uncomfortable at best 鈥� terrible food, days and weeks living in filthy clothes, boredom, bad weather, being with an OK bunch of guys, but not with your own family. At worst it鈥檚 terror and grief.
Like one other reviewer, I am an atheist, so don鈥檛 really understand how religious people feel. But I did understand that the protagonist and his religious friends gained comfort from their readings and discussions. What is the harm in that? Indeed, isn鈥檛 it a good thing when conversation (more portable than a chess set or a guitar) helped them endure their horrific circumstances?
Another reviewer complained that the time line was hard to follow. I agree but think the author did that intentionally. He wanted you to feel just a tiny bit of the confusion and surreality of the battlefield: being told to fire when you couldn鈥檛 see a target, being told to advance when the gears were locked and you couldn鈥檛 move at all, acting (and seeing others act) in ways that violated the procedures you鈥檇 practiced during reserve training. Most brilliantly, the protagonist occasionally sees someone acting 鈥渂y the book鈥� and is comforted by the brief respite from SNAFU and FUBAR.
SPOILER ALERT.
I鈥檓 labeling this a spoiler out of an abundance of caution. I think every reader realizes, early, that Dov is gone, and the protagonist鈥檚 grief 鈥� like a throbbing toothache 鈥� cannot be fixed. We, like the protagonist, do not receive official word or incontrovertible evidence. But as the story proceeds, we, like the protagonist, adjust to the reality. There鈥檚 no 鈥渃losure鈥� in the way we鈥檇 all like there to be. But closure is a luxury, and there are no luxuries in a war.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2022
This is my second reading of 鈥淎djusting Sights.鈥� After reading the lyrical 鈥淭he Dawning of the Day,鈥� I so wanted to give this book another chance. But unfortunately, it still did not meet my expectations. 鈥淎djusting Sights鈥� is semi-autobiographical about a religious soldier from a Middle Easter background fighting in the Yom Kippur War. But with so much detail it is hard to know where reality ends and fiction begins. On the positive side, it is wonderful to read about prophet-soldiers who recite and live by the words of the Bible, Talmud and Maimonides. The plot is ostensibly about the search for Haim鈥檚 friend and study partner; but that search is never resolved. 鈥淎djusting Sights鈥� or kavannah in Hebrew could have a double meaning of changing direction or religious outlook. But unless we are talking about the transformation of a yeshiva student into a battle-hardened soldier, that adjustment is not so evident.
I am usually a fan of the translator, Hillel Halkin. But I felt that the translation of common Hebrew terms made the reading more cumbersome. Is there a need to have ritual fringes and tzitzit on the same page when he provided a glossary in the back.
I am usually a fan of the translator, Hillel Halkin. But I felt that the translation of common Hebrew terms made the reading more cumbersome. Is there a need to have ritual fringes and tzitzit on the same page when he provided a glossary in the back.
October 16, 2024
This view of the Yom Kippur through the eyes and ears of a tanker in the Israeli army reminded me of "Going After Cacciato" by Tim O'Brien only with more spiritualism and less hallucination.
If that sounds like a contradiction, it's not meant to be. This first-person account of combat on the Golan Heights is told via an observant Jew and Talmud student. Not meant to be a history of the conflict, it is instead an account of the conflicting requirements of duty and friendship as a tank crew is transported from the security of home and study to the chaos and death of the battlefield.
It wasn't what I expected. I expected a much more conventional account of the fighting. The unique rabbinic orientation Sabato delivers had it own appeal. I doubt I ever would have thought about some of the Psalms and stories he shared had I not been looking for a war story.
HH
If that sounds like a contradiction, it's not meant to be. This first-person account of combat on the Golan Heights is told via an observant Jew and Talmud student. Not meant to be a history of the conflict, it is instead an account of the conflicting requirements of duty and friendship as a tank crew is transported from the security of home and study to the chaos and death of the battlefield.
It wasn't what I expected. I expected a much more conventional account of the fighting. The unique rabbinic orientation Sabato delivers had it own appeal. I doubt I ever would have thought about some of the Psalms and stories he shared had I not been looking for a war story.
HH
May 21, 2017
Beautiful and poetic, but it was obvious that a lot was lost in translation. Also, the plot meanders all over the place with flashbacks and stories, and it's hard to tell where the flashbacks end and what's going on. The ending dragged on and on. The plot was never really resolved:
I want to read it again someday in the original Hebrew. Maybe I'll like it more.
I want to read it again someday in the original Hebrew. Maybe I'll like it more.
November 11, 2021
One of the best books I have ever read. I bought copies for my family. When I finished I gave it to my husband to read; and when he was done I took it back and started again, reading it cover to cover a second time. There's so much depth there.
January 21, 2022
2.5 stars
I wished he focused more on the friendship, as that was implied to be the foundation of the story.
I wished he focused more on the friendship, as that was implied to be the foundation of the story.
July 10, 2022
Very beautifully written, especially for a translation.
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November 3, 2024Meh. I鈥檒l read it again once i can read hebrew.
December 8, 2024
住驻专 讬驻讛. 住讘转讜 诇拽讞 转讜讻谉 诪讻讜注专 讜讻转讘 诪诪谞讜 住驻专 讬驻讛 讛砖转拽驻讜讬讜转 注诪讜拽讜转, 讜讛注讬讚 注诇 注转 拽砖讛 讜注爪讜讘 讘讛讬住讟讜专讬讛 砖诇 注诐 讬砖专讗诇. 讗讬谉 诪讬诇讬诐.
September 18, 2023
I felt I should read the book because everyone reads it but I didn't get any profound message from it. I sometimes had trouble with the jumps in time. It is sad how disorganized everything was and how many people were killed or injured because of it.
October 13, 2023
住驻专 注诇 诪诇讞诪讛 讜注诇 讗讚诐, 讗讚诐 讚转讬 讘诪诇讞诪讛. 讗转 讛讞诇拽讬诐 讘讛诐 转讜讗专讜 拽专讘讜转 诇讗 讻诇 讻讱 讛讘谞转讬, 诇讗 讬讻讜诇转讬 讗驻讬诇讜 诇讚诪讬讬谉, 诪讜讘谉 专拽 砖讛讬讬转讛 砖诐 注专讘讜讘讬讛 讜讗讬 住讚专 砖拽砖讛 诇转讗专. 讗讘诇 谞讛谞讬转讬 讻诇 讻讱 诪讛讻转讬讘讛, 诪讛拽讜诇 讛爪诇讜诇 讜讛谞拽讬 砖诇 讛讙讬讘讜专 讛诪讗诪讬谉
April 11, 2007
two people told me this book was excellent. i had a hard time getting through it.
December 6, 2021
讛住驻专 讛讝讛 讛讜讗 讬爪讬专转 诪讜驻转.
讝讛 讙诐 住驻专 砖拽砖讛 诇讛讬讻谞住 讗诇讬讜, 讙讚讜砖 讘砖驻讛 注砖讬专讛 砖诪砖诇讘转 专驻专谞住讬诐 讬砖讬讘转讬讬诐, 爪讘讗讬讬诐, 转讜专谞讬讬诐 讜注讜讚. 住驻专 砖注讜讘专 讘讬谉 爪讬专讬 讝诪谉 砖讜谞讬诐, 住驻专 砖讻讜专讱 讘讬讞讚 讻讗讘 讜讗诪讜谞讛.
讝讛 讙诐 住驻专 砖拽砖讛 诇讛讬讻谞住 讗诇讬讜, 讙讚讜砖 讘砖驻讛 注砖讬专讛 砖诪砖诇讘转 专驻专谞住讬诐 讬砖讬讘转讬讬诐, 爪讘讗讬讬诐, 转讜专谞讬讬诐 讜注讜讚. 住驻专 砖注讜讘专 讘讬谉 爪讬专讬 讝诪谉 砖讜谞讬诐, 住驻专 砖讻讜专讱 讘讬讞讚 讻讗讘 讜讗诪讜谞讛.
October 14, 2020
Too much religious stuff for me as an atheist. The descriptions of war are really good.
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