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A Jewish Child in a Roman Prison

Rabbi Eli Garfinkel
Rabbi Eli Garfinkel
July 21, 2026

Eikhah/Lamentations 4:2 compares the precious children of Jerusalem to gold. A midrash on this verse tells a moving story with a hidden ending:

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