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Welcome to the Zohar Web

The Zohar Web is designed to be a digital heirloom for the Zohar family it's heirs and successors. More specifically it is a collection of photos, videos, articles and poems created mainly by Amnon Zohar. They are meant to allow present and future Zohar family members to explore his personality, character and values as a person of varied experiences and interests.
 
The articles include blogs from his world travels with his wife Alis, personal letters, political Op-Ed mainly on the Israeli Palestinian conflict, academic papers in political science, anthropology and Jewish studies, book and film reviews and his incredible passion for football (soccer). The collection of poems focuses mostly on family members and especially his grandchildren who are the most important people in his life. The overriding themes reflect his love of family, culture and adventure world travel and love of country (Israel) albeit through a critical lens.

Zohar Blessing

ברכה לזהר

הרוח היא נושבת עצים הם בשלכת

הסתו הגיע ועמו את מתבגרת

עשור שנים עברו מאז כתבתי לך השיר

והנה את בת מצוה ועתידך עשיר

יפה ואצילה לקראתו הנך צועדת

בחיוך מקרין בשובבות עינים מענינת

ואנו שזכינו לראותך פורחת לתפארת

מאחלים לך ברכת זהר נהדרת

יברכך אלוהים וישמרך

וימלא את לבך באהבה ובשמחה

באושר ובתבונה

כי בת ישראל הנך היום ולנו הגאוה

 

A Blessing for Zohar

The wind is blowing the leaves are falling

Autumn has arrived, and you are growing

A decade passed since I wrote you a poem

Now you are a Bat Mitzvah with future bright

Beautiful and regal toward it do you march

With a bright smile and mischievous gaze

We the fortunate who saw you bloom and blossom

Wish you and bestow upon you the Zohar blessing

“May the Lord bless you and guard you and, may

He fill your heart with Love and Happiness, Joy and Wisdom

from now and forever as of today you are

A daughter of the people Israel and

our pride and joy”

Amen

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