How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among … - Elie Wiesel

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To the Greeks, the supreme function of music was to "praise the gods and educate the youth". In Egypt. . . Initiatory music was heard only in Temple rites because it carried the vibratory rhythms of other worlds and of a life beyond the mortal.

Elie Wiesel

How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and night, to watch as our fathers, our mothers, our brothers end up in furnaces? Praised be Thy Holy Name, for having chosen us to be slaughtered on Thine altar?

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