Maher Ibrahim, a Muslim brother in the Corona ward found himself in an unusual situation, which led him to take an arrangement and recite an audio reading to a patient. “There was a Jewish-Jewish patient whose condition deteriorated towards death. We informed the family and they were on a long journey from the Netanya area to Afula. All the way we prayed that they would arrive, at least to see him in his last moments, Ben Caspit Winon Magal on 103FM.
He said that from his experience at work he learned that last prayer is of great importance, among many people of all faiths. “I did a master’s degree and in my studies I took 2 courses in Judaism, at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. You learn how to connect Judaism with the world, life and death. I do not know all the prayer, but I know there is a prayer that is said towards the end of life – ‘Hear Israel’ “Near his head and I said ‘Hear Israel.’ When his daughter arrived it was late, he passed away. I felt she was missing something, so I shared her deed.”
He added that he stated to her that he “does not know if it is acceptable or not acceptable, because I am a Muslim and he is a Jew. But I said it, the last words he heard, if he heard at all, is prayer. I saw tears in her eyes.”
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At the end of the swearing-in, Ibrahim said, the patient’s daughter called him, “She said my act was the only thing that pleased her. It warmed my heart to hear that it did her good. Sometimes we are the last voice a patient can hear, especially in the corona with closed wards and inability. “Make the meetings with the families accessible. We need to be there for them as human beings, before we are there as caregivers. That is the required thing and that is what we will continue to do.” Ben Caspit was moved, saying, “I have tears in my eyes,” Winon Magal added, “You did a very big thing.”