{"id":255265,"date":"2020-03-27T15:41:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T10:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=255265"},"modified":"2020-03-27T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T10:41:33","slug":"picture-of-a-muslim-and-a-jew-praying-together-in-israel-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/picture-of-a-muslim-and-a-jew-praying-together-in-israel-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture of a Muslim and a Jew Praying Together in Israel Goes Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least some good is coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Two Israeli paramedics who were on a prayer break have become famous overnight. An Israeli Arab Muslim and Jew have sat a good example for others.<\/p>\n<p>A picture of them praying side by side has gone viral all over the world.\u00a0 As one of them said, we&#8217;re all battling this. Then why do we hold on to the hate?<\/p>\n<p>On a Tuesday when two Israeli paramedics were taking a prayer break, a co-worker took a photo of them. 43-year old Avraham Mintz, a Jew, and 39-year old Abu Jama, a Muslim, praying together while on duty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/urdu-rap-song-mandir-masjid-makes-you-confront-your-biases-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urdu Rap Song &#8216;Mandir Masjid&#8217; Makes You Confront Your Biases [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Avraham Mintz a Jew from Beersheba, wrapped himself in his prayer shawl and faced north toward <em>Temple Mount<\/em>, while Zoher Abu Jama an Arab Muslim from Rahat, sat on his prayer rug facing south toward the<em> Kabbah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">While their co-worker and the rest of the world were in awe, both men say their joint prayers are nothing new.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A beautiful photo that shows how Israelis come together in a time of crisis.<\/p>\n<p>MDA&#39;s staff and volunteers may come from different religions and backgrounds, but all of them are integral and committed to helping Israelis fight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid_19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid_19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f7WaBcvaNz\">pic.twitter.com\/f7WaBcvaNz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Magen David Adom (@Mdais) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mdais\/status\/1242557411099136001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Avraham Mintz explained to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/25\/world\/middleeast\/israel-virus-prayer.html?referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a> the reason for their back-to-back worship is that their jobs are very demanding. Especially now with medical professionals being on the frontline in this fight against the Coronavirus, they don&#8217;t have a second to spare.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cWe try to pray together, instead of each one of us taking the time for himself, because we have a lot of situations we\u2019re dealing with right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-brands-cash-in-on-corona-with-bridal-masks-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistani Brands Cash In on Corona with &#8216;Bridal Masks&#8217; [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Even as we might be on the brink of an apocalypse in our lifetime, many of us still haven&#8217;t set our priorities straight. Our biases remain. No wonder we&#8217;re soo awestruck by Abu Jama and Mintz&#8217;s joint prayers as one faces Makkah and the other faces Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>As Zohar Abu Jama said, we&#8217;re all battling this outbreak, why not do so in harmony.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe whole world is battling this,\u201d Mr. Abu Jama added. \u201cThis is a disease that doesn\u2019t tell the difference between anybody, any religion, any gender. But you put that aside. We work together, we live together. This is our life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During this time, while we keep our own families in mind, let&#8217;s pray for a &#8216;<em>good end<\/em>&#8216; as Avraham Mintz did.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Let me see the end, the good end. Because I know that it\u2019s a good end. And I hope to be there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least some good is coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Two Israeli paramedics who were on a prayer break have become famous overnight. An Israeli Arab Muslim and Jew have sat a good example for others. 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