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The word JEW [יהודי], [[Jew]]ish is based on 'gratitude. The name Judah was given in Genesis 29:35 and she said, Now will I praise [In Hebrew: אודה] the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah [In Hebrew: יהודה] (In Hebrew, 'thanks' is תודה)
'''Birkat HaGomel''', is a Jewish Prayer of Gratitude, recited by people who have survived a traumatic, potentially life-threatening episode.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/birkat-hagomel-a-jewish-prayer-of-gratitude/ A a Jewish Prayer of Gratitude, ]. ''My Jewish Learning.'' "recited by people who have survived a traumatic, potentially life-threatening episode."
*(Feb 2, 2025). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/cages-starvation-and-fasting-on-yom-kippur-more-testimonies-from-freed-hostages-emerge/ Cages, starvation and fasting on Yom Kippur: More testimonies from freed hostages emerge].
"Report says freed [girls, unarmed lookout observers] worked as servants for captors, and observed Jewish holidays and even Shabbat in captivity; Ofer Calderon didn't know his son survived Oct. 7 attacks." T.O.I. Staff.
{{Cquote|on Saturday, she and the four other IDF surveillance soldiers released in recent days recited Birkat Hagomel, a Jewish blessing of gratitude said by people who have survived grave danger.
“This was the moment I was waiting for since surviving October 7,” Gilboa says. “To thank God for saving me from the worst against all odds.”}}</ref>
'''Other Bible verses on gratitude:'''
