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Israeli Broadcaster Leads Mourning Prayers for Senator Lindsey Graham Following Sudden Death

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First reported by Now 14 · Jul 12, 2026

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Israeli broadcaster Yinon Magal and a Channel 14 panel recited the Kaddish prayer for U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham after his sudden death, following a halachic ruling permitting the prayer for a non-Jew after studying Mishnah.

01Israeli host Yinon Magal led Kaddish prayers for Senator Lindsey Graham on Channel 14.
02The prayers followed a halachic ruling by Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein permitting Kaddish for a non-Jew after Mishnah study.
03Magal recited Mishnah chapters from Pirkei Avot before the Kaddish.
04The full traditional Kaddish was recited by the panel in memory of Graham.
05Magal concluded by thanking the panel and blessing Graham's memory.

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