Israel honors Muslim nurse who recites Hebrew prayer for dying Jewish patient Muslim nurse who said Shema with dying Jewish patient to light Independence Day torch in Israel's Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations. Maher Ibrahim, head nurse on Emek Medical Center’s Covid ward. Photo courtesy of Emek Medical Center Ibrahim was on duty recently when a religious elderly Jewish patient was nearing his end. Emek spokesman Larry Rich describes the poignant scene to illustrate how coexistence pervades daily life in Israel even if it doesn’t always make headlines. “The patient’s family would not make i...