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A Prayer for the Renewal of Creation (English and French)
By Rabbi Daniel S. Nevins
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Prayer in Memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Rabbi Joshua Ratner
Holy One of Blessing,
We pray that you grant eternal rest in Your sheltering presence to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,...
Eileh Ezkarah for Pittsburgh
Our colleague Jon Perlman wrote an Eileh Ezkarah for Pittsburgh (typeset by David Zvi Kalman). He collaborated with colleagues Tamar Elad-Applebaum and Martin Cohen, with assistance on nekudot from Tovi Admon.
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A Kavannah As We Light Shabbat Candles
By Rabbi Ari Lucas
לֹא-תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ, בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם, בְּיוֹם, הַשַּׁבָּת
Let no fire burn in your homes on the Sabbath Day
– Exodus 35:3
As I kindle these Shabbat flames and...
After the Storm: A Prayer to Choose Life
by Rabbi David Seidenberg with Aharon Varady, Baruch Sienna, and others assisting
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A Prayer for Victims of a Hurricane
by Rabbi Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva in Los Angeles, CA.
Are You watching, God?
Have You seen the innocent swept away?
Are You listening God?
Have You heard their cries?
A Prayer During and in the Aftermath of a Devastating Storm
By Menachem Creditor, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA
for all those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Elohei haRuchot, God of the Winds,[1]
Fixated as we are by incalculable losses in...
A Prayer in Honor of Martin Luther King Day
A prayer in honor of Martin Luther King Day by Rabbi Lily Kaufman
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Prayer for the Peace of the Citizens of Syria and Aleppo
As war continues to ravage the citizens of Syria and in particular the residents of Aleppo, we would like provide you with this Prayer for the Peace of the Citizens of Syria and Aleppo, prepared by the Masorti...
A Communal Prayer in Anticipation of a US Election
By Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly
אַתָּה חוֹנֵן לָאָדָם דַּעַת וּמְלַמֵּד לֶאֱנוֹשׁ בִּינָה
Adonai, You grant us knowledge, and teach us understanding