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T’filah L’Chayalei Artzot Ha-B’rit/Prayer for America’s Military Personnel
Distributed with permission from the Jewish Welfare Board's Jewish Chaplains Council
By Gerald C. Skolnik
Ribbono Shel Olam!
Sovereign of the Universe!
We invoke your blessings upon the members of...
Prayer for the Military
By Arnold Resnicoff
Almighty God, who gives to everything a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven -- a time for war; a time for peace; a time for life; a time for death; and always time for hope -- we take time now to honor...
Wolpe Kavannah for Shabbat of Unity with the People of Israel
By Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, CA
We invite people around the world to recite this kavannah in unity with the State of Israel this Shabbat, October 17, 2015
El Maleh Rachamim -- Compassionate God,
We pray not to...
"Today" -- A Rosh Hashanah Prayer to End Gun Violence
By Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Dear God,
God, we stand waiting for a world,
this world,
our world
to be reborn.
It's not a statement we make lightly;
it is a statement of need.
This world...
A Prayer for Charleston
By Rabbi Mark Greenspan
Count the broken hearts, dear Lord,
Count the shattered dreams.
Count the grieving family
And the parishioners who have lost their leaders.
Count the blood spattered bibles, mighty One.
Count the...
Words After Charleston, SC
By Rabbi David Kosak
Barukh she’amar
With Your words, You created worlds
variegated flowers, star shaped seed pods,
the geology of craters and ranges
striations of color
the bedrock of Your world
and pinnacle...
A Prayer for the People of Nepal
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
ונבנתה עיר על-תילה
"And the city shall be rebuilt on its ruins" (Jeremiah 30)
ועל אנשי השרון היה אומר: יהי רצון מלפניך יי אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו שלא יעשו בתיהם קבריהם
On Yom Kippur the Kohen Gadol...
A Prayer for Peace in Israel
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
As Shabbat approaches, even though our hearts are breaking we refuse to despair. This is a Shabbat for dreaming and praying for better days to come.
A Prayer for Peace in Israel:
God, our Strength...
Prayer in Memory of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frankel, and Gil-ad Shaar
The Rabbinical Assembly released the following prayer, written by Rabbi Tamar Elad Appelbaum, in memory of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frankel, and Gil-ad Shaar. English translation by Rabbis David Ackerman and Peretz Rodman.
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Prayer for Safe Return of Kidnapped Israelis
The Rabbinical Assembly released the following prayer (along with this statement), written by Rabbi Tamar Elad Appelbaum and translated by Rabbi Peretz Rodman, for the safe return of the missing...