Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann’s prayer is a call for a country and world in which everyone is treated equally and as if they were created in the divine image.
This poem by LilyFish Gomberg powerfully expresses how profound grief and sadness can manifest in our bodies.
Rabbinical student Kara A. Wilson reflects on whiteness as a “pervasive force that shapes society.”
Alan Cole’s prayer is also a call to government to act with “kindness and compassion to the oppressed.”
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM.) This prayer by Mat Wilson serves as a reminder that each of us can worship in the fullness of who we are.
This urgent, necessary prayer by Rabbi Emily Aviva Kapor-Mater beseeches the God of our ancestors to grant life and happiness “for all who cross over the boundaries of life.”
Cantor Jennifer Duretz Peled wrote this song and prayer not long after Oct. 7, but the words and melody will resonate until every hostage is free. Sourced from Ritualwell
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Speech” is today considered one of his most consequential. In it, he talks of “a shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society.” Hear King’s words chanted to traditional haftarah melodies.
All of the hostages need our prayers; those we pray are on their way to freedom and a chance to rebuild their lives, those still in captivity and those who didn’t make it out alive. Rabbi Janet Madden’s powerful poem helps channel all these thoughts and emotions.
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