For Israel’s Druze Soldiers and Police
Today, on a beautiful Jerusalem morning — two Druze policemen, Haiel Sitawe, 30, and Kamil Shnaan, 22 — were slain during a terrorist attack near the…
Read articleMemorial for a Child, Even in Adar
This is a memorial prayer for grieving parents. On this day nine years ago, Rosh Chodesh Adar, the month in which joy is said to enter,…
Read articleIsrael: A Meditation, Revisited
A new year approaches. It will be here by nightfall. We’ve just buried the last of Israel’s founding fathers and the local news is hinting about the…
Read articleFor Israel’s 2016 Olympic Athletes
A prayer for the safety of Israel’s athletes, including a memorial to the victims of the 1972 Munich massacre and the hope for a joyous festival of…
Read articleSleeping Prophets
Once, the prophets of Israel admonished kings – the civil leadership – against their failures and transgressions. Where are those prophets now, as the leadership of…
Read articleShelach Lecha 5775: Gathering, A Dream of Reunion
This week’s Torah portion includes the commandment to wear tzitzit — fringes — on the corners of our garments (Numbers 15:37-41), which we fulfill with the tallit. The…
Read articleJew against Jew
This is a prayer for Jews to love one another. I wrote it a year ago, but it echoes as a response to the violence perpetrated…
Read articleFor Druze Soldiers in the IDF
For the second time in two weeks, a Druze soldier was attacked while off duty for speaking Arabic. The Druze have had a distinguished military service…
Read articleMothers of Jerusalem
This is a new prayer for peace in Jerusalem. I wrote it in a cab and finished it at O’hare Airport moments ago, as I begin…
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