After Israeli Elections, 2022
The rise of far right wing, nationalist, extremist leaders in Israel’s politics and new government is frightening. This prayer, written yesterday for the leadership and Rabbinic…
Read articleFor Wisdom During Israel’s Elections – 2022
This week we will go to the polls in Israel. I’m reposting two prayers for wisdom of the electorate, updated to reflect the rising tide of…
Read articleFor 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…
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