Israel and Peace

A list of meditations and prayers for and about Israel, divided into four categories: Israel, Our Home; For Safety of the IDF; For Peace; and Memorial Prayers.

Israel, Our Home

• Israel: A Meditation – We yearn for home
• Jerusalem: A Meditation – For peace in the City of Gold
• A Song that Holds My Heart – Hatikvah, of course
• שיר בלב שלי – “A Song that Holds My Heart,” translated
• The Road Out – The land itself cries whenever we leave
• Oh You Hills, Oh You Sands – An ode to the Negev
• Gathering: A Dream of Reunion – A vision of an end to exile
• Bechol Lashon (In Every Tongue) – For unity of our people

For Peace

• When Peace Comes – A vision of peace
• For Peace in the Middle East – A prayer for peace
• Mothers of Jerusalem – Mothers pray for peace
• To Win the Peace – After the 2014 Gaza war
• For the People of the Middle East – Peace for the entire region
• Children of Gaza, Children of Israel – For the kids
• To the Terrorist – For terrorists to choose a new path

For Safety of the IDF

• For Soldiers of the IDF – General prayer for our soldiers
• For the IDF, Operation Protective Edge – For our soldiers
• When My Child Enlists in the IDF – For a child entering the IDF
• Lone Soldier in the IDF – Honoring the chiyal boded
• For the IDF, Operation Pillar of Defense – For our soldiers

For Good Government

• For Wisdom During Israel’s Elections – For good results
• Sleeping Prophets – Speak out to keep government on track
• For Political Leadership – For visionaries to build nations

Memorial Prayers

• Yizkor for a Lone Soldier – For a fallen chiyal boded
• The Soldiers on This Mountain – For soldiers buried at Har Herzl

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