Posts tagged ‘meditations on Israel’

For the IDF (In Hebrew and English)

On Thursday I posted a new prayer for the safety of soldiers serving in the IDF. Since then, I’ve received several requests for a Hebrew version…

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Lone Soldier, Operation Pillar of Defense

Right now, there are young men and women in the IDF who have come alone to Israel, without their families, to live the dream of building…

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For the IDF, Operation Pillar of Defense

Here’s a new prayer for safety of soldiers serving in the IDF. Most of it is new, although I’ve taken the three lines from “Gilad, Home at…

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שיר בלב שלי

This piece is as much a song as a prayer, written on a train from Acco to Tel Aviv in June, 2011, a trip that ultimately led…

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Prayers for and About Israel

Here are meditations and prayers for and about Israel. They are divided into two categories: Israel, Our Home; and, For Safety and Peace. Israel, Our Home…

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Gathering: A Dream of Reunion

והביאנו לשלום מארבע כנפות הארץ, ותוליכנו קוממיות לארצנו Bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth and lead us upright to our land……

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The Road Out

This is a prayer/poem about leaving Israel, Jerusalem in particular. I wrote it on July 3, 2011, on the drive from Jerusalem to Ben-Gurion Airport and was able…

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