For Mother Emanuel / Church of the Multiplication: Racist Violence against Houses of Worship
On Wednesday night, nine people were killed during a shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, an historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The oldest…
Read articleYizkor after My Child’s Suicide
The loss of a child to suicide is a difficult and painful journey. This is another yizkor prayer focused on the circumstances surrounding the death of…
Read articleAux Juifs de France, Modifié
This is a prayer for the Jews of France after the terror attack on a kosher market in Paris. The prayer appears first in French followed by…
Read articleAfter an Accidental Death: A Yizkor Prayer
This is another in a series of focused yizkor prayers to help acknowledge particular circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one, such as: “In Memory…
Read articleYizkor for a Lone Soldier
Young men and women from all over the world leave their families and come alone to Israel to live the dream of building lives here and serving…
Read articleAfter a Deadly Anti-Semitic Attack
This prayer is a response to Saturday’s anti-Semitic terror attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Again, Israelis and Jews targeted and dead. This is an adaptation of…
Read articleFor the People of Kansas City
A prayer for the people of Kansas City and the Jewish community after yesterday’s deadly violence targeting the Overland Park JCC and Village Shalom assisted living home. Here are…
Read articleResources for 9/11
Individuals and clergy members continue to look for meaningful prayers and meditations to use to commemorate the attacks of September 11, 2001. Here’s an annotated list of…
Read articleMemorial Prayer for First Responders
This is a memorial prayer for first responders, posted today for the fire fighters who lost their lives battling the Yarnell Hill fire. It’s group prayer for…
Read articleFor the People of the United States, From Israel
As events unfold in Greater Boston, here’s a new prayer for the people of the United States, written from Israel. Although this prayer is aimed at the…
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