A Prayer in this Time of Crisis
​Rabbi Maurice Harris, Associate Director for Thriving Communities and IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel. Affairs Specialist, shares a powerful message for this moment.
Above and Below
“What is the path home? / Out from our buried place? / To Peace?”
On the Anniversary of Oct. 7: Words of Prayer
A prayer from Rabbi Deborah Waxman, President and CEO, Reconstructing Judaism, to mark the first anniversary of the atrocities that took place on October 7.
A Shofar Cry to the World, October 7, 2024, One Year Later
“I am the Jew / I am a shofarÂ
Calling to the world.”
October 7th Sestina
Lesléa Newman uses the sestina form to capture her grief.
Full of Emptiness
“Under the cover of darkness, the night is still / pulsating with possibilities…”
Whispers
“I hear the wind rustling through the trees…”
What If
“With all our troubles and our pain,
at least we still have the rain…”
Singing For Our lives
“Especially on Yom KippurThe holiest day of the Jewish year and the culmination of a season of self-reflection. Jews fast, abstain from other worldly pleasures, and gather in prayers that last throughout the day. Following Ne'ilah, the final prayers, during which Jews envision the Gates of Repentance closing, the shofar is sounded in one long blast to conclude the holy day. It is customary to begin building one's sukkah as soon as the day ends. — we are singing for our lives in community.”
Prayer for these Holy Days
“May we enrich our lives, our relationships, and our days for higher good, for Tikkun OlamLit. Repair of the world According to Jewish mysticism, the world is in a broken state. Humanity's job is to join God, as God's partners, in its repair., and healing…”
