“Eli, Eli” Song

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Elana Bell singing “Eli Eli,” by Hannah Senesh Oh Lord, my God, I pray that these things never end The sand and the sea The rush of the water The […]

Raise Us High

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Source of Life, cleanse our world… Send rains of health and wellbeing, Wash away the contagion surrounding us, Bathe our souls in lasting love. Creator of All, see us through. […]

Prayer for Surgery

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I, _____ come to you to day, with trust in your artistic and healing abilities. I thank you for your work, knowledge, experience and dedication to your job and your […]

Remember the Stranger

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remember  the stranger   lest your heart  become  a shackle   and a stone  become the surface  of your skin   in solitude i am overcome  by the wonder of […]

Vidui for Coronavirus

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The Viddui serves as a final prayer of atonement for a dying person, and a final at-one-ment; the traditional liturgy places the soul of the dying in God’s hands.  According […]

Prayer for Workers in a Time of Pandemic

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Our God, and God of all Life, We call you Oseh, Maker1 Yotzer, Crafter2 Poel, Worker.3 You, Who labored to build this world in which we live Who calls us […]

Chant for Healing: Psalms 70 and 130

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The recitation of Psalms has been a traditional Jewish response to illness and other personal and communal struggles for ages. Listen as Rabbi Vivie Mayer chants Psalms 70 and 130 […]

Hear Our Prayer

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Facing our mortality, Confronted by the unknown, We see that we Are far from untouchable. The will of the One Is beyond our ken, But we are not helpless. We […]

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