Roll the Resources to the Peacemakers
“the cry rises from every throat –
may this never happen again!”
Shelter For Our Tears
“Help our nighttime wakings / become sites of radical imagination and creativity…”
An Invitation and A Prayer
“Bring to our turn-table faith that we can turn the tide, / where children’s laughter sparkles in the clear blue air…”
It’s A Big Question: What Do I Need?
It’s a big question What are my needs? given that I live In the diaspora. What needs should I have? What needs do I have The right to […]
In this Grove
“In this grove that awakens in me forgotten tears of grief…”
One Week Later: A Poem on the Eve of War
“for Shalom is wholeness / for Salaam is whispered promise…”
Prayer for Israel
“Master of Compassion, help us hold the humanity and the heartache of the Jewish people while also holding the humanity and the dignity of the Palestinian people.”
Remember Us: A Prayer for Justice & Peace
“a world in which the children of SarahThe first matriarch, wife of Abraham, and mother of Isaac, whom she birthed at the age of 90. Sarah, in Rabbinic tradition, is considered holy, beautiful, and hospitable. Many prayers, particularly the Amidah (the central silent prayer), refer to God as Magen Avraham – protector of Abraham. Many Jews now add: pokehd or ezrat Sarah – guardian or helper of Sarah., / and the children of HagarAbraham's concubine and the mother of Ishmael, the patriarch of Islam. In the book of Genesis, when Sarah cannot conceive, she suggests that Abraham takeher servant Hagar as a concubine in order to conceive a child, which she promptly does. Feeling threatened by Hagar and her child, Sarah convinces Abraham to banish them from their home. God saves Hagar and Ishmael from dying in the desert. will finally live in peace.”
What Shall We Name this Newborn War?
“What stories will we tell this infant / war, what songs sing to it?”
Prayer in this Time of War in Israel and Palestine
“May love flow from our broken hearts, and may their yearning return us to our humanity.”
