Too often when we wake,
When we walk on our way,
When we lie down,
Our eyes and hearts are forced open
ShemaThe most central prayer in Jewish liturgy, the Shema states: "Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One." These words are written inside mezuzot and t'fillin. It is traditionally said during all major services and when waking and going to sleep., Hear O 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.,
News reports terror in the streets,
Bloodshed flows from people simply on their way
No longer—now buried, wife, rabbi, son, friend
Adonai Eloheynu, My God, My God,
We cry out, when does this stop?
Each life is a world
Horrifically destroyed, Our God
Adonai Ekhad, One God
One life, eleven lives, too many
Broken breath opens our eyes and hearts
Across the oceans, we pray as One
