Topic Tags: Gaza

Rabbi Emily Cohen and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann share a powerful original Lamentations for Tisha b’Av 2025

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.

Rabbi Gilah Langner’s version of Eikah focuses on Israel and also Gaza.

“May the power of the many outweigh the hubris of the few…”

“We call out to You now in this time of crisis…”

“We are here, / in the Garden, / knocking on Your gates.”

“Learn to live together as the family you have always been. Together, let us be a blessing.”

A powerful poem, remembering those whose lives were lost on October 7th

what does ethereal mean / when is the pool open for lap swimming / what’s happening in the middle east

“May the Holy Oneness hold us in the Light / so we may gaze upon the Sacred in each other’s eyes.”