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Prayer for People, Peace, and Planet

“May we never forget that we are all connected, historically, relationally, energetically, and that harm to one is harm to all.”
  • by Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife
climate crisis, disability, earth, Israel, LGBTIQ, natural disaster, Palestine, peace, racial justice, Shekhinah
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Lift Up Your Heads, for Juneteenth

“We will sing for freedom, / clap our hands for freedom.”
  • by Julián Jamaica Soto
freedom, juneteenth, racial justice
man with outstretched arms silhouetted from behind, facing the sunrise

Freedom Moons

“…moons of freedom / blessing the nights.”
  • by Carolyn Litwin
freedom, juneteenth, racial justice
full moon over bushes in the night sky

May Each of Us: A Jewish Prayer for Juneteenth

“may each of us / remove the shackles of another”
  • by LilyFish
juneteenth, racial justice, slavery
May Each of Us: A Jewish Prayer for Juneteenth

Finding My Voice as a Black Jew

“Can I speak to the people the way I speak to You?”
  • by Gabrielle Rosenthal
racial justice
black male Jewish person wearing a tallit and blue kippah, sitting in the pews of a synagogue, as a little black girl in a pink dress sits on his lap. He is wearing glasses and looking down at her. Other congregants are in the background.

Invocation for Juneteenth

“Be with us, as we acknowledge the sins of slavery, racism, and discrimination”
  • by Rabbi Ben Goldberg
antiracism, juneteenth, racial justice
black and white photo of black person at a protest holding up a sign that reads “If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” ―Toni Morrison

Raise One Voice: A Song for Justice

“Raise one voice, the truth that is your own”
  • by Kohenet Batya Diamond
justice, racial justice, seder, social justice
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A Short Prayer for Justice

“We know what to do: / Agitate, organize, shout”
  • by Trisha Arlin
abortion, justice, racial justice, social justice
A Short Prayer for Justice

See, O God, See! A Prayer After the Kenosha Verdict

Response to the acquittal of the shooter who killed two racial justice activists, and injured one, in Kenosha, Wi., in the summer of 2020

 
  • by Jaden Diamond
racial justice
See, O God, See! A Prayer After the Kenosha Verdict

Al Het for Our Racial History

Al Het recalling sins against Black Americans

  • by Rabbi Gilah Langner and Herb Levy
al het, antiracism, racial justice
Al Het for Our Racial History

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Light the World: A Nia Dance Party for Hanukkah

Welcome Hanukkah through the Nia movement practice. We’ll kindle our unique candles to music by Jewish singers, followed by prompts for reflection and writing. Nia is adaptable to individual needs and abilities. Move with us on December 7, 2023.

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