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From Lament to Action: Closing Prayer for Tisha B’Av Vigil for Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Kindle our moral imagination / so that our souls might sense / that redemption is still possible.

hashiveinu, immigration, refugees, social justice, tisha b'av

close up of border fence against bright blue sky

Prayer for Tisha B’Av Actions: Jews Say #ClosetheCamps

May this call of the shofar be a bridge between Olam Hazeh and Olam Haba

immigration, olam haba, refugees, social justice, tisha b'av

a person holding a sign that says "You shall love the immigrant" in English and Hebrew

Rise Up Together: A Tisha B’Av Prayer for the Rohingya People

Dear God do not hold yourself silent; be not deaf or still dear God. / Be not deaf or still, dear heart.

grief, mourning, refugees, rohingya, social justice, tisha b'av

a person's hands are cupping a lit candle

Against Detaining Children

child abuse, immigration, refugees, social justice

A woman and a child sit on the ground, leaning against a fence on a bridge with a river below.

Hashkiveinu for Refugee Children

America, immigration, peace, refugees, social justice

Children holding a large American flag during an immigration reform rally, with a sign reading Immigration Reform.

Batya

Batya, immigration, Moses, nile, refugees, social justice

Children hold a large American flag at a rally; a sign reads My Voice, My Vote, Immigration Reform.

Hanukkah Candle Lighting Dedications for 2018/5779: Shining Light on the Darkness, Committing to Be the Light

candle lighting, LGBTQ, racial justice, refugees, rohingya, social justice

A child lights candles on three menorahs on a mantelpiece, with a framed photo above.

Words of Intention for the Migrant Caravan

A person with a weathered hand outstretched, wearing a jacket and shirt, with a blurred background.

For These Things I Weep: A Lament Delivered at ICE Offices

immigration, lamentations, refugees, resistance

A diverse group of people holding a JUSTICE sign, gathered outdoors near a large white building.

“Bitterly She Weeps In the Night”: Voices of Exiles and Refugees, Past and Present

Text sheet that takes a few lines of each chapter of Eikha and puts a parallel quote from an immigrant parent separated from their children.

eikha, immigration, lamentations, refugees, text study, trauma

the corner of a barbed-wire fence