Type: Prayer

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Why Do You Slumber?

“Your heart is noble, / The need is global”
  • by Alden Solovy
justice, peace, teshuvah
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The Holiest Holy

“the earth is my holiest holy”
  • by Devon Spier
earth
light brown skinned woman with dark hair in pink t-shirt sitting in meditation position in brightly lit green field overlooking sunrise and mountains in the distance

Prayer for the Broken

“I pray / in accents foreign to my own ears”
  • by Ivy Schweitzer
Shekhinah
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An Interpretive Psalm 27

“The Mystery shines light and strength on my life”
  • by Marc Jacobs
psalm
clouds mountains and green field with flowers

Sounding the Shofar in a Post-Roe World

“Pay attention. This is not a test.”
  • by Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann 
abortion, feminism, shofar, social justice
person in silhouette blowing shofar against white curtains

Blessings for Spending the Holidays Apart from Community

Acknowledging the loneliness of being unable to pray in community
  • by James Barrie
covid
person in red hoodie walking through field of tall wheat looking out to sunset in the distance

Diaspora Blessing for Multiple New Years

“Blessed are you for bending time”
  • by Anna Talhami
moon
half moon titled in blue purple sky

Blessing and Welcoming Virtual Congregants in Our Sanctuary

“We welcome those who join us virtually on these days”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
technology
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Mourner’s Kaddish for Those Lost to Addiction

“Blessed are those who couldn’t take the pain of living anymore”
  • by Rabbi Lizz Goldstein
addiction, kaddish
person in silhouette looking out at foggy blue pink sky with tree in background

Planting Seeds of the New Year

“May the seeds of this year / Be planted”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
renewal
closeup of white hand holding seed packet pouring seeds into garden container near soil

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