Type: Prayer

A beautiful reflection, shared at the mikveh on the occasion of conversion

“May we remember that we have not come onto this earth to foment hate, anger, and division…”

“I anchor myself to the beauty of the day and to love / that is the bridge between our fragile lives and eternity.”

Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael wrote this prayer of comfort after Oct. 7, 2023.

“Bring together the fragments of my self…”

“guard us against tribal instinct ingrained”

“Mi Sheberakh, May the One Who Blessed my ancestors, bless me now with comfort, with strength, and with grounding.”

“The wilderness ahead blurs into an unknowable future…”

Rabbi Lily Solochek’s prayer honors complex and vibrant gender identity.

“May the love that fills our souls bring peace to our troubled minds.”