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Type: Prayer

Latest Rituals

A Prayer for a Mass Shooting, Before You Know What is Going On

“When the time comes, grant us wisdom, fortitude and stamina.”
  • by Esther Teverovsky, MD
mass shooting
a woman in a ponytail silhouetted against a white wall

A Blessing for Adoption

“May God make you like our adopted ancestors”
  • by Rabbi Alex Braver
adoption, blessing
brown-skinned man and woman sitting in a wheat field with sun shining, holding cute toddler between them

This One Small Life: A Prayer of Gratitude for Our Scars

“God of creation, / I come before You / to offer thanks for my scars”
  • by Alex Carter
blessing, gratitude, healing
silhouette of person standing with arms spread out in front of the sea at sunset. the sky is multicolored with oranges and yellows and reddish purples and some clouds.

Ishtar-Lilith-Shekhinah

“We seek to embody your sacred passion, your wisdom, your strength”
  • by Kohenet Ruach D'vorah Grenn, Ph.D.
feminism, Shekhinah
woman in silhouette standing straight looking ahead with setting sun and dark gray sky in background and some trees

The Pandemic Yizkor

“This is the yahrzeit of the Life we lived before”
  • by Carol L. Skolnick
pandemic, yahrzeit, yizkor
young man in black t-shirt and pants shown from behind standing at curtained window, parting the curtain and looking outside. Curtain is a gauzy white and there is a black area to the right, creating a stark white and black effect to the scene.

Blessing for Concluding Breastfeeding

“my body has been a source of sustenance and nourishment for my little one”
  • by Rabbi Rachael Miller
blessing, breastfeeding, weaning
woman shown from afar sitting under tree with red leaves breastfeeding a baby. The woman is white with soft blond wavy hair.

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

Help Me

“Give me the strength to discover new ways to be”
  • by Betty Shapiro
healing, hope, Shekhinah
young woman with brown skin and long black hair standing in a forest looking up and slightly smiling

Prayer for Shabbat Sukkot

“The quest for wisdom, / The struggle for justice”
  • by Spencer Szwalbenest
death, justice
interior of a sukkah with table covered in blue tablecloth and sunlight creating shadows on a white wall

A Prayer for Those with Less Visible/Invisible Disabilities

“May we be liberated by the expanse of our gifts”
  • by Rabbi Melissa Hoffman
disability
person standing in silhouette at the shore against a bright pink and red sky
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