Type: Prayer

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“May love flow from our broken hearts, and may their yearning return us to our humanity.”
woman deep in thought
“May we not be afraid / To act big and save the world.”
a person stands looking into a sky full of pink and green clouds
“When will You lie us down in peace? When will these hakafot of violence end?”
A person sits in meditation looking into the sunrise
“Inspire them to turn their swords into plowshares, / to turn their callousness into empathy.” 
A man at a street protest holds a sign reading PEACE in English and Hebrew.
“Bring them home. /I will be here Waiting / Ready / For their return, like a tidal wave.”
woman facing the desert sky
“To our friends and family / From the windswept Golan / To the sands of the Arava: / We hold you in our hearts”
footsteps in sand
“plant and nurture unusual seeds of courageous outreach, illogical extension of olive branches, and creative solutions based in truth, love, and mutuality, healthy self-interest and sustainability.”
a black-skinned had and white-skinned hand hold hands
“Blessed is God, Ruler of the Universe, who created people with disabilities in Your image. / Blessed is God, who cherishes disabled lives and desires that they flourish and thrive.”
A person in a wheelchair, wearing a cozy coat, peacefully meditates with hands together outdoors in sunlight.
An original Al cheit prayer focused on reproductive rights
a person who is wearing a lab coat and latex gloves rests their hand on the hand of a person wearing a dress
“Adonai, hear my prayer: / out of the depths of my sorrow, I call to you.”
a woman opens her arms towards the sunny sky

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