Type: Prayer

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Your Wellsprings of Compassion

“Your wellsprings are full of compassion. Your mountains soar above our souls…”
  • by Matthew Lawrence
covenant, God
mountains stretching across the sky

Sheva Brachot: An Interpretive Nondenominational Translation

This is a new interpretation of the traditional Seven Blessings used in a Jewish wedding ceremony.
  • by Joshua E. Foster-Tucker
Jewish wedding, seven blessings, sheva brachot, wedding
two simple gold wedding bands

Shema: Peace, like Breath

“Breathe. I command myself to focus on the words Shema Yisrael…”
  • by Shalen Lowell
breath, shema
a woman spreads open her arms to the sky. She is standing ina. field

A Blessing for Black History Month

Rabbi Sarah Lawson shares a new blessing to celebrate Black History Month
  • by Rabbi Sandra Lawson
black history month, black lives matter, diversity, justice, racial justice
African-American family enjoying nature

A Blessing for Disabled and Chronically Ill Jews during Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM)

Rabbi Emily Aronson created this powerful new blessing based on Birkat Kohanim, the Priestly Benediction.
  • by Rabbi Emily Aronson
disability, JDAIM, priestly blessing
image of people including someone using a wheelchair on a rainbow

A Prayer for Coming Out as Bisexual

This prayer includes a version for someone coming out and for someone receiving them.
  • by Lisa Petriello
bisexual
the Pride flad of rainbow colors

Mourners’ Kaddish In A Time of War and Violence

  • by Rabbi Arthur Waskow
kaddish, peace, war
a person sits on a rock in the desert

The Amidah of The Cosmos

“Go to where you can pray. / Your prayers move before you…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
prayer
a woman raises her arms in the sunlight

Beit Tikvah B’kol

“May the windows of our prayers / move us into the world of vision…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
God, grief, healing
a giant sunflower looms against the blue sky

Dear G-d, Bring Us Peace

“Bring peace to the anger in the world…”
  • by Nick Pipitone
peace
rocks on the ocean

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