Type: Prayer

A collaborative prayer grounded in pursuit of freedom, safety, liberation, and justice for all. 

“When this righteous anger rises, grant us the wisdom to use this passion with love…”

“What if we read our Torah with open eyes and see that its truths are written on the skins of our fellow creatures…”

“Guard us through the coming night With peaceful faces, With faithful hands, / With the breath of life.”

“Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, who has made me Your partner in completing the task of my own formation.”

“You who ride and rise with joyous shouts / from the River of Already…”

“Let the cry of the shofar pierce our hearts and remind us of what we must do, together…”

“You formed us with love, passion, and care, just the way we craft our works.”

This new Tisha B’Av prayer is based on Sim Shalom, the closing blessing in the Amidah.

Rabbi Emily Cohen and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann share a powerful original Lamentations for Tisha b’Av 2025