As individuals, we all know pain and loss. It is the rare person who escapes sorrow. But when one of us hurts, others are there to offer comfort. Communal tragedy is different. When something bad happens to us as a community—whether that is a school, a town, a people, or a country—we struggle to figure out how to tend to our own wounds while taking care of each other. Drawing on compassion, empathy, justice, and love, we can bring out the best in each other, and perhaps, find a theology of hope in the midst of despair.
Healing niggun set to the melody of a traditional Ukrainian lullaby
“Bless those fighting to protect their homeland”
“G-d of compassion, / Put an end to the war in the Ukraine”
“A cemetery twice desecrated / A people the world long forgot”
“May God bless you and keep you safe”
“Blessed are You, who defeats our enemies and quashes all arrogance.”
“Blessed are those who wander. /Â Blessed are those who gather them in.”
“May You tear out tyranny and despotism”
“May we all learn strategies of resistance…May goodness prevail over evil.”
“We ask Your protection for Ukraine and its citizens”
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