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Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has shaken our lives. Many of us have experienced loss of loved ones, loss of income, illness, fear, isolation, frustration, fatigue. Some of us have put our lives at risk on the front lines as doctors and nurses, grocery workers, delivery workers, and other places of vulnerability. All of us are trying to cope and adapt to a new reality. We all suffer in different ways, and no one’s suffering is more important than anyone else’s. We are in this together. And we can help each other. Below are blessings, prayers, poems and rituals written during the pandemic: from graduation and b’nei mitzvah ceremonies to prayers for health care workers to blessings for handwashing. These resources offer healing, hope, meaning, structure, gratitude and joy during this fragile moment.

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“I’m searching for words / to describe this year”

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“May everyone everywhere receive their two doses”

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Marking the loss of half a million Americans to COVID-19

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“May we soon see a world vaccinated and restored to life”

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A poem inspired by attending an online shiva

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Preparing ourselves for reaching out via phone or Zoom in a holy, intentional way

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“Bring us our vaccine in time / On holy time”
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“Protecting life is our most precious mitzvah”

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A blessing based on the Hebrew word hisun, vaccine

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“May the memory of this year spark a revolution within us to build a stronger, more just and loving world.”

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