Hard Times

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Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

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A hopeful prayer after natural disasters

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Thinking about Passover and the death of the firstborn, praying to conceive. 

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We mustn’t ever forget our tears

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God and my husband want to destroy my home

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Praise that comes after pain

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We are all together walking home, on the road of teshuva

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As we prepare to trace the world’s beginnings, may we choose life

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A prayer to say when the risk of deportation looms

Three women sitting on a couch; two are comforting the third person, who is covering her face with her hand.

Preparing for a hurricane

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