It happens in every kind of family, no matter what we’d like to believe. Girls and boys are sexually abused by adults in their households. Women and men are battered by their spouses. Even if our homes are loving and safe, many of us have experienced violence and trauma in settings too numerous to list. To begin to heal, we must create space for people to tell their stories—and we must listen without turning away.Â
Healing niggun set to the melody of a traditional Ukrainian lullaby
“there is a space between / flags and fireworks”
“We are commanded not to harm ourselves, because for some of us that is a struggle.”
Prayer is for anyone re-entering life after rehab, whether for addiction, an eating disorder, psychiatric hospitalization, or another form of inpatient treatment
“I have one of you next to me, at any time and step, sisters”
“From the makor ha’hayim – the Source of All Life – we draw forth these blessings”
Poem by Israeli peace activist on war with Gaza
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