“Be careful that you do not mistake human beings for the state”
“Repair the rent garments of our souls”
“Let us transcend ourselves and be the arms / of Shekhinah“
Originally written for Human Rights Shabbat, this prayer seeks to capture the hope that the social justice teachings of Torah, and the ethical impulses they inspire, will be mirrored in the actions of our governments on all levels.
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