Pursuing Justice

A woman shouts into a megaphone during a protest; others hold a red banner in the background.

As members of local and global Jewish communities, we bear responsibility for pursuing justice and equality for all the citizens of the world. We can all give tzedakah and a little time, while some of us have the capacity to do much more. We make the world better when we fight for justice from a place of humility and love. These rituals and prayers infuse that work with a sense of holiness and perspective to help us do just that.

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“Haven’t we all struggled / with words that keep hope alive…”
Purple lupine flowers growing in a green field with a blurred natural background.
A collaborative prayer grounded in pursuit of freedom, safety, liberation, and justice for all. 
Pile of rocks in a desert landscape with distant mountains under a clear blue sky.
“When this righteous anger rises, grant us the wisdom to use this passion with love…”
A golden balance scale outdoors with sunlight, surrounded by greenery and butterflies.
From sea to shining sea, each one meant to be // blessed, possessed, with life and liberty // But between the premise, the promise, and reality // there exists an abyss of inequality
a barbed wire fence stands in front of a torn American flag waving against a gray sky
One day it was all too much, // the princely façade cracked at the sight // Of overseers doing what they really do // when no one is looking. // The lash laid fiery welts along the back of a slave // And Moses felt the burn.
Bright orange and yellow flames creating a swirling fire pattern.
Democracy was like weather // on those rare days when it’s so // right, so not-too-anything, // its goes unnoticed.
A torn yellow patch reveals a pair of eyes peeking through a muted green painted surface.
“Let the cry of the shofar pierce our hearts and remind us of what we must do, together…”
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island with a blue sky and water in the foreground.
Maggid Eli Andrew Ramer shares a variety of new prayers including a Kaddish and Vidui for the planet.
Blue sky with scattered clouds above tall, rugged sandstone canyon walls in a desert landscape.
“Because the first thing dictators do / Is ban books, history, music, science, art and journalism…”
Old library interior with tall bookshelves, wooden railings, and a large arched window at the far end.

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