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Prayer for the State of Israel

Shared by Arik Ascherman on ד׳ באייר ה׳תשע״ב (April 26, 2012)
Image: Knesset Hall by Matanya (License CC-BY 3.0)

Sovereign of the Universe, accept in lovingkindness and with favor our prayers for the State of Israel, her government and all who dwell within her boundries and under her authority. Reopen our eyes and our hearts to the wonder of Israel and strengthen our faith in Your power to work redemption in every human soul. Grant us also the fortitude to keep ever before us those ideals to which Israel dedicated herself in her Declaration of Independence, so that we may be true partners with the people of Israel in working toward her as yet not fully fulfilled vision. . . . → Read More: Prayer for the State of Israel

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A Prayer for the Residents of El-Arakib

Shared by Arik Ascherman on י״ח בטבת ה׳תשע״א (December 25, 2010)
The unrecognized village El-Arakib demolished, Aug 2010, Israel

Image: The unrecognized village of El-Arakib in the Israeli Negev demolished, Aug 2010 (credit: Physicians for Human Rights, license: CC-BY 2.0)

Rabbi Arik Ascherman of Rabbis for Human Rights, shares a prayer he wrote following the Israel Land Administration’s most recent eviction and demolition of El-Arakib, a Bedouin village in the Negev. The prayer . . . → Read More: A Prayer for the Residents of El-Arakib

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