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 Arthur Waskow, Phyllis Berman and the Shalom Center
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Modern Miscellany, Tishah b'Av Readings
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משיח Moshiaḥ, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, North America, ירושלם Jerusalem, Temple Mount, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, Maggidut
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Long ago there came a Ḥassid, visiting from Vitebsk to see his Rebbe. Struggling up hills, over cobblestones, through narrow alleyways, the Ḥassid came panting, shaking, to the door of a pale and quiet synagogue. So pale, so quiet was this shul that the pastel paintings on the wall and ceiling stood out as though they were in vivid primary colors. As the Ḥassid came into the shul, he saw his Rebbe high on a make-shift ladder, painting a picture on the ceiling above the bimah. . . . |
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Tamar Elad-Appelbaum, R' Amichai Lau-Lavie (translation) and Sheikha Ibtisam Maḥameed
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Erev Shabbat, Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession
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kindling, فلسطين Filasṭīn Palestine, candles, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.
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Two mothers, one plea: Now, more than ever, during these days of so much crying, on the day that is sacred to both our religions, Friday, Sabbath Eve Let us light a candle in every home – for peace: A candle to illuminate our future, face to face, A candle across borders, beyond fear. From our family homes and houses of worship Let us light each other up Let these candles be a lighthouse to our spirit Until we all arrive at the sanctuary of peace. . . . |
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Eyal Raviv
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Erev Shabbat, Immersion (Purification)
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North America, all bodies, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., כוונות kavvanot, shower ritual, bathing ritual, English vernacular prayer, shabbat preparation
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This is pre-Shabbos reflection that can be done in a shower or bath. Shabbat is a time when I am less focused on my selfish desires and instead my thoughts drift to my place in the larger community and world. I find myself doing some version of this before Shabbos most weeks and am welcome for the time to reflect on truly what it is to cease from lay work and consider the work that needs to be done to make the world a better place. . . . |
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Sam Feinsmith
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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel), Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
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מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, North America, فلسطين Filasṭīn Palestine, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Reconciliation, 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, Needing Vocalization
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Master of compassion and forgiveness, Cosmic Majesty Who is peace— Teach us Your ways, Show us the path that preserves life. Take note, Lord, for we are suffering deeply. Our guts are wrenched, Our hearts are turning within us. Violence has devoured outside, and inside it feels deathly. When enemies rose up against us to kill our babes, Courageous, precious boys, full of the light of life, shining like the radiance of the sky, Our hearts became angry, our vision lost its strength, and our spirits sunk. And still we turn to you— . . . |
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Noa Mazor and Jonah Rank
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Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
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מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, فلسطين Filasṭīn Palestine, Know Before Whom You Stand, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, Da Lifnei Mi Ata Omeid, ישראל Yisrael
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Lord, our God, bring us days of good, of mercy, of life and of peace. Give our leaders the capability to see the natural sanctity embedded in every person. Give us the ability to trust human beings fighting for their way, for their lives–for our lives. Lord, lay us down along Your path–a path for loving humanity as humanity, a path for welcoming peace between neighbors: between humanity and pain. . . . |
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