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A prayer-booklet prepared for a communal prayer service on 15 October 2023, in the aftermath of the massacres of HAMAS and its allies on Shemini Atseret 5784 (7 October 2023).
וּתְשׁוּבָה וּתְפִלָּה וּצְדָקָה מַעֲבִירִין אֶת רֹעַ הַגְּזֵרָה (מהתפילה ‘ונתנה תוקף’)
“Teshuva, prayer, and charity mitigate the severity of a decree.” (From the prayer ‘Unetaneh Toqef’)Please do your part and take a moment to generously contribute to any or all of the following causes, in support of the situation in Israel:
▪ Magen David Adom Israel • https://www.mdais.org/en/donation
▪ Hadassah Hospital Israel • https://www.hadassah.org/donate/simple
▪ United Hatzalah Israel • https://israelrescue.org/
▪ Leket Food Israel • https://www.leket.org/en/online-donation/
▪ IDF Soldiers Fund in Israel • https://www.ufis.org.il/en/donation-en/
▪ Zaka Israel • https://zakaworld.org/
▪ UJA-Federation’s Israel Emergency Fund • https://www.ujafedny.org/israel-emergency-fund✡
This gathering is the joint project of:
▪ Congregation Etz Ḥayim at Hollis Hills Bayside
▪ Flushing Fresh Meadows Jewish Center
▪ Forest Hills Jewish Center
▪ Hillcrest Jewish Center
▪ Israel Center of Conservative Judaism
▪ Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills
▪ Malkhut: Progressive Jewish Spirituality in Queens
▪ Temple Beth Sholom
▪ Temple Gates of PrayerWith the participation and support of:
▪ The Queens Jewish Community Council
▪ and the New York Board of RabbisAnd many officials, dignitaries, representatives, and dear friends.
We appreciate you all.Todah Rabbah.
“📖 תְּפִלּוֹת לְמַֽעֲן יִשְׂרָאֵל, נֶֽגֶד מַתְקֵפוֹת, וּלְזִכְרָם שֶׁל הַנִּרְצָחִים | Prayers for Israel, for Protection from Terror Attacks, and In Memory of the Victims, by Rabbi Hillel Ḥayyim Lavery-Yisraëli (2023)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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