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Prayer for Reparation and Restoration, an alternative to the Prayer for Welfare of the Government by Rabbi Brant Rosen (Tzedek Chicago 2020)

https://opensiddur.org/?p=37518 Prayer for Reparation and Restoration, an alternative to the Prayer for Welfare of the Government by Rabbi Brant Rosen (Tzedek Chicago 2020) 2021-06-06 16:10:46 A prayer for collective and communal well-being with an emphasis on dismantling systems of oppression and repairing their harms. Text the Open Siddur Project Brant Rosen Brant Rosen Congregation Tzedek Chicago https://opensiddur.org/copyright-policy/ Brant Rosen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Government & Country After the Aliyot Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty United States of America United States 21st century C.E. 58th century A.M. English vernacular prayer
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To the One who demands justice:
inspire us to become rodfei tsedeq,
pursuers of justice
in our lives and in our communities.

Give us the strength to resist power
wielded with fear and dread;
fill us with the vision and purpose
to build a power yet greater,
a power rooted in solidarity,
liberation and love.

Grant us the courage to dismantle
systems of oppression –
and when they are no more,
let us dedicate our wealth and resources
toward the well-being of all.

May we abolish all forms of state violence
that we might make way for a world
free of racism and militarization,
a world where no one profits
off the misery of others,
a world where the bills owed those who have been
colonized, enslaved and dispossessed
are finally paid in full.

Inspire us with the knowledge
that real justice is indeed at hand,
that we may realize
the world we know is possible,
right here, right now,
in our own day.

May our thoughts and our hopes,
our words and our deeds
guide us toward a future of reparation,
of restoration, of justice,
al kol yoshvei teivel
for all who dwell on earth,
amen.

Rabbi Brant Rosen’s “Prayer for Reparation and Restoration,” is read at his congregation Tzedek Chicago in lieu of the congregational Prayer for Peace or Prayer for the Welfare of the Government. It was first published on his blog, ynefesh, on 7 July 2020.

 


 

 

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