Prayer for Ramadan, by Lior bar-Ami

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	May this season of Ramadan meet us at the place where the human heart is most awake.
	As Jews, we are a people who know the sacred rhythm of pausing — of stepping out of the ordinary flow of life to remember who we are and who we hope to become. When others turn toward reflection, restraint, and generosity, may we recognize a familiar path: the quiet work of refining the soul.
	May this month remind us that holiness is not owned by any one tradition. It appears wherever people choose compassion over indifference, humility over certainty, and care over separation.
	May we learn from the courage it takes to fast — the courage to say: I am more than my impulses. I can make space within myself. I can live with intention.
	Let this be a time for an expansion of the heart. Wide enough to hold complexity. Steady enough to resist hatred. Tender enough to remain moved by the suffering of others.
	May we remember that every human being is created in the image of shared dignity — and that our task is not to agree on everything, but to guard that dignity wherever it is threatened.
	Where there is suspicion, may we bring curiosity. Where there is pain, may we bring presence. Where there are walls, may we become doorways.
	Like Abraham, whose tent was open on every side, may we cultivate a radical hospitality of spirit — making room in our moral imagination for neighbors we do not fully know, yet are bound to nonetheless.
	And may this month call forth the best of who we are: A people committed to memory, to conscience, to responsibility — and to the stubborn, enduring belief that the world can still be repaired.

This prayer for Jewish-Muslim meeting on Ramadan was written by Lior bar-Ami and first published via his Facebook page on 18 February 2026.

Lior Bar-Ami

Lior Bar-Ami is a Jewish writer and liturgical creator based in Europe. Ordained in 2016 at the Abraham Geiger College in Berlin, he previously served in rabbinic roles in France and Austria. He no longer works as a rabbi and does not identify as religious. His work has evolved toward a humanistic and spiritual expression of Jewish life, creating contemporary liturgy that centers shared humanity, ethical responsibility, memory, and solidarity. His texts seek to open reflective spaces across traditions — grounded in Jewish language and experience, yet not confined to religious doctrine.

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Prayer for Ramadan, by Lior bar-Ami

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