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

Categories: Government & Country, After the Aliyot, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty, 🇺🇸 United States of America

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, United States

Excerpt: A prayer for collective and communal well-being with an emphasis on dismantling systems of oppression and repairing their harms. . . .

Content:

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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.