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Shoah Memorial Prayer

This memorial prayer for those who perished in the Holocaust is the centerpiece of a six-prayer Yom HaShoah liturgy. It also appears in liturgist Alden Solovy’s book, Jewish Prayers of Hope and Healing .

Against Gun Violence

This prayer to end gun violence calls for sane and common sense gun legislation, including a prayer for those who advocate gun control

Cry No More, a Prayer for Yom Kippur

This prayer is about having compassion for ourselves while repairing the damage we’ve done to self and others. I wrote it after my first Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, my first in Israel as an oleh chadash (a new immigrant).

Prayer for Safety During a Hurricane

This is a prayer for safety to be said as a hurricane approaches, as well as during the storm. It includes additional options for customizing the prayer, which are shown in [brackets], and does not include references to any particular storm.