In light of the recent events with the New Israel Fund in Israel-- in which an organization dedicated to promoting human rights of all occupants of Israel, was recently subject to intense attack from factions of the government and was threatened to lose funding from the government-- I felt inspired to write the following prayer: Prayer for Israel, by R. Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, February 2010 Our Divine Guardian, Rock and Redeemer of Israel, receive our prayer for Israel and all its inhabitants, for peace and for goodness, for harmony and for blessing. May a spark of Your spirit inspire those who rule over this land. Instruct them in Your Torah’s laws of justice and equality. Help those who have hardened their hearts to turn to one another in the spirit of friendship and cooperation. Inspire the inhabitants of Israel to cherish democracy, to uphold the dignity of human life as is commanded in your Torah. Help them to see that each and every person is divinely created and deserving of the basic human freedoms. Bring ahavat shalom, the love of peace, to all those inhabit the lands of Israel and Palestine. Inspire them to work for truth and justice, especially when it is not risky or popular. Inspire those who live in the four corners of the earth to share in the destiny of all who live on the land. Spread over us the canopy of your peace and may we be held in its embrace from now until eternity, Amen. |
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Prayer for Peace written by Rabbi Lauren, 2/2010posted Feb 11, 2010 9:50 AM by Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann |