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Pursuing Justice

As members of local and global Jewish communities, we bear responsibility for pursuing justice and equality for all the citizens of the world. We can all give tzedakah and a little time, while some of us have the capacity to do much more. We make the world better when we fight for justice from a place of humility and love, not rage. These rituals and prayers infuse that work with a sense of holiness and perspective to help us do just that.

Hoshanot-Prayers for Redemption

Hoshanot, written in an acrostic, based upon the first official statemtent from Occupy Wall Street [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Sukkot

A Bride's Prayer on Behalf of Agunot

There is a folk tradition that the gates of heaven are particularly open to the prayers of the bride and groom. In some communities, wedding couples are handed small pieces of paper prior to the processional on which personal prayers are written. They read these prayers as they walk down the aisle and while circling one another. This prayer is offered in that tradition. [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies

Tags: agunah

Spilling out Wine: A New Wedding Blessing

Under the chuppah, a heterosexual couple expressed their sadness for the inequitable status of same-sex couples. [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies

Tags: LGBTIQ, sheva brakhot

Gifts of the Mothers: A Meditation for Healing

A guided meditation for illness, pain, stress, or grief which calls upon imaginings of the foremothers [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Healing from Illness

Tags: meditation

New Blessing for Giving Tzedakah

A blessing to be said when making a charitable contribution or performing any other financial transaction. [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice

Tags: tzedakah

Tzedakah at a Wedding

Ideas about how to make giving to charity a significant part of the wedding celebration [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies

Tags: tzedakah

Wedding Favors that Keep on Giving

Tzedakah boxes resonate on many levels [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies

Tags: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

How to Incorporate Tzedakah into Your Babynaming

Use your simcha as an opportunity to share your joy with the greater community and to express an important value. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals, Pursuing Justice

Tags: tzedakah

A Jewish Prayer for Darfur

Giving word to Jewish conscience [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice, Healing & Hard Times

Meditation or Prayer Before Going to Vote

Voting as a holy act and the myriad implications of its outcomes [more]

Found In: Pursuing Justice

Tags: voting